The rain continued throughout the night and there is no sign of letting up any time soon. It is gloomy and cold. At 8h45 Roger had not yet surfaced. Perhaps his idea is better than mine. I just cannot lie in for that long. When he did surface he had to deal with a blocked… Continue reading 4 April 2020 – Day 9

It is another cold, rainy, miserable day. Very conducive to staying indoors and keeping warm. I realise that we need the rain and am thankful for it; I just don’t do so well when it is cold! I get very miserable and rather ratty. I finished my serviettes-into-tablecloth crochet project’s panels yesterday. It all started… Continue reading 3 April 2020 – Day 8

It is cold and windy today. It started raining yesterday afternoon, with intermittent drizzle throughout the night. The grey sky does nothing to lift the mood. Not a bad day to stay indoors… My exercise routine is taking shape. I am sure after another session or two I should have it sorted out. Our days… Continue reading 2 April 2020 – Day 7

We slept late this morning. No surprise there, after all that wine! It was a great day and evening though. The food was delicious, the ambiance was great, and it was special to be able to cut out all the ‘noise’ of news and what’s going on in the world and just be in the… Continue reading 1 April 2020 – Day 6

Tuesday is our weekly domestic worker’s day and even though Leah had gone to stay with her mom in Mpumalanga, where they will be somewhat safer than in Alexandra, Roger and I are going ahead with some of the normal Tuesday housekeeping tasks. Today is our 21st wedding anniversary. We got married on a Wednesday… Continue reading 31 March 2020 – Day 5

It is another gloomy, overcast, autumn day. The wind is blowing, making it rather cool outside, so we had breakfast indoors. A second SA death occurred, and our reported number of cases had increased by 93. The first township cases were reported; my worst fear. We are being bombarded by information and I find myself… Continue reading 30 March 2020 – Day 4

It is Sunday, quiet as Sundays usually are, but more so today. Even the Hadedas are taking a break it seems! At least with the good weather we could have breakfast on the patio, unlike yesterday which was windy, cold and miserable. I saw a picture of some very apt graffiti on Facebook this morning:… Continue reading 29 March 2020 – Day 3

We stopped going to gym when the State of Disaster was announced. The gym has since closed. Parkrun had also been suspended, apparently for the first time since its inception in the UK in 2004. It was started in South Africa by Bruce Fordyce in 2011. For the few days before the lockdown came into… Continue reading 28 March 2020 – Day 2

This is not a travel story. In fact, it is the complete opposite; it is a stay-at-home story. Suddenly it’s become an advantage not to have traveled recently. 27 March 2020 – Day 1 We woke up to an eerie silence. No taxi hooters. No buses accelerating in Bath Avenue. In fact, no traffic sounds… Continue reading COVID-19 Lockdown