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
July 2021 – 2
The intention was to get going early in the morning on the day after the wedding. But it was winter in Cape Town, and it was drizzling. It was oh so cosy sitting under the duvet with a cup of coffee and recalling the events of the past few days. Then Colleen called and invited… Continue reading July 2021 – 2
July 2021 – 1
Love in a time of Covid We left Barrydale early’ish the next morning, heading for Kleinmond and then driving coastwise to Somerset West where we would spend the night with Jonathan and Debi. Jonathan advised against taking Sir Lowry’s Pass due to the bad weather and high winds. Clarence Drive took us from Rooi-Els to… Continue reading July 2021 – 1
June 2021 – 2
Monday morning kicked off with a message from a very despondent Colleen, Lucy’s mother. Could we have a quick WhatsApp call? There was a problem. The minister said that marriages were not allowed under the new lockdown level. He was willing to give the couple a blessing but that was it. Nothing legal! After the… Continue reading June 2021 – 2
June 2021 – 1
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
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
19 – 27 April 2021
I had a pleasant surprise last week. Towards the end of last year, I accidentally dropped my Vortex Viper binoculars, which I bought in 2014 while we were on our year-long trip in Ufudu. Much to my dismay the eye piece was damaged. Roger made a rudimentary repair with a pair of pliers while I… Continue reading 19 – 27 April 2021