Ilan's 4th birthday!

Saturday, 26 December

    Great excitement to have his lockdown birthday in the garden.  

  

One of his wishes.. A cement truck! 

We started the day with breakfast at Colchester where the swallows continued undisturbed with nestbuilding...

...  And water activity before the braai!

Christmas Eve!

Day 273 of Lockdown and the Covid situation is dire in our part of the world.

    Fortunately we move in our own bubble except for short excursions to walk next to the ocean or visit Grassroof. 

    Preparing dinner made me think about my mother who could make the most delicious dinners.  So I took out her roasting pan to do the leg of lamb Emile bought. 

Johannesburg family arrived

17 December - Day 265 of Lockdown

    Arrival at PE Airport

Katite awaiting the invasion on the bed Kia prepared for Ilan

Ilan on the wooden deck Kia built

     I had a belated birthday celebration with my bookish friends on Saturday. The flowers were from Marthie who could not attend. 

     Roline brought a Salmon treat all the way from Bushmans.

     

Civid stats are escalating and we heard the devastating news in Monday of beach and park closures. 

Celebrating my birthday on day 259

Lunch at Kindred Kitchen... own cutlery went with! 

   Ordered Beetroot and ginger juice and Korma with black rice. Kia had a falafel wrap.

We even had live music...

Andrew visited yesterday and brought two blueberry plants. Lovely surprise...

Kia spent the afternoon in the garden, building a deck and reorganising potted plants. 

Ready for a distopian future...

Tuesday, 8 Desember ...Day 257 of Lockdown. 

   Skateboarding has been recognised as an Olympic sport. And so is Breakdancing! 

   Matric exam papers leaked... 

   Paramedics are becoming soft targets for attackers on trauma scenes... 

   Various fires on the outskirts of Stellenbosch... Near Blauwklippen above the strawberry farms 

    Covid 19 on the rise.  Dawn Lindberg died in Jhb.  In PE well-known pastor / artist Marius Lourens passed away. 

   The world is a broken place. Just like this chair left for me by a very difficult tenant in Feb 2019.  It's beauty still entices, but one sits uncomfortably!

    Fortunately there won't be tenants in my life any longer...(although the last tenants were so considerate and cooperative). 

House sold! 

New owners of Sherlock!   Ruth and Shawn Lyon.  

Distressing figures and news... 

Fortunately I can "travel" to far-away places... 

Watching Zac Ekron's series on Netflix took me to Peru and the technologically advanced patato seed bank.

Inge getting ready for motherhood in NZ!

   And in Johburg Yael's dedication took place on Sunday.  I could share in the streamed event ay Breakthru Church...

Instagram... 

Day 252 and bad news for our Metro

Thursday, December 3

     Nelson Mandela Bay has been declared a Covid hotspot and strict measures will be in place from midnight tonight. The President spoke to the nation earlier... 

This is devastating news for Emile and family as they have booked to come down for a holiday at the coast and now all the beaches are closed. 

     Fortunately my garden is not feeling restricted... Except suffering some wind damage...