Category Archives: flickr

Bit distracted

By 6000 | 6000 | September 27, 2009

Sorry if I seem a bit distracted this evening. It’s kind of tough to write a blog post when your wife is constantly (garage) waving stuff at you asking where things must (loft) go because she is (bin) determined to complete her spring cleaning effort – filing the last boxes of “stuff” which was stored (bin) in various cupboards all [...]

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Nice weather…

By 6000 | 6000 | September 26, 2009

…for ducks. Bigger duck photo Anyone who was foolish enough to believe that spring has arrived in Cape Town was put firmly in their place by a grey day packed full of precipitation. Although I’m now fully moved into my new study, I am yet to actually enjoy the view of the Constantiaberg mountains as [...]

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Waiting for Mum

By 6000 | 6000 | September 23, 2009

Kids go through stages with regard to their relationship with their parents. Sometimes you can see obvious reasons why this might be; for example, when K-pu was born and had to spend a lot of time with Mum (because she’s the one with the boobs), Alex became firmly (often rather too firmly) attached to me. [...]

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Back in Cape Town

By 6000 | 6000 | September 20, 2009

Following an amazingly relaxing weekend away at the 5-star Fancourt resort in George, we’re back in Cape Town after a completely exhausting 38 minute flight back along the southern Cape coast. Highlight of the weekend for little Alex was the use of our own golf cart for the duration. Obviously, he wasn’t allowed to drive it [...]

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Not a rainbow quota photo

By 6000 | 6000 | September 17, 2009

It is important for readers of this site to understand that not every photo posted on here is necessarily a quota photo. To clarify, a quota photo is a device used to fill space in order to maintain my “post a day” promise. Quota photos are used on days when news is slow, time is [...]

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