Still ticking…

… and NO, that’s not a veiled reference to a terrorist plot.

Jan, Jamie and I are still OK. He and I are both fighting off some sort of bug, and he’s had a couple of rough nights coughing and sniffing etc. It’s probably something we’ll have to get used to, but for now it’s very sad hearing him battle through a night. Sunday, his 7-month-day, was especially bad, and in a cruel twist of fate, I didn’t manage to watch THE turning point of the F1 season that I’d stayed up late to watch. Sigh… priorities.

It was my folks 30th wedding anniversary yesterday, and I thought that deserved some mention. How they’ve survived each other is nothing short of a wonder, but there they are – still ticking – and presumably getting stronger every day! Adin happens to share their anniversary, so it was his 26th birthday yesterday too – so veels geluk ouboet. Op jou verjaarsdag. Of iets. (And to Pam too!)

I got a little flying in on Saturday, but nothing to speak of – the north-westerly was in control. It was also in control of a tree in the garden, and since the tree was almost rotten, I opted to pull it out before it fell in the pool. Garden looks a little spare without, which is a pity. And I’m depressed about the crime and misdirection of country, especially after a nice lunch with friends became a platform for emigration-talk and one realises what utter nonsense we put up with here on a daily basis.

Anyhoo. Last weekend was just to blurry to remember clearly, but I did take some pics to remember. Aunt and Uncle from NZ (eek – more emigration-talk), love-boxes, Settlers (the revival of my victorious ways!), breakfasts, suppers, people-people-people.

This weekend was not particularly different, also busy and also Settlered (ah ha! Two more victories!). Aside from the F1 shamboozel this weekend, I took great joy in reading of my buddy Juan “Lightning McQueen” Pablo’s success in his debut NASCAR race.

Anyway – if there was any need for proof that Jamie is now officially ‘on the loose’, here it is – this taken nearly two weeks ago already!