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Twin Anniversary and Engagement Celebration!
This is a special day for us. My twin sister Ruth was married 20 years ago today at the gorgeous Alphen Hotel in Cape Town, where she had lunch with her husband, before their party tonight. By complete chance (if there is such a thing :-)), Dave proposed to me 16 years ago today on Signal Hill, from a spot right about where this photo was taken:
TABLE BAY and ROBBEN ISLAND from SIGNAL HILL – Cape Town, South Africa
He had Table Mountain in mind, but was too impatient, or tense, to wait for the cable car queues. We weren’t aware of it then, but apparently both sites are situated on significant energy meridians. I haven’t looked into this, but true or not, it was certainly auspicious for us. That year we celebrated with Ruth and Etienne, since dinner was already planned on their behalf. We’ll enjoy ours in Jo’burg tonight, and drink a toast to them too!
I don’t usually include pics of myself in posts, but today is unusual – and being identical twins is curious to some 😉 – so here’s a recent one of the two of us together:
Heart-felt thanks to my beloved husband, for asking me to marry him all those years ago, and pressing a beautiful ring into my hands – which I almost dropped down the hillside, because Dave has the most stunning blue eyes imaginable . . . Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Anniversary, Aphen Hotel, Cape Town, Engagement, Family, Identical Twins, Johannesburg, Marriage, Relationships, Robben Island, Sisters, South Africa, Table Bay, Table Mountain, twin, Western Cape
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Serving humanity on Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela turns 92 today. What better way to honour his contribution to the world than by participating in Mandela Day, declared ‘Nelson Mandela International Day’ by the United Nations last year. People across the globe are performing 67 minutes of community service today, in tribute to the over 67 years that Madiba devoted to public service and striving for social justice.
It was awesome to see him attend the World Cup final here in Johannesburg, along with Morgan Freeman, who portrayed him masterfully in the movie Invictus. In the words of this iconic actor: “Madiba doesn’t want a day of celebration. He asked that we spent 67 minutes on that one day in service of humanity.”
Still in South Africa, Morgan Freeman waved off a group of motorcycle riders on Tuesday, at the start of their road trip in support of Mandela Day. Although not riding himself, he is taking part in the event, which has traversed South Africa, from the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg all the way to Cape Town. This is the final day, being spent erecting a fence at the AIDS Response centre in Khayelitsha, convening at the Cape Town City Hall, followed by a press conference at the One&Only Hotel at the V&A Waterfront.
To set the Mother City scene for you, here’s a photo showing the One&Only Hotel (marked in red) in close proximity to the Greenpoint Stadium, which has been the setting for much World Cup jubilation over the past few weeks!
TABLE BAY, CAPE TOWN, including GREENPOINT STADIUM & V&A WATERFRONT Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged AIDS, Cape Town, Hills of Africa Travel, Invictus, Johannesburg, Khayelitsha, Madiba, Mandela Day, Morgan Freeman, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Foundation, Robben Island, Soccer World Cup, South Africa, Table Mountain, Township Tour, United Nations, Uthando South Africa, V&A Waterfront, Western Cape
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Wonderful Western Cape
Since my last post which mentioned our trip to the Western Cape, we’ve struggled with a week of frustrating computer problems. It’s fabulous to have my toys working again, so that I can share some photo’s from this captivating province!
Here’s one taken at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, with Table Mountain in the background:
V&A WATERFRONT & TABLE MOUNTAIN – Cape Town, South Africa Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Breede River, Cape Town, Cape Town harbour, Extreme sport, Ferrymans Tavern, Montagu, Motorbike Racing, Motorcycle, National Enduro Championship, Novel, off-road, Out of Air, Paarl, River, Sand, South Africa, Swellendam, Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront, Water, Western Cape, Writing
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