When I posted my blog earlier in the week, I had completely neglected to mention the drama we had that morning. We were woken by the phone at 7am, it was our neighbour across the street who asked us about the car parked outside our gate. She drives a big van and sometimes struggles to …
Tag: Hout Bay
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Some people say that climate influences everything. I think add in a beach in the vicinity and that at least doubles that feeling of a relaxed pace when in Cape Town. Move south along the coast from Cape Town a wee bit and you reach our little village, Hout Bay. It is like any other …
The Kindness of Strangers
The same as the weather is a standard topic of conversation in the UK, crime is always an area of common ground when making small talk in South Africa. It is rife and you don't have to go 6 degrees of separation to find a person who has been a victim, almost everyone you talk …
New Member of the Family
Our project had a go live this week so I worked a lot of overtime. By Friday I was exhausted and luckily finished early. The weather has been glorious so I snuggled up in my sunny bedroom and had a snooze in the sun. Norm went out to get sushi for Lily and I and …
That Sense of Privilege
Our household have joined the Hout Bay Neighbourhood Watch (HBNW) in an attempt to help our village get to grips with the crime which has gone on a sudden upshoot. This has had both positive and somewhat of negative aspects to it. The positive: direct access to everything happening in your area, awareness of any …
All Grown Up
Last week was my son Trevor's 27th birthday. I still get surprised when I realise I have 'children' so old. How did that happen? Trevor and his girlfriend Amber arrived down to visit us on Wednesday which meant I had several days with them and I was so excited! I have not spent Trevor's actual …
Conversations in Africa
Last night when our domestic Cordelia finished work we drove her home through the township. It was dark and to be honest I was terrified! I started getting annoyed with Norm for taking the risk of driving through at night and then I started to think about how I would feel if I was Cordelia …
Vigilante Justice
I find that when you take ownership of something it empowers you. Norman has now joined the Hout Bay Neighbourhood Watch (HBNW) and this means you have access to a radio where you can be tuned into everything happening in the bay. It also means (and this is why we wanted it) that if in …
Feet of Clay
I was determined not to let the robbery attempt force me to withdraw into my house, and as a result I had a fab weekend. Friday night I just chilled at home with Lily and Josh. It's nice to have family time too. Saturday the gardener came and I also had a few hours of …
The Heart Knows
I’ve been promising to start blogging again, a public blog, less introspective and more frivolous. So I may as well start today.The thing most prevalent in my life this week is safety. As most of you know we were robbed by 2 armed drug fuelled African men in January. Until then we had been rather …
Kitten in the City 