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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 85 of Level 1, 24 December 2021

 

Friday 24 December 2021, Day 85 of Level 1, Christmas Eve 🎄😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for no enhanced Lockdown restrictions over the Festive days 🙏; for the excellent news that the USA is dropping its travel ban from 31 December, and that Belgium too has reduced its restrictions relative to the southern African countries; for getting up early to finish most of my work by lunchtime; for a Bakoven walk; for taking Henry for Christmas Lunch at Zest, his first visit there, my Christmas Feast for today, and lucky to be served by the bubbly Josie Milner 🌹 ; for the efficient Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 31 of Level 1, 31 October 2021

 

Sunday 31 October 2021, 31st day of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#gratitude for a lovely summer day, at 23C,
but cooling down now as the rain clouds move in; for a far better sleep than the night before, and grateful that Minsky decided to sleep in 😻; for a morning spent working, replying to client reviews, somany excellent ones, and washing the dishes of yesterday; for good Vit D therapy on the terrace; for a walk to Pick n Pay to buy something I couldn’t get at Woolworths, a big mistake 😱; for a lovely dinner of yesterday’s leftovers, thanks to Rose Klein; for a call from Gabi from Germany, to share Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 46 of Level 3, 10 September 2021.

 

Friday 10 September 2021, Day 46 of Level 3 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a cold overcast day turning into a sunny warmer day, but only 17C; for an early start to the day, having to be at Zest at 10h00, breakfasting with Gary Arendse, Department Manager at Woolworhs Piazza da Luz, trying a new bagel and smoked salmon dish; for meeting Lynne Rattray Mathias, a member of the International Women’s Club, who came to lunch at Zest with 23 fellow members, she knowing all about me even though we had never met, and she will invite me to their next lunch 💙; for seeing Tessa Booysen after a long absence, she and Alta Auret lunching at Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Camps Bay Hardware; Sour Service Award goes to the Nigerians in Camps Bay!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Camps Bay Hardware and its owner Jared Stein, who organised and delivered to my home a tap I needed for the water supply to my pool within one hour of enquiring about it, an item he had to collect from elsewhere.  His service is community-driven, and always fantastic. Continue reading →