We started the month on a high note. We were allowed to have sit-down meals at restaurants and socialise within Covid-related limitations. It felt like freedom. The first event we attended was a wine tasting called Wine vs Wine Terroir at Gerakaris Family Winery in Craighall Park, Johannesburg, founded in 2009 by wine maker Kath… Continue reading June 2021 – 1
Category: Our life on a plot
May 2021
We’ve eventually joined the masses and activated Netflix on our non-smart TV, all because we just had to watch the acclaimed My Octopus Teacher. What a wonderful documentary. Roger and I were both feeling rather nostalgic about our past diving excursions but especially the Comoros one. There we had a lady dive master who was,… Continue reading May 2021
7 June 2020 – Day 73
It is Kevin’s birthday today, and once again he is not in the country. In fact, his ship the Isaac Newton, is lying at anchor in Taichung harbour, Taiwan. He is well overdue for his shore leave because they are still awaiting authorisation to do a crew change. The onboard crew are anxious to disembark,… Continue reading 7 June 2020 – Day 73
29 May 2020 – Day 64
We had our neighbour over for dinner again tonight. She had another very well aged bottle of red wine to share. It was a good evening, as always. The cork crumbled but nothing that a tea strainer couldn’t fix. American Tobacco South Africa and Japan Tobacco International are now joining forces and going to court… Continue reading 29 May 2020 – Day 64
24 May 2020 – Day 59
I received an email from our friend Marion on Saturday after she read my story about Eugene falling out of the tree: “Your story today reminded me that my kids (both now parents themselves) have not yet forgiven me for putting the pet dead rabbit in the deepfreeze to give to the gardener!” I thought… Continue reading 24 May 2020 – Day 59
22 May 2020 – Day 57
I like to listen to the 2 pm news on my radio station. The first news item today was a News24 report about minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s proposal to keep the cigarette and alcohol ban in place until the country reaches Lockdown Level 1. I screamed at the top of my voice, totally out of character,… Continue reading 22 May 2020 – Day 57
29 April 2020 – Day 34
The sky was grey, and the world looked soft and fuzzy through the early morning mist when I opened the shutters this morning. As we sat in bed enjoying our first coffee of the day, a flock of homing pigeons came into view and circled for a while. I can’t remember when I last saw… Continue reading 29 April 2020 – Day 34
25 April 2020 – Day 30
We went for a long drive to Carreira’s Centre in Randburg today where we normally buy bulk veggies at the Randburg Wholesale Market. The roads were quiet, so we were surprised to find that cars were queueing to get into the centre. The parking lot was full. As a car came out of the parking,… Continue reading 25 April 2020 – Day 30
22 April 2020 – Day 27
As we were walking to the mall two days ago a trolley attendant approached us and offered us cigarettes. I was surprised, but then Roger told me that our neighbour buys from him. She is a rather heavy smoker; what other option is there, it’s been four weeks. Score: Trolley attendant 1, Government 0. Roger… Continue reading 22 April 2020 – Day 27