MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR

8.3thirty-three

The mystery has played out successfully!

Rohan is drawing to a natural close for now. South Africa performing well in the Olympics. SJ takes 4 games!! 5-4 at the end of a gruelling session that's left us both invalids.

In other news: Dinner out with Andrea, M and SJ at Jackson + Rye. Gin cocktails and a burger. Mandela started and almost finished in one go.

"Nice bi' o' clicking!"

7.2twenty-seven

Ladies and gentlemen, we have internet! I also appear to have found the whole of my desk! Just in time for the carpets to be cleaned. NASA's Juno enters into orbit around Jupiter, and Djokovich is out of Wimbledon before the quarter-finals. Federer follows soon after, leaving the finals to Murray and Rrrrrraonic. Murray wins.

Football Euro final between Portugal and France - Portugal score in the last 9 minutes of extra time.

Blackheath all out now, in final week of rehearsals. Dress rehearsals Saturday and Sunday go down well. Nick the Charmer making a fuss! Coffee with Shaw in the sun.

Missed Beethoven's pastoral in the Multiplex.

EEEEEEAAAAAGLES

5.4twenty

Dad visiting Houtbay. Rzfsh for another day! Blood donation in London Bridge for Eat Play Mind's blood drive. Measuring up Alexandra Drive - getting excited now! Two viewings anyway as M is a little unsettled. Annerley comes close, but I feel it's too little too late (much further away from transport).

Ma birsday! Birthday morning wonderfulness with Esh! Cake and candles and presents! Coffee in bed! Records (Dire Straits, Doors, ABBA, Simon & Garfunkle, QOTSA), comics and a beautiful 3D book. Flowers! Breakfast at Dishoom, with vegan ice-cream afterwards and a bit of a walk through Central. Birthday perfume and a hamper from Nes. Mom and Nes dinner with Dad.

Nes birthday! Gardening :) Barber for a neaten (Chaplins of London, I say old chap). Hawker House Bamboo street feast with M, then off to see The Jungle Book. Starting the big clear-out for the move.

PALAAAAAAAAACE!!! In attendance at the FA Cup final in Wembley, Palace v Man U. Lost 2-1, but what a game! With Dan and fam, after coffee with B. Working together on Munnio.

I don't like cricket, I LOVE IT

2.1five

Criiiiicket! SA ENG First ODI. Back at Tag for a day. Emergency afrikaans translations for Adw, Lunch with my girl, two gym sessions, one with a proper kick bag! First two ODI's not gone well for SA. Beatles Ukulele is a LOT of fun! Birthday album for Stephan (Simple plan), attempting Tatami (like sudoku), ironing all the pollocks, phone ouma (sounding much happier!), phone nes and sort out her site! Saturday with my girl, making chinese stirfry, coffee at hopscotch. Incongruwitty finally back on track.

3D pen doodling - Eiffel tower!

Back to Black. Heath halls. :-D Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky:

Stuffing in even more

1.5four

SA vs ENG test series. Lamb chops, delicious chicken, silence. Quadbiking, turn down stargazing, rock-climbing (real rocks), bushmen paintings. Kaggakamma rocks and sunset, twist of the ankle :( Reading the Tao of pooh with mom :) SA win last test! (Lose series). Drive back on longest dirt road ever. Stop at tolhuis and have moerkoffie and carrot cake. Listen to lost opera. Whirlwind last few days: Nes doc, More pollock!! Tote bag, scarf for sj, iPhone cover, Mountain experiment (making a mountain out of sand and stone and pine needles), High tea in 15 mins, Selecting beads for solar system bracelet, Planning balcony adjustments, Hannes hair (fight), threading at Skin, Mangwanani!! Yoga at houtbay gym, Yoga photoshoot, Kickboxing at gym. KFC, Smiling skull necklace / armour for NES! nanodots. Dad, Ruan and Janis at the airport. Janis's swearing colouring-in pics. Music shop with dad and Ruan after Steers burger. Sleeping on plane! Troy and Friends on the plane. Lovely lady fetching me at the airport at 6:30am!! Chilling, watching Archer and Pretty Little Liars. Happy :)

The Knysna week

1.2one

Knysna with Dad, brothers, Ouma, Oupa, Tannie Sus, Boeta, Nes and Raz! Braai! Chatting to bros. Oupa being confused. Boat (called toxic), Paddle boats. Jumping in after the boat when Raz falls in! 30 seconds! Nataniel DVDs from dad. Drinks with Boeta and friends, Ouma oupa new house, Wolf sanctuary. Driving Tannie Sus's car, Buffel's Baai with brothers and dad, swim in the sea, out to the bouy. Navigating Knysna like a pro. Shopping with Ouma, fish restaurant, sunset boat cruises, Bioluminescent fluorescence near the heads. Watching the cricket and showing Oupa my ukulele. Wakeboarding early in the morning! Nes and the bee. Dad and the stomach virus! Me and Ecoli! :-O fight with ouma :(