Drumbeats and Heartbeats

On Monday Western Cape Premier Helen Zille declared the Western Cape a disaster area due to our on-going drought crisis. “The disaster declaration will accelerate the Western Cape Disaster Management Centre’s Project ‘Avoiding Day Zero’, the Province’s strategy to ensure that taps do not run dry,” Zille said in a statement. I am so glad the …

Continue reading Drumbeats and Heartbeats

King of the OverHill

It was lovely to have my husband return home on Monday last week. He wasn’t gone very long, he only slept away 4 nights. We had a dog walker for Navajo and Charlie brought a friend one evening who offered to walk the Poms and then Caitlin walked them once so even the lil ones …

Continue reading King of the OverHill

Reining it in

Self constraint has never been one of my skills. Hence my current weight. I've always been a 'You Only Live Once' self-indulgent only child. This is compounded from growing up in the free spirited '70s. You may only live once but you might not live that long of course if you don't look after yourself. …

Continue reading Reining it in

Chameleons

Last night I went to Peddlar's on the Bend in Constantia for dinner. It was planned as a book club get together with the George escapees, but most couldn't make it so there were only 3 of us who were there. Cait dropped me so I didn't have to drive as I intended to have …

Continue reading Chameleons