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Welcome to my World!
This blog grew out of a desire to share with others my enthusiasm for getting to know my neighbourhood and my city - and hopefully more parts of South Africa and beyond!
The Cape Peninsula is an extraordinarily beautiful place: we have an iconic world-famous mountain right in the heart of Cape Town, wonderful and easily accessible hiking trails all over the mountain, and a fascinating history, culture and society just waiting to be explored.
Hover your mouse over each of the menus (Exploring the Cape, Getaways, Hikes and Rambles, Travel, Home and Garden, Entertainment and Defence Reserves) to access archived posts in those categories.
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1. Erindi Private Game Reserve in Namibia: A Bushveld Paradise (2011)
2. Getaway to Riversdale (August 2011)
3. A Theme Change: MistyLook to Comet
4. Photographing Military Events
5. Tuffy-Cat and the Open Window
6. Wild Flowers at Postberg Nature Reserve in 2011
7. Bodhi Khaya Retreat Centre in 2011
8. Our little American roadtrip of 2012
9. 2012 - An exciting year of being published
10. Springtime wild flowers at Seeberg in the West Coast National Park 2012Flat Kathy’s Blog
See below for links to Flat Kathy's Blog
The Fantastical Voyages of Flat Kathy
1. My Special Flat Kathy Postcards
2. The 10th CANSA Shavathon
3. Who has nipped Miss Tuffy-Cat's catnip?!
4. The Du Toit's Kloof Pass
5. A special Sunflower
6. The Grim Reaper on the Black River
7. Lions at Rhodes Memorial
8. Sunset on the Beach
9. Happy Birthday to Cousin Buller
10. The Tale of Miss Tuffy-Cat-
Recent Posts
- Do you want to receive one of Flat Kathy’s Very Special Postcards?
- Flat Kathy surprises us at the 10th annual CANSA Shavathon
- Admiring the early morning flowers
- Charon the Ferryman – and his spooky friend – are floating on the Black River
- Walking around with Flat Kathy: An introduction to a magical world?
- Ka-BOOM!! So a car battery really CAN explode?!
- Flat Kathy’s new blog is flourishing
- Meet Flat Kathy: Our Visitor from Overseas
- Defeated by the sun-baked mountain slopes of the Swartboskloof and revived by lunch at Hillcrest Berry Farm
- Transforming the Greenest Pool in our Neighbourhood: From luminous green sludge to sparkling clear water
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© Regine Lord and http://namibsands.wordpress.com, 2012. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of the material, text and photographs on this blog, without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to me and my blog with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.Exploring the Cape
I Love Cape Town (click on the image to read more)
Getaway to the Garden Route
Walking with the elephants (click on the image to read more)
Getaway to the Cedarberg Mountains
Flower season in Clanwilliam (click on the image to read more)
Getaway to the Olifants River Mountains
Dawn at Pampoen Fontein farm in the Olifants river mountains (click on the image to read more)
Getaway to Swellendam
Happy horses at the farm in Swellendam (click on the image to read more)
Getaway to McGregor
The Kliphuisie at Onverwacht Flora (click on the image to read more)
Recent Comments
Getaway to Stanford
Picturesque Stanford (click on the image to read more)
Favourite South African blogs
- Alison: Despatches from Timbuktu
- Anna: Animal Spirit
- Barry: Creative Marketing
- Cara Faye: Creativity
- Clarence: R50,000 in 50 Days
- Colette: Cakes and desserts
- Gavin: Snippets from the Far Corner
- Ghalib: Aikido
- Glynnis: Glynnphotographics
- Heinrich: The Leather & Denim Vintager
- Helen: Daily Photo Blog
- Helen: Walking the Cape
- Joe Barber
- Jon Ward: The Expedition
- Katja: Bontebok Ridge Reserve
- Katja: Journalism
- Laurika: Cool Classic Kidz
- Lisa: Notes from Africa
- Lisa: Pilates Studio
- May: Doorway to Self-Esteem
- Monica: Moniature
- Natalia: Meditation
- Patrick: Fish, Ink
- Riekie: Clouded Marbles
- Vaughan: 3D animation
Getaway to Riversdale
Oakdale Cottages in Riversdale (click on the image to read more)
Favourite overseas blogs
- Al: Thoughts of Houdini
- Amy-Lynn: Drawing Conclusions
- Amy-Lynn: Flandrum Hill, Nova Scotia
- Birgitte: Denmark Blog
- Birgitte: My Daily Denmark
- Bucket List Publications
- Dan: Looking thru my eyes
- Kathy: Lake Superior Spirit
- Kathy: Opening the door, walking outside
- Kathy: Simply Here
- Laura: Unlikely Explanations
- Malou: Going Dutch – and loving it
- Otto: Münchow's Creative Photo Blog
- Paprika: Good humoured
- Rebecca: Photography Blog
- Richard: Life on the Road
- Rose: Wondering Rose
- Sally: North Coast Muse
- Scott: Photography blog
- Scott: Slam Dunks
