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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 6 of Level 3, 31 July 2021

 

Saturday 31 July 2021, Day 6 of Level 3 đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for surviving July, not the best month this year đŸ˜±; for a beautiful summery 21c day; for a small but quality turn-out for our Camps Bay Community Beach Clean, Councillor Nicola Jowell – Ward 54 helping to clean up litter, sponsored by The 41 Restaurant; for finding the new exercise park on the Beachfront, colourful and challenging; for spoilt with Dilmah tea on the lawn by The 41 Restaurant, the envy of passersby; for a wonderful terrace snooze this afternoon, after a good and long nights sleep, feeling much better today after the vaccination, feeling slightly nauseous and having cold shivers despite two duvets last night; for a fun 50 th birthday celebration of Saul Chait at Zest, for Continue reading →

How safe is the Western Cape from unrest and looting today?

 

KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces are in a war zone, a politically motivated looting and arson at factories and shopping malls in the main.  These provinces are already running low on petrol, and basic food items. Residents are standing in long queues at supermarkets, to stock up.

Fortunately the Western Cape is reasonably peaceful, and the only incidents which are occurring are related to a Taxi war, two associations being in conflict with each other. This is affecting the travel of staff to and from work. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 16 of Level 4, 13 July 2021

 

Tuesday 13 July 2021, Day 16 of Level 4 đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏 

#grateful for the sun being back, nice in the sun but very chilly at 14C max today; for a blue Monday and Friday the 13th all rolled into one, but with some highlight silver linings; for a lovely client meeting, planning ahead for the restaurant reopening later this month; for the lovely Drambuie miniature which Gary Peterson gifted me last week, washing the troubles of the day away; for a lunchtime walk through Bakoven and a late afternoon one in our garage to meet my step goal; and for being happy, healthy, and free.  Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 2 of Level 4, 29 June 2021.

 

Tuesday 29 June 2021, Day 2 of Level 4 đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for another day of rain, rain, rain, and more to come until the weekend; for a better night’s sleep, with a very early working break in-between; for a hard-working morning; for a quick Bakoven walk at lunchtime, staying dry for half an hour; for getting my car filled up at BP President, missing the lovely Mike who was not on duty today, using slightly less than a full tank this month; for a client management meeting, organizing things for the next two weeks; for a cat food shop at Checkers, with much better service than I usually experience; for a good efficient shop at Woolies; for a good step walk in our garage; and for being healthy and free. 🙏💙 Continue reading →