Category Archives: Friends

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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Power outage and a week later

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Steve

Supper with Ben and Astrid was real nice. We tried curry, two types. Ben’s traditional one, and a Thai green curry that Astrid put together. Astrid’s one was considerably hotter, and we smelled the after-effects of the curry for days! … 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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The latest

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Steve

Bullet style… We’ve decided to buy a car – opted for a blue Honda Jazz. Hopefully that’ll be finalised in the next few weeks. One of my second cousins, who lives in Scotland, committed suicide last week. I remember taking … Continue reading →

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Fancy a painting?

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Steve

A friend of mine (Wynand’s wife) is a graphic designer, who is also a talented artist. She likes painting, and has a number of works now clogging up her garage. If you’re into art, and want something unique, perhaps she … 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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SA Open, here I come

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Steve

Later today, I’m flying up to Joburg with 2 mates from the Stellenbosch club, Jaco and Rory, to take part in this year’s South African Open Go championships. This year’s tournament takes place in Soweto, which will be a new … 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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A touch of nostalgia…and the milk of human kindness

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Steve

So last night’s party was, in the final analysis, a lekker jol, and I’m glad we went. Dalene was a bit bushed after waking up ridiculously early to visit a tea plantation at Piketberg for her work, so we didn’t … Continue reading →

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