In early January we experienced an unseasonal cold snap, with daytime temperatures getting down to well below freezing (-7°C with a windchill of -12°C); during […]
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Car swap … 🚗
We’ve upsized Ellen’s car – our trusty Volkswagen Up! would have proved to be a handful with a child seat; so we’ve now welcomed another […]
Read more🇳🇱 Telgt winetasting
Ellen & I were gifted a winetasting at a local vineyard and in late August we had our date at the Wijngaard Telgt, just outside […]
Read moreMom …🕯️
We received news earlier this morning that Mom has died, finally now at peace. She was weakened by numerous mouth and throat infections over the […]
Read moreKoert …🕯️
Koert was found yesterday in his apartment – this was a day that we were expecting for some time, but were not really prepared for […]
Read moreSiepie …🕯️
Today we took leave of our old girl, Siepie – after 19 years her physical ailments got the better of her. RIP, Siepie … ❤️😥
Read moreComenius College eindexamen gala
Luc attended the gala evening at Comenius College, this is an annual celebration for the final year exam candidates where they are hosted at school […]
Read moreIngo’s 60th birthday
We travelled to Claudia to join her for a posthumous 60th birthday celebration for Ingo, and celebrated appropriately …!
Read more🇮🇹 Rome Rugby Tour 2023
The last weekend of February saw Luc & I in Rome on a rugby tour – Luc as one of the HilDogs Colts (the 2022/2023 […]
Read moreChris …🕯️
Today we received the sad news that Ellen’s cousin Chris has died, after a long and debilitating battle with a rare form of dementia.This was […]
Read moreIngo …🕯️
Today we received the sad news that Nick’s cousin Ingo has died, after a years-long battle with cancer.The day that we all dreaded has finally […]
Read moreBiltong
We recently embarked on our 1st effort to make biltong …! Frustrated for the umpteenth time at leaving South Africa and not being able to […]
Read moreNeil …🕯️
Today we received the unexpected and sad news that Nick & Ellen’s brother-in-law Neil has died.Neil had been ill, but the unfolding events were a […]
Read more🇮🇹 Milan 2019
During the first weekend of October I joined a group of colleagues on a vendor-sponsored trip to Milan; it was a blitz visit just with […]
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