Category Archives: Around the Neighbourhood

Stop! Letterbox Thief!

Posted on Saturday, 4 February 2012 by

Some horrid person nicked the brass plate cover of our letterbox on Friday morning. We reported it at the Pinelands Police Station this morning, leaving our contact details and these two ‘before and after’ photographs. (See, sometimes there’s an advantage … Continue reading →

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Hot off the press!

Posted on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 by

Oooh! I have such exciting news for you all! Do you want to hear it? Do you? Do you? I am holding up the latest edition of the Pinelands Muse, and doing a little jig of joy. “Why?” you ask, … Continue reading →

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Giving 2011 a proper send-off: Festive season outings in and around Cape Town

Posted on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 by

As we had had so much fun exploring Cape Town and doing all manner of touristy things with mom-in-law and sis-in-law during their various visits in 2011 (for instance, have a look at this post), we were really excited when … Continue reading →

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In the footsteps – and hoofprints – of historic adventurers: The Ride Into the Unknown reaches Cape Town

Posted on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 by

On a typically hot summer’s afternoon, Saturday 14 January 2012, two intrepid adventurers on horseback trotted into town. Frankly, this is not the kind of thing that often happens in a sprawling urban metropolis like Cape Town. Barry Armitage and Joe Dawson, the main protagonists of a daring expedition known as The Ride – Into the Unknown, had ridden more than 2,000 km since they set off from the Dalton Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal. They concluded their epic horseback journey at Oude Molen Stables in Cape Town. Continue reading →

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Sorry about that!

Posted on Saturday, 31 December 2011 by

A little glitch caused my post on the horse-drawn carriage tour to be published before it was complete! Sorry! I shall fix it up asap!

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The 2011 Christmas Lights in Adderley Street: Cape Town – Africa’s Greatest City

Posted on Thursday, 29 December 2011 by

We took a drive through central Cape Town tonight to see the annual Christmas lights in Adderley Street. Our exploration coincided with an open-air concert and market in this street, which meant that it was blocked off at the Spin … Continue reading →

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All for a good cause: Wiggling and waggling through the leafy streets of Tokai

Posted on Monday, 21 November 2011 by

On Sunday, 20 November 2011, we joined a record number of 2517 people and 1736 dogs who participated in the SPCA Royal Canin Wiggle Waggle Walkathon in Tokai, Cape Town (Record numbers Wiggle Waggle for SPCA). The impressive sum of … Continue reading →

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In solemn celebration of our fallen heroes: Remembrance Day at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

Posted on Monday, 21 November 2011 by

On Friday, 11 November 2011, military dignitaries in their regimental uniforms gathered on the premises of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Rondebosch, to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of wars and conflicts around the world since … Continue reading →

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Pollen season – and beautiful pigeons on the recently mown grass verges

Posted on Thursday, 10 November 2011 by

Haa-a-a-a-a-tchoooo!!!! Every year during springtime, there is a conflict between the local residents of Pinelands who want to keep the beautiful wild spring flowers on the grass verges flowering in our neighbourhood for as long as possible, and who thus … Continue reading →

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Go fly a kite: Having a fun picnic at the Cape Town International Kite Festival 2011

Posted on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 by

A brisk wind was blowing at the False Bay coast this last weekend, as Capetonians were treated to the cheerful sight of colouful kites of all shapes and sizes soaring and swooping, zigging and zagging across the skies over Muizenberg. … Continue reading →

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