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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 7 of Level 1, 7 October 2021

 

Thursday 7 October 2021, Day 7 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for an unusual day, starting with the fabulous inclusion of Zest onto The Inside Guide Hottest 30 new restaurants list; for allowing myself to take the afternoon off so that Annette Krueck and I could see the Bond ā€˜No Time to Dieā€™ movie at the Labia Cinema, a two and a half hour long movie with lots of skop, skiet and donder as is expected of a Bond movie; for fetching my poppyseed rolls at Dinkel Bakery, and my German cold meat treats at Hartlief (they have the best droĆ«wors too); for a delicious Tasting Menu dinner paired with five wines at Utopia, it being full with a buzz, Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 6 of Level 1, 6 October 2021

 

Wednesday 6 October 2021, Day 6 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#grateful for a beautiful wind-free day at 26C; for an early morning walk to Bakoven, before the day ran away with me; for the amazing luck of winning another 750 points in the Discovery Gameboard play today, the second week in a row; for a busy day, meeting Janet Pillai at Zest for a Breakfast meeting, for her ā€˜Jetsetting with Janetā€™ radio show on Radio Helderberg and Zest becoming a partner for it; for a Zest Communications meeting; for staying at Zest and catching up on other work; for a Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 86 of Level 1, 26 May 2021

 

Tuesday 25 May 2021, Day 86 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#Gratitude for a day which started out with mist after the rain last night, and cleared this afternoon to lovely sunshine; for a busy working day; for a walk to Woolworths, getting some steps, bumping into Thomas and Haakon, the German swallows whom I havenā€™t seen in ages, catching up on our restaurant adventures; for a lovely dinner with Greg Loyd, whom I had not yet met, the co-owner of Villa Rosa Guest House in Sea Point, dining at Utopia, arriving as the moon moved over the city centre, a day before Full Moon; and for being happy, healthy, and free. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 53 of Level 1, 22 April 2021

 

Thursday 22 April 2021, Day 53 of Level 1 šŸ˜·

Corona Gratitude šŸ™

#Grateful for a lovely spontaneous day which just evolved; for a misty start to the day but clearing by midday, cooler at 24C; for preparing for my meeting this afternoon; for a quick power walk before my meeting, gaining a wow 500 Discovery points; for a quick shop at Woolies and a cat treat at Absolute Pets; for a quick shop at Dinkel, fetching my weekly roll order, and for a cold meat shop at Hartlief in the Gardenā€™s Centre; for a good meeting with my client at Utopia Cape Town, enjoying a yummy bowl of ice cream before the meeting; for a tea meet with Charlene Shapiro at Utopia, she giving me good advice; for the surprise pop in of George Sax at Utopia, not having seen each other in a while; for doing a photo shoot at Anatoli for the new website, I standing on a chair to photograph from the top; for the surprise reconnection with restaurant owners Rodney Woodley and his partner Robert, who came for dinner at Anatoli, inviting me to join them for dinner, a lively lovely time, chatting about restaurants in the main; for a further Smarties shop at FreshStop; for my cats being happy to see me again when I got home much later than usual; and for being happy, healthy and free. šŸ™šŸ’™ Continue reading →