Category Archives: Dalene

Langebaan report

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Steve

Wow – two posts in one week. So this weekend we went to Langebaan, hoping to see the legendary West Coast flowers. They were OK, I guess, but I’m hoping we missed them at their peak, because if that is … Continue reading →

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Almost a month later

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Steve

For 12 days of the last month, I was in Kwazulu-Natal. Dalene and I had our 3-year wedding anniversary on 12 August, so the day after that, we flew off to Durban at an insanely early hour, and spent two … Continue reading →

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Social calendar

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Steve

Hmm. It’s been about a month since my last update. This post will basically give a real short summary of our social calendar this last month. If you want more details on any specific event, please leave a comment. 5 … Continue reading →

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Health update

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Steve

Been a while since I’ve had a bit of personal news, and there’s plenty of that, so due to limited time, I’ll restrict myself to news of our health. As I mentioned a while back, I’d developed a spasm in … Continue reading →

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News-bites

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Steve

I’ll try put these in roughly chronological order. First, we did go see Ruben and Nicholas and their parents on 24 March. They seem to be getting along well, although Nicholas was barely 2 weeks old, and it seems Wynand … Continue reading →

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Quiet on the home front…but 14 news-bites

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Steve

So, the blog has been slow. Some people make posting to their blog every day, or every week, at least, a priority for them. Others only do it when they’re in the mood, and that often gives one a little … Continue reading →

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Carel and Adri’s visit

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Steve

This week, some old varsity friends, Carel and Adri are visiting in Stellenbosch. Carel has his final defence for his Master’s degree this afternoon, which is what brings them here. Adri has come along to see the family and a … Continue reading →

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Dizzy

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Steve

Lately, Dalene has been dizzy whenever she moves her head, and lately this has been accompanied by nausea. Her blood pressure is fine, and the doctor suggested that it may be something to do with the middle ear, and it … Continue reading →

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Poker night with Marius

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Steve

One game that I’m quite interested in getting more involved in, is Texas Hold-’em Poker. A while back, I decided to buy myself a nice set of chips with some birthday money, but I still haven’t found the ones I’d … Continue reading →

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My holidays. In short.

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Steve

20 December: played a 9-handi-plus-komi game against PW. Killed all of his groups. 21 December: drove to Stillbay 22-28 December: with my parents and my sister Kathy at Stillbay. Only notable activities was the annual gathering of the Heese and … Continue reading →

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