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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 128 of Level 1, 5 February 2022

 

Saturday 5 February 2022, Day 128 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a beautiful but hot 31 C day, with no wind; for surviving a shitty start to the day, with the news that the Camps Bay sewerage pump station was not working due to an electrical fault, donning my Camps Bay Ratepayers hat in spreading the news to EWN at Cape Talk and Kfm, requesting Beachgoers to refrain from swimming in the ocean, followed by the Camps Bay beaches being closed, Law Enforcement officers and lifesavers making sure that everyone stayed out of the water, a huge disappointment for picnickers who had arrived early in the morning on an ideal beach day; for a trip to Constantia with Helen Hicks to buy figs and grapes at the Constantia Fruit Stall, followed by a late breakfast at Quentin’s at Oakhurst Barn, Helen having chili calamari and I two scoops of ice cream; for a walk with Gift, showing him where to clean up Litter; for a wonderful afternoon snooze; for a lovely Bakoven walk with amazing sunsets; for meeting all the clients renting at Ebbtide, all meeting by chance in the garage as once again the garage door is not opening/closing on a Saturday! 😱; for fabulous dancing music on Kfm Blokparty; for a refreshing pink gin to end off a stressful week; and for being happy, healthy and free. 🙏💙

I was able to get up a kids jungle gym to photograph an amazing fiery sunset at Bakoven. I was so excited that I could see an aeroplane in the sky with my new improved right eye. A wow moment 💙💙💙 😎😎😎

In the last 24 hours videos from the iPhone Photography School have been dominating my video stream, after I watched one, so inspiring. Lovely photography tips ❤️

SA Corona Status: 3,622,210 cases 95817 deaths 30,185,123 vaccinations

FitBit 7500 steps 5,5 km 👣

LovemylifeandloveGaryslife 💙❤️

The Corona Virus Lockdown (Level 5), announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier to commence on 27 March 2020 and to continue until 16 April, subsequently extended to 30 April, lowered to Level 4 from 1 May, lowered to Level 3 from 1 June, lowered to Level 2 from 18 August, lowered to Level 1 from 21 September, and moved back to Adjusted Level 3 from 29 December,  extended to 15 February on 11 January 2021, extended but relaxed on 1 February, and relaxed back to Level 1 on 1 March 2021, moved back to Adjusted Level 2 on 31 May, moved back to level 3 on 16 June, and moved back to Adjusted Level 4 on 28 June, extended by two weeks on 11 July,  returned to Level 3 on 26 July, returned to Level 2 on 13 September, returned to Level 1 on 1 October,  and the Curfew Curfew lifted on 30 December 2021 is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.

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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 6 of Level 1, 6 October 2021

 

Wednesday 6 October 2021, Day 6 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#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 ‘Jetsetting with Janet’ 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 34 of Level 3, 29 August 2021

 

Sunday 29 August 2021, Day 34 of Level 3 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a sunny 16C day, lovely and warm in the sunshine; for a tea spoil by The 41 on the lawn at the Beach opposite the restaurant, waiting for locals to join in the Community Beach Clean, there sadly being no one for the first time this year 😱; for a working day, writing my Blogposts for the week to come; for another Zest review on the Cape Town Cape Town Restaurants – the good, the bad and the nastyyyy … Facebook Group, making it Continue reading →