Even though I’ve been unofficially retired since 2018, I somehow still tend to respond to questions about ‘what I do’ by saying SAP Consultant or IT Consultant, depending on the context of the question. I have now taken the bold step of deleting my LinkedIn profile in order to end the regular calls requesting my… Continue reading March 2022
Category: COVID-19
February 2022
My mother once told me that the older you get, the faster time seems to pass. I did not believe her then, but I do now! Without much hype January became February, and while our President is still missing in action we continue with our daily lives as if that dreaded pandemic never happened… We’ve… Continue reading February 2022
January 2022
Well, here we are! It is the 1st of January 2022, and we are still in a National State of Disaster due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. 646 days since it first started on the 26th of March 2020. And there is no indication that the Command Council is considering the possibility of ending it.… Continue reading January 2022
December 2021
We were at Silver Creek Gorge again for the first weekend in December, mainly to attend Lawrene’s 50th birthday party in the stately old farmstead. It rained almost non-stop but that did not deter the party goers one bit. The theme was ‘Beauty and the Beast, with women as beauties and men as they are!’… Continue reading December 2021
November 2021
November kicked off with local elections on the 1st. Besides a few technical glitches at our voting station, everything went smoothly, albeit rather disappointing in terms of turnout. Nevertheless, the ANC came away with a bloody nose. And about time too! Alesia’s bridal shower was at the Brauhaus on Saturday the 6th of November. A… Continue reading November 2021
October 2021
We went to Marloth Park for eight days at the end of September. We had a long list of things to do so there wasn’t much time for just chilling and enjoying the place. Top of the list was to paint the roof. Not that it really needed painting yet, but Roger was keen to… Continue reading October 2021
September 2021
I’ve been a member of the Pick n Pay Wine Club for a number of years now and have never participated in their ‘Wine Table’ events. The events are normally fully booked within a short space of time after being advertised. This time round I saw it early enough and decided that we should give… Continue reading September 2021
August 2021
The end of July saw Roger’s mom receive her 2nd vaccination dose, while we had our 1st. We are very fortunate to be close to Sandton and thus the Discovery Head Office. It was such a pleasure to go there. Their efficiency was remarkable compared to the other sites we tried beforehand. I have to… Continue reading August 2021
July 2021 – 4
With all the riots going on in KwaZulu-Natal since Jacob Zuma’s arrest, we decided that going to Wakkerstroom via northern KZN was perhaps not the brightest thing to do. So, we chose to go home via Bethulie instead. Besides, we wanted to visit the Royal Hotel aka The Book Hotel that Sue Freegard told us… Continue reading July 2021 – 4
July 2021 – 3
It was good, as always, to see Bool and Sam at their farm Zeekoegat in Riversdale. After a hearty welcome Bool took us for a walk on the property to show us the progress with his river rehabilitation project which he had started when we last visited. It really is very impressive. Besides his passion… Continue reading July 2021 – 3