The Sweet Service Award goes to Labotessa Hotel and its owner Johan du Plessis, for yet another gift of its fabulous Diptyque shampoo and conditioner when I recently ate breakfast there with a friend, both of us being fans of the hotel’s Café. Continue reading →
The Sweet Service Award goes to Hope @ Home, organised by and performed at the Berlin home of violonist Daniel Hope, who entertained music lovers from around the world with classical music, swing music, and more genres, in performing with established musicians as well as new up-and-coming artists, broadcast by arteTV and streamed live, a weekend highlight initially, and a daily one in a second series. Daniel must be the busiest musician in the world, in making music and managing concerts and orchestras, writing books, broadcasting, recording music, and creating publicity for all of his endeavours in conventional media as well as in Social Media. What made the concerts so special for me is that Daniel was born in Durban, and that his father used to live in Johannesburg, Christopher Hope being an esteemed writer. Continue reading →
The Sweet Service Award goes to Discovery Vitality, for its gift of 2000 points for ‘2019 fitness top-up points’ and 12500 points for ‘2019 Vitality Health Check points’ received on 31 October, related to the fact that due to Lockdown we have not been able to do as much exercise as before, nor do all the points-earning health checks compared to 2019. Whatever the reason, I am not complaining, as the 14500 bonus points catapulted me into Diamond Status, the first time since joining Discovery four years ago. Continue reading →