Monthly Archives: August 2010

Glad we got up: A fun walk around Claremont

Posted on Sunday, 22 August 2010 by

After a week of superlative and decidedly non-wintry winter weather in Cape Town, the temperatures dropped and the rain clouds moved across the mountains just in time for the weekend. We had agreed to meet our friend Colette on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Rain: A Very Wet Women’s Day Fun Walk

Posted on Monday, 9 August 2010 by

After participating in our very first Fun Walk around our own neighbourhood last weekend, it didn’t need much effort from Colette and her Mom to persuade us to join them for the Women’s Day 5km/10km Fun Run/Walk in Bellville, which … Continue reading →

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Awful news

Posted on Monday, 9 August 2010 by

We met our nextdoor neighbours at the local shops this evening, and they shared some awful news with us: Their new cat Tugger, the gorgeous, playful, adventure-seeking ginger cat that visited us last Sunday (see here), was knocked down by … Continue reading →

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World premiere exclusive of ‘Making Time (To Love)’

Posted on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 by

Do yourselves a favour and pop on over to Alan’s blog (otherwise known as Houdini). He is a hugely talented musician, artist and teacher, who has composed and recorded a hauntingly beautiful song, “Making Time (To Love)” for the play … Continue reading →

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Our first fun walk around Pinelands

Posted on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 by

“Can you hear that sound outside?” Doef-doef-doef-doef-doef…. Trap-trap-trap-trap-trap…. Excited voices. Breathless voices. An occasional cheer – clap-clap-clappity-clap-clap. “Are those people running down our street? What is going on out there? It’s Sunday morning, and the sun isn’t even up yet!” … Continue reading →

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Tuffy meets Tugger

Posted on Monday, 2 August 2010 by

Our neighbours (Tuffy’s previous parents) have just adopted another cat from the local SPCA. It’s a young ginger cat, a neutered male with the cute name of Rum Tum Tugger, after the musical Cats. As there are two other cats … Continue reading →

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Our tree has been pruned again

Posted on Monday, 2 August 2010 by

We have a large and well-established Rhus tree in our back garden. Since we moved in a couple of years ago, we’ve had it pruned twice already. Each time, we feared that the pruning had been so severe that our … Continue reading →

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Our Donkey Adoption Certificate has arrived!

Posted on Monday, 2 August 2010 by

Look! We are now the proud adoptive parents of a gorgeous four-legged, long-eared, snuggle-furry donk named, well, Donkey. I am soooo chuffed. In addition to the certificate, we also received a report about our new furry friend, a beautiful handpainted … Continue reading →

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