- Sher: Mule Springs
- Stefan: Feng Shui
- The Fantastical Voyages of Flat Kathy
- Truels: Denmark Blog
Hikes and Rambles
View from the Silvermine Crags (click on the image to read more)
South African blogs and websites
- Animal Anti-Cruelty League
- Ariston Organic Gardening
- Book Southern Africa
- Cape Field Artillery Pipes and Drums (Facebook page)
- Clare: Appetite Catering
- Coast to Coast
- Cob House Blog
- Helen Zille’s Blog
- Hiking Guide
- Irish South African Association
- Irish South African Association Blog
- Jan: Sketch Blog
- Jeremy Crutchley
- Jeremy Crutchley – Facebook Fan Page
- Lead SA
- Living fynbos
- My Cape Garden
- New Contrast
- Oude Molen Eco Village (Facebook page)
- Penelope: Suburban Safari
- Pia: Mother City Living
- Plantweb
- Robertson House
- Robyn's Cape Bird Chat Photo Blog
- SA Army Band Cape Town
- SA Army Band Cape Town (Facebook page)
- SA Navy Band
- SA Navy Band (Facebook)
- SA Navy Website
- South Africa’s Good News
- SPCA – Cape Town
- Springbok Radio
- That's Cape Town Blog
- The Wilkinson's World of Adventure
- Urban Sprout
Home and Garden
A Sunflower in Winter (click on the image to read more)
Around the World
Category Archives: Defence Reserves
Looking back on an exciting year of being published!
Last year, I wrote and submitted a number of articles to the Pinelands Muse community magazine and the Reserve Force Volunteer magazine, as well as the Equestrian Express and the Sawubona in-flight magazine of South African Airways, our national carrier. … Continue reading
Newsflash: My Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012 articles have all been published!
Last week was a pretty hectic one for me: I was allowed behind the scenes of the CT Mil Tattoo 2012, which meant that I spent every free hour at the Castle of Good Hope, listening to awesome music, observing … Continue reading
The Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012 was featured on Expresso!
There was a brief insert about the 2012 Tattoo on the Expresso breakfast show on SABC3 this morning. They interviewed a couple of the people behind the show – Capt Vernon Michels of the SA Army Band Cape Town, Capt … Continue reading
Newsflash: Place your order for a DVD of the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012!
I have just received exciting news from Andrew Schofield of Black Eagle Productions, the talented film-maker who recorded many hours of footage during the rehearsals and performances of the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012 at the Castle of Good Hope. … Continue reading
A colourful spectacle by the light of the full moon: The dress rehearsal for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012
Exciting update: An article I wrote about the dress rehearsal has been published on the Reserve Force Division website! Here is the PDF document. The Dress Rehearsal for the CT Military Tattoo took place on a rather windy and very … Continue reading
‘Twas a long, loooong night of beautiful music: Evening rehearsals in the run-up to the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012
Exciting update: An article I wrote about the evening rehearsals has been published on the Reserve Force Division website! Here is the PDF document. Monday, 29 October 2012, had been a very long, hot and windy day of rehearsals at … Continue reading
A long, hot and windy day of rehearsals at the Castle for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012
Exciting update: An article I wrote about the daytime rehearsals has been published on the Reserve Force Division website! Here is the PDF document. Monday, 29 October 2012, was a long and very busy day at the Castle of Good Hope … Continue reading
A march through the wind-swept city streets to promote the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012
Exciting update: An article I wrote about the march through the city has been published on the Reserve Force Division website! Here is the PDF document. Capetonians and visitors to the City Centre were given a wonderful little treat at … Continue reading
(Almost) blown away: Preparations for the 2012 Tattoo continue
Exciting update: An article I wrote about the preparations for the Tattoo has been published on the Reserve Force Division website! Here is the PDF document. The casual phrase “I was blown away” took on quite a different meaning at … Continue reading
The Preparations continue for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2012
Exciting update: An article I wrote about the preparations behind the scenes has been published on the Reserve Force Division website! Here is the PDF document. I paid another visit to the Castle today to see what was happening in … Continue reading
