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the perfect sunday
I tried the new Nespresso blend, Tanzarú, with the wife – www.nespresso.co.za I sealed the floor of the new flat with a natural sealant – www.pronature.co.za I had a Windhoek Light under the trees while the wife finished a guerilla mosaic. I babaysat little Luca for an hour while his parents unpacked their new …
my life of crime
If I was inclined towards a life of crime I can certainly commit a ‘fingerprint-less’ crime tonight. After two days of sanding our parquet flooring I don’t have any fingerprints left! Not even my laptop, which has a fingerprint ID function, will accept my sandpapered index fingerprint. But it’s a great feeling to sand …
cupid
A valentines dinner of lightly smoked Snoek, roast unions and butternut and fresh salad at dusk, on the borrowed balcony in a wind still Vredehoek overlooking Cape Town.
‘n goeie dag
Vandag is ‘n goeie dag vir baie redes. Een, my vrou het onverwags vroeg huis toe gekom. Daar was genoeg tyd vir ‘n organiese espresso en ‘pecan nut pie’. Twee, ons tamatie saailinge het hulle tweede blaartjies en ons aangenome tamatieplant se eerste twee tamaties is aan die rooi word. Drie, my …
o gats
I did not blog on the 29th and the 30th! My excuse? I was having a glorious weekend with my wife. I think that is a good enough excuse. If, after 12 years of being together, your wife is enough of a distraction to prevent you from switching on your laptop, I count myself as fortunate. BUT …
die gemors wat ek maak…
. . . as ek wheat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free pannekoek bak. Om op ‘n Dinsdagmiddag, sommer vir die lekker, vir jou vrou blueberry pancakes te bak wat sy in die kombuis moet kom eet oor jou tweede pannekoek nog in die pan braai, en jy bietjie wil gesels, is nogal awesome. Hier is die resep …
playing nurse
Jan 1st What made my day today? I surprised my sniffling, feverish, bedridden wife with little treats such as Lindt dark chocolate, red grapes and ice cold watermelon. I watched the compelling, haunting ‘Waltz with Bashir’ alongside her. I am listening to her, as I am typing this post, chuckling away …