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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 68 of Level 3, 7 August 2020.
Friday 7 August 2020, Day 68 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for the most fabulous day, starting with the perfect sunny day, forecast at 17C but in the 20sC for...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 69 of Level 3, 8 August 2020.
Saturday 8 August 2020, Day 69 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for a warm day caused by the pre-rain Berg wind, a winter week lying ahead of us from this...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 70 of Level 3, Women’s Day, 9...
Sunday 9 August 2020, Day 70 of Level 3, after 66 days at Levels 5 and 4. Women’s Day Corona Gratitude #Grateful for all the glorious rain that has fallen since last night, with a happy garden, and...
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A Women’s Day salute to Women Restaurant Owners and Top Chefs in Cape Town...
Since having created a Facebook Group for Food Delivery and Collection during Lockdown, I have become aware of women restaurant owners, something I had never written about or even thought about, only...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 71 of Level 3, 10 August 2020.
Monday 10 August 2020, Public Holiday, Day 71 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for feeling good today despite a restless night’s sleep; for a sunny day, warm in...
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Restaurant Review: There are no quinces on the menu at Quince Restaurant,...
Three weeks ago two friends living in the Southern Suburbs and I met for lunch at Quince Restaurant in Diep River, having seen its lovely photographs posted in my Lockdown Restaurant Facebook Group....
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 72 at Level 3, 11 August 2020.
Tuesday 11 August 2020, Day 72 of Level 3, after 66 days at Levels 5 and 4. Corona Gratitude #Grateful for a productive day work-wise; for the rain just starting to fall now , after a dry and cloudy...
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Corona Lockdown Tourist Guiding regulations gazetted by the Government!
At the beginning of June I announced the launch of my new Tourist Guiding Service, called My Cape Town Guide/Mein Kapstadt Guide. Last week I was allowed to collect my Tourist Guide Registration Card...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 73 of Level 3, 12 August 2020
Wednesday 12 August 2020, Day 73 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for so much rain that has fallen today, even though it was chilly at 15C max; for an admin...
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Mozambik Restaurant brings Afro-Porto cuisine to the Waterfront in Cape Town,...
Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of enjoying Portuguese-style food at Mozambik, a restaurant in the Waterfront which opened about a year ago to great acclaim by locals. Its website describes its...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 74 of Level 3, 13 August 2020.
Thursday 13 August 2020, Day 74 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4. Corona Gratitude #Grateful that I got enough sleep, after late Instagramming of my day yesterday, and then waking up at...
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Sweet Service Award goes to Snuffels in Hermanus; Sour Service Award goes to...
The Sweet Service Award goes to Snuffels second-hand furniture shop in Hermanus, for its prompt collection on the same day when called by my very efficient former Guest House Manager Carole Cessano,...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 75 of Level 3, 14 August 2020.
Friday 14 August 2020, Day 75 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for a fabulous day full of surprises and good news; for a warm sunny day, but changing late this...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 76 of Level 3, 15 August 2020.
Saturday 15 August 2020, Day 76 of Level 3, after 66 Days at Level 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for the rain we had overnight and this morning, the drizzle this afternoon, and more to fall...
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Jubilation: Step down to Corona Lockdown Level 2, Alcohol and Cigarette bans...
After 76 days at Level 3, and 66 days at Levels 5 and 4, President Ramaphosa this evening announced that the whole country will move to Lockdown Level 2 as of midnight on Monday 17 August, and has...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 77 of Level 3, 16 August 2020.
Sunday 16 August 2020, Day 77 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 Corona Gratitude #Grateful for my warm bed on this very cold evening, and having my cat kids on the bed with me; for the...
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Restaurant industry grateful for lifting of alcohol ban, but recovery needs...
The South African Restaurant industry is very close to collapse, and is in urgent need of a cash flow injection to survive, a major finding of a study conducted last month, as a follow-up to a survey...
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Regulations for Lockdown Alert Level 2 gazetted: No mention of lifting...
I was fortunate to receive a copy of the gazetted Lockdown Level 2 regulations prior to the presentation by Minister Dlamini-Zuma at a Media Livestream just after lunch time today. The Regulations...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 78 of Level 3, 17 August 2020.
Monday 17 August 2020, Day 78 and the last day of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4, a total of 144 days of Lockdown Corona Gratitude #Grateful for the rain which fell today, and is promising...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 1 of Level 2, 18 August 2020.
Tuesday 18 August 2020, Day 1 of Level 2. The 145th Day of Lockdown. . Corona Gratitude #Grateful for an interesting day of surprises; for more sun to warm up the winter day, but the clouds still...
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