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SÜD-AFRIKA Magazin features WhaleTales Blog story on Restaurant Recovery since Lockdown!

 

Today SÜD-AFRIKa magazine launched its first newsletter of 2022, and included an article written in German,  summarising my Blogpost of earlier this month,  with the wonderful news that more Restaurants have opened than have closed in the past 22 months, a wonderful turn-around for the industry.

The article features the photograph alongside, which is of the view from the terrace at Zezt Restautant Sea Point, one of the more than 100 restaurants that have opened during Lockdown. Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 103 of Level 1, 11 January 2022

 

Tuesday 11 January 2022, Day 103 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for an upside down day, in a good way, starting with socializing in the morning and only finishing working and writing now; for a wonderful peaceful sleep last night; for two donations received for CAMPS BAY CLEAN, with a promise of a third to buy Gift more Pick n Pay gift cards 🙏; for an American Tourist Guiding client of two years ago confirming that he and a friend want to visit in March and asking me to design a Safari trip for them, a different kind of work to do in preparing a proposal for him 💙; for the loveliest tea meet at The Pottery with June Willy Temple, a most Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 75 of Level 1, 14 December 2021

 

Tuesday 14 December 2021, Day 75 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a smooth flowing day, despite it being an upside down one, feeling like a Friday already; for my Discovery medical package change made by Maki Chase today; for meeting one of my Camps Bay Ratepayers Association colleagues at the Promenade, buying an HTH floater at Pick n Pay, and a bib at Camps Bay Hardware (organised via owner Jared Stein on holiday in Mauritius) for my new Gift cleaning helper, starting on Saturday; for spoiling myself with a light breakfast (not the best scrambled egg I’ve had) at The Pottery, but Manager Shaun being very helpful, bringing me a charger for my phone, showing me how they glaze Pottery and fire it in their kiln, for showing me the jewelry Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 67 of Level 1, 6 December 2021

Monday 6 December 2021, Day 67 of Level 1, Nicklaus Day 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a beautiful mild sunny day, at 22C; for a very productive working day, ticking everything off the Do List; for working so well with our Sandak-Lewin Portfolio Manager Vanessa that our EbbTide Maintenance Do List is almost ticked off for 2021; for a walk to Woolies to pay the rates & taxes, popping in at The Pottery to help them proofread their Beverage List, and a late afternoon Bakoven walk; and for being happy, healthy and free. 🙏💙 Continue reading →