Sunday 23 January 2022, Day 115 of Level 1 😷
Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏
#grateful for a catch-up day, on sleep especially, over 9 hours in total, not all in one go; for going shopping at Woolworths Camps Bay and finding what I was looking for, especially a birthday cake; for sitting down and writing most of a client newsletter; for a lovely late afternoon celebration of the birthdays of Capricornians Alex von Ulmenstein Mullerie Taljaard and Hans-Werner Klein, starting Continue reading →
Saturday 13 November 2021, Day 44 of Level 1 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#grateful for a relaxed social day, going back to my roots; after an admin morning responding to very many restaurant reviews, I met Gary Peterson at The Winchester Boutique Hotel (no more Mansions) to explore the refurbished 99 year old lady, which reopened on Monday, it being my first home for 9 months when my parents and I arrived in Cape Town from Germany, when I was 3 months old, an apartment block at the time, and also where I got engaged in its fabulous Orangerie Restaurant, one of few exceptional restaurants in Cape Town at the time, and also where my sisters and I and our families celebrated the life of both my parents; for being shown the room in which we Continue reading →
Saturday 30 October 2021, Day 30 of Level 1 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#grateful for a lovely relaxed carefree day, despite not starting off well due to a very restless sleep, worried about Minsky gallivanting elsewhere until 7h00 this morning, getting up regularly to see if she had returned; for a busy start to the day, doing a Spring clean, adding a good number of steps to my count today; happy to see Gary Peterson when he arrived early, amazing that he offered to take over the vacuuming of the lounge, the last task I had to do before Rose Klein and Hans-Werner Klein Continue reading →
Friday 15 October 2021, day 15 of Level 1 😷
Corona Gratitude 🙏
#grateful for a day with a difference, posting for my clients in the morning; for a meeting at the Tidal Pool with two Lifesaving managers, after an incident with a very cheeky lifesaver a week ago; for a coriander, chive and spinach plant shop at Starke Ayres, sadly with very poor service from interns, not knowing the difference between lettuce and spinach 😱; for meeting the management of Dineplan at their offices in Dean Street Arcade in Newlands; for meeting Rose Klein and Hans-Werner Klein for tea/coffee at Harvest Café in Newlands Quarter 🌹, and meeting the owner of Continue reading →