The week started out crazy busy and stressful but by mid-week it just got real slow and quiet and crawling towards the weekend. A few people at work and some friends are either in London this week or going to be in London soon, I've been watching the tennis and watching Secret Diary of a Call Girl (with it's fantastic London scene shots) have been making me pine more than ever since being back. I really enjoyed the London summers (short as they were), somehow the sun shining there is a lot more special than it shining here in SA.
I went to a hawan last night. This was due to my cousin Shavern moving into a new house with his fiance. I had not been to one since my grandfather died some years ago. Childhood memories of sunday temple, not knowing the words to the bhajans, just the tune and melody engraved in my brain, familiar smells, running away from hindi school in the afternoons. Shavern cooked up a fantastic spread of vegetable and soya dishes (with butter ghee being the 'secret' ingredient), there was even roti and vermicelli for pudding. We were all impressed.
Headed out to Natal this weekend past to the central drakensberg to meet up with my family. This was the view from the cottage we were staying in at Champagne Lane. The weather was great on Saturday, sunny and cool, perfect weather for a hike. Unfortunately there were no trails around the property we were staying at due to developers buying and fencing off the land. So we drove to the national parks board about 8km away and set-off on what we had not anticipated to be a 12km hike. Took us about 3.5 hours round-trip with the destination being Nandi Falls, which was totally worth the effort!
Hey, its almost Friday. Woohoo! The week flew by. It has been a good one, spirits were up, I kept myself busy and to end it off I am going to the Drakensberg tomorrow for the weekend. catching a ride with my sister and the nick.
I took the kitties for a very expensive vet visit. They received their last vaccinations for the year and they were weighed. Charlie came in at 3.1kg and Igby 2.7kg. They have grown a whole lot in a month and are almost adult size according to the vet.
Company is taking our team on a BMW defense driving course next week. Have no clue what it entails, but hopefully it will be fun.
I quit dessert last week Friday evening after having a delicious tart at the loft. Its been almost a week and I am proud to say that I have not had any cake, tart, chocolate, biscuits, milkshakes, frulattos, pancakes, waffles, ice-cream, cream, pudding since then... hahaha. At first I think I was a bit grumpy, but my mood has definitely been better.
I hope it lasts.
