Brendan At Home Posts
Last year I discovered Yzerfontein’s secret weapon; people give back. I’m proud to to be part of that spirit of community by serving at the NSRI, Station 34 here in Yzerfontein.
Updated Nov 2022: This has had to be put on hold. Not even getting to run one a week at the moment so… not much chance of this happening in 2022. OK. It’s been a goal since the running bug bit years ago. Nasty injury and a couple niggles later… I got to start from 0. So here we go. 0 to 5km, then 5km in under 20 mins. This year, 2022. My fastest 5k is 23:22. So it’s going to take some beating. I’ll track my progress here starting…
Shaun, this is just for you. Learn these three drinks and you’ll be the king of the summer pool party man 😉 Just stay stocked up on Havana Club, coke, soda and limes and you good to go! The Cuba Libre! My favourite summer cocktail! Mojito I would use two teaspoons of white cane sugar rather than sugar syrup and you can just squeeze the limes by hand too. Caipirinha In SA, if you can get Mainstay Cane that is about the closest to Cachaça I think, otherwise a good…
Not forgotten. Not just a number. A group of volunteers have put together an online memorial honouring those who have passed away due to COVID-19.
“I realised that I could lose myself in a character. I could live in a character. It was a choice. And when I finished with that, I took a month to remember who I was. ‘What do I believe? What are my politics? What do I like and dislike?’ It took me a while, and I was depressed going back into my concerns and my politics. But there was a shift that had already happened. And the shift was, ‘Wait a second. If I can put Jim Carrey aside for…