My Birthday (And Year In Summary)

My Birthday (And Year In Summary)

Can you believe it – another year come and gone, and its been an interesting one. It started off with me having to pull out of the Dusi due to Malaria, and ended with me having to pull out of sport due to a snapped Achilles. There was also of course the bout of runners …

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Fly Fishing In A Cast

Fly Fishing In A Cast

The weekend started with a bang for me as I headed for my first fishing trip in months. I headed up early on the Saturday morning only to discover I’d left my gate key at the house. Luckily for me Western was joining me a few hours later, so I gave him a call and …

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Western’s Canon 7D

Western’s Canon 7D

After many months of deliberation and saving Western finally got his new toy…a Canon 7D (bastard!). It turns out that this was just good enough to stop him from going paddling, and instead invite Sharon and I around for a braai and some photography fun. We got to Western’s place at around 6 and proceeded …

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I Now Wear Heels

I Now Wear Heels

Sharon was away again, and as a result it was another long week of me fending for myself (This of course meant I ate pizza about 4 times, so it wasn’t all bad). Luckily there was a light at the end of the tunnel and, on Friday, John picked me up and we headed down …

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Nick’s Wedding Weekend

Nick’s Wedding Weekend

Ten years after their first date, and the day finally arrived…Nick and Tazz’s wedding. And with a best men trio of Rob, Pierre and myself it was going to be a ripper of a weekend! Sharon picked me up from the office on Friday and we headed for Hilton (after a quick stop at the …

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Nick’s Bulls

Nick’s Bulls

At 10am on Saturday morning Rob and Pierre picked me up and we headed for Pietermaritzburg to pick up Nick. Somebody had let him in that we’d be meeting at the Pav at 1pm, so he wasn’t expecting us at his house at 10:30. After picking him up we headed to Rob’s place in Westville …

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Suture Removal

Suture Removal

In keeping with not working full weeks I took Thursday off to go and get my sutures removed and temporary cast replaced with a complete one. My appointment was only at 1pm so Sharon and I took the opportunity to go to SARS and sort out her income tax. It also gave me a chance …

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Four Day Puppy

Four Day Puppy

On Thursday morning Sharon and I headed to ‘Maritzburg to pick up a puppy from Arrie. Sadly the puppy wasn’t for us, but for Sharon’s sister’s son (We aren’t allowed dogs in my section of the complex). We got to Arrie’s house at around 8am, had a cup of coffee, and then drove home with …

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My Achilles Tendon Operation

My Achilles Tendon Operation

So just as my knee seems to have come right the shit has hit the fan!! (Oh, and excuse the kak photos, they were taken on my phone while I was hitting it up with morphine!) Anyway, on Tuesday I played my usual league squash match, only this time it didn’t go quite as well …

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