Ilan's first birthday celebration in Portugal!

Sunday, December 26

Covid deaths in SA has exceeded 90 000.

* 8 000 flights worldwide cancelled over the Christmas period.

* Israel ready to start administering 4th vaccination shot. 

* Desmond Tutu died aged 90 in Cape Town.

* Carnage on our country's roads. 

The newslist is long, but for me there is plenty reason to be grateful...

   Ilan is 5!

Kia designed a birthday card!

His dream of owning an adult weedeater has come true.

President Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid and I am 75!

Monday, December 13

    Visiting seceral African States and dancing without his mask did not auger well for our Prez. He is in isolation after the service for FW de Klerk in Cape Town.

     I turned 75 on Friday. Still has to sink in... The airfryer my children gifted me will surely keep on reminding me that I was born three-quarters of a century ago!

    Emile and family left SA on 29 November after a marathon struggle to get their Portugese visas and the Omicron scare that grounded international flights.

     They have completed their quarentine period today.

The family celebrated my birthday in Trancoso with Piet and Elize.