Fam

My brother is in town this weekend.
~ A year ago today I was hosting a dinner party ~

Purple

On our walk on the slopes of Table Mountain this afternoon Michele stopped to smell the sweet scent of the Sweet Pea.
~ A year ago today I was at a concert ~

Ginger Jar

One of my new purchases: this beautiful tenmoku ginger jar from potter Yogi de Beer. Love it!
~ A year ago today I was admiring my new aloe ~

Ring

A week or so back one of my keys broke. Finally got around to have another one cut. In fact, did a whole spare set. One chore done off my long non-urgent to do list.
~ A year ago today I was sitting outside in the sunshine ~

Sizzle

It feels like I'm spending a lot of time cooking lately. Mostly I enjoy it but tonight was a bit of a frantic scramble. Made curry; started off by frying batches of chicken pieces.
~ A year ago today I had a civilized lunch at a restaurant ~

Collection

Dom and I went to a ceramics exhibition today and bought lots of new treasures.
~ A year ago today Thomas was scavenging ~

Otis

I dug out some old cd's today. Otis Redding is good music to listen to when doing chores and pottering around the kitchen.
~ A year ago today I had a new security light put up outside ~

The Towers

My neighbourhood, from above, catching the late afternoon sunshine.
~ A year ago today I was listening to music ~

Tigress

My fluffy little tiger in her jungle.
~ A year ago today I was watching Game of Thrones ~

Strawbs

These Sabrosa strawberries from Woolies are a thing of beauty. A delicious thing of beauty!
~ A year ago today I was planting succulents ~

Unlocked

My camera has been telling me my memory cards are locked when they aren't. All I'd managed to establish was that it was intermittent and that it was the camera's problem not the cards'. Thank goodness for my handy colleague - he managed to mcgyver them with little pieces of sticky tape to successfully fool the camera. Genius!
~ A year ago today I bobotie for supper ~

Crime

It's one thing to read crime stories in the news, but something else entirely when bad things happen to people I know, in my neighbourhood. Shocking stuff.
~ A year ago today I got a new phone ~

Award Winners

I'm currently enjoying reading The Tiger's Wife; the other one is next in the pile.
~ A year ago today I went for a walk in the Biodiversity Garden ~

Waterfall

It was a perfect morning and I went for a long walk on the mountain. It was gorgeous... sunny skies, lots of flowers and all the waterfalls flowing strongly.
~ A year ago today I was spouting sprouts ~

New Green

I'll say one thing about all this rain we've been having.... it is good for the garden. Everything is looking very green and healthy.
~ A year ago today I was working hard ~

Black Box

I did computer backups today. Work, home, everything!
~ A year ago today I was eating toast ~

Droplets

And then some. Torrential downpours and freezing temperatures in Cape Town today. It's time for winter to end now!
~ A year ago today my hot water geyser was broken ~

Leaf Rafts

The low-carb eating plan is going pretty well. My lunch today was tuna salad on baby gem lettuce leaves - they work as a good substitute for bread or crackers.
~ A year ago today I put a new quilt on my bed ~

Departure Hall

I took my friend to the airport this afternoon. Safe travels and happy holidays Dorothy!
~ A year ago today I was giggling at a funny T-shirt ~

Pillow

I was not feeling well today. All I wanted was my bed.
~ A year ago today I was watching dvds ~

Dark Knight

I went to the movies for the first time in ages. Dorothy and I saw The Dark Knight Rises. It was a little disappointing.
~ A year ago today I was feeding a mongoose ~

Heavy Lump

Thomas wants to be on my lap all.the.time at the moment. Cold weather makes him cuddly.
~ A year ago today I visited a bird park ~

Winter Trees

Yay, a warm, sunny public holiday. Went for a walk in Newlands Forest this morning. It was lovely!
~ A year ago I was having tea and cake ~

Avo Bowls

I bought this little set of bowls on the weekend and then forgot about them! I finally unwrapped them today. I think they are rather sweet - perfect for serving prawn cocktail appetizers.
~ A year ago today I was on holiday in Plett ~

yr.no

Brr! The whole country is in the grip of another cold snap. I'm keeping my eye on the Norwegian weather site yr.no which my colleague introduced me to a while ago. It is remarkably accurate. And I love weather stats!
~ A year ago today I was driving through the countryside ~

Little One

Trixie had her annual visit to the vet today. She is a little underweight so I bought her some special high-nutrition food. Got to fatten her up a bit!
~ A year ago today I met Ian and John's kitten again ~

501

I spent the morning cooking meals for the first part of the coming week. This low-carb diet I'm following requires quite a lot of thought, preparation and effort. This recipe book is giving me lots of great ideas.
~ A year ago today Tom had a bandage ~

LM

Some friends and I went to Harbour House for lunch. I had seafood: calamari followed by the Mozambique-style prawns. It was all delicious!
~ A year ago today it was raining ~

Knock Knock

Somebody is always on the wrong side of the door.
~ A year ago today Spring was in the air ~

Silhouettes

Dorothy and Dayne admiring the sky on the Prom this evening. Winter has the best sunsets.
~ A year ago today Tom was covered in grit ~

Homeland

I watched the last couple of episodes of the series Homeland this evening. It is excellent... a serious drama that is really thought-provoking yet also incredibly exciting. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are wonderful in it.
~ A year ago today I was singing along to Coldplay ~