There is an old joke that says the reason they call Cape Town ‘The Mother City’ is because it takes 9 months for anything to happen. This is generally true except this week has proven that some things can take off like wildfire. Especially, well, a wildfire. I woke in the middle of the night …
Category: Food
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
When I received the notification that La Mouette had implemented a new menu I was of course front of the queue to try it. We had thought that Caitlin and I would be home alone this week with Norm off in Scotland so we booked for the 2 of us to celebrate starting her new …
The Pipes Are Calling
We have had a sad and stressful last few weeks, my mother in law had a bleed to the brain and passed away. Norm was the oldest of 5 and helped raise his siblings and he and his Mum were very close. At 85 she was still living on her own so she was doing …
Tastes of Love and Life
We have been so busy I have not blogged in a week and it was all go, so bear with me if I cover a lot of territory. It was my turn to host bookclub this month and the girls all came to me last Tuesday. My friend Chris has her father in law Pops …
The Spice of Life
I love spicy foods. Growing up in the South of the USA I had never tried Indian food, even when I moved to LA I never tried Indian food. I tried it for the first time when I was living for a few months in Brunei and Malaysia. I loved everything about it except the …
Pocket Watches
I realise that my life is pretty fabulous. We had a moment on Wednesday evening where we were driving in to the city, along the coast road with the setting sun hitting the mountains and turning them a warm shade of pink, comfy in the leather interior of Retha’s air conditioned Mercedes, off to a …
Couldn’t Ask For More
The last few weeks have been full steam ahead. Mom had a list of things she wanted to do in the Garden Route, so we followed her requests. We went to Knysna and had a wander round the shops. Mom remembered several shops which she had been to when here years ago and most of …
Jazzing it Up
Yesterday was another of the jazz events Norm and I enjoy attending. This time it was held at Amakhaya Guest Lodge which is owned by Lee and Pierre. Lee is the daughter of Harry Peacock whose band was performing. The weather was perfect, we arrived just after 5pm and the sun was still beating down, …
Under The Stars
This week was still intense at work, we had a data load which means stress and tension and late hours, but we hit our delivery. Norm had his old friend Rowan come over from Belfast this week for a wedding, this was a guy Norm had coached over 20 years ago and had not really …
Happy At Home
My daughters have now finished University exams and are now ready to be released onto the work force. Hard to believe I have 3 children with university degrees, I am very proud of them all. I'm also glad they are on holiday as things were a bit stressful during exams. Throw in a menopausal woman …
Kitten in the City 