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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 24 of Level 1, 24 October 2021.

 

Sunday 24 October 2021, Day 24 of Level 1 đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a beautiful sunny 21C day, with a Southerly wind picking up now; for well-timed Loadshedding at 2h00 this morning, just when Nigerian Alex renting apartment 101 belonging to Rhode Snyman returned home during Curfew with a pack of party-goers, meaning no lights, no music, no lift
.. 👏👏👏👏; for a trip to Zest, to meet with my client, but they were so heavily booked for lunch that we postponed the meeting to tomorrow; popping into Spar, seeing new products each time I go there: today Schoon croissants; for a summery ice cream stop at The Dairy Den, where I shared a table with a lovely couple from Durbanville; for sleep catch up this afternoon, Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 69 of Level 1, 8 May 2021

 

Saturday 8 May 2021, Day 69 of Level 1 đŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a lovely sunny day after 3 days of cold, grey and rain; for a day of indulgence, having my hair cut and coloured by Isabella Page Morgan; for popping in at Schoon on the corner of Main and St John’s Road, to buy a dessert treat for lunch, as well as at Woolies St John’s Piazza, for bread for the lunch; for an early đŸ˜»đŸ˜» Mother’s Day lunch feast with Michele Antelme at my home, she bringing a Mauritian Creole Rougaille, made with garlic, onion, ginger, thyme, tomato paste and canned tomatoes, with beef sausage, mmmmm, and cheeses, and biscuits, which we washed down with a fabulous Oak Valley Sauvignon Blanc, enjoying the sunniness, view, and warmth of the terrace; for a Vit D snooze on the terrace, not having had one in ages; for a walk to Woolies to pay an account, rewarded with a lovely sunset ❀; for listening to lovely music on Kfm’s Blokparty while I write; for having Minsky for a year today đŸ˜»; and for being happy, healthy, and free 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 18 of Level 1, 18 March 2021

 

Thursday 18 March 2021, Day 18 of Level 1, Day 358 of Lockdown

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a day that looked like rain initially and was chilly, but cleared up to become sunny, at 21C; for a most lucky day of generosity bestowed upon me, receiving a delivery of Wagyu burger patties and a steak from Garth Angus of Wagyu Direct, for a tea treat and tons of info about joining Discovery Bank from Maki Chase at Schoon in Sea Point, for receiving a bottle of Merlot from Gary Peterson when I dropped off some of the patties, for a treat of a winetasting at Utopia Cape Town, loving The Valley Chardonnay, and for Utopia Chef Pavel asking me which dish I would like to eat….. choosing the kabeljou and scallops ❀, making it a lovely Status meeting ; for collecting my Dinkel rolls; for a fabulous walk combining Camps Bay and Bakoven, and blessed with the most beautiful sunset, and for crossing over into 20300 Discovery points🙏; for managing to finish this post just in time, before we are Loadshedding at 20h00; for Minsky getting back safely after being out the whole night; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

NV-80 Bar & Grill pays tribute to two Gonçalves brothers and their restaurant history!

 

NV-80 Grill & Bar has an unusual name, the two letters representing the brothers Naldo and Victor Gonçalves, and the 80 for the year in which they started restauranting together in Johannesburg.

My visit to the restaurant was in the worst of restaurant times last month, a few days before our President lifted the alcohol ban, with fewer persons than normal in the restaurant, we were told by Manager Shaun Gonçalves, son of owner Victor Gonçalves.
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