I still have a rough cold and a crackly whisper of a voice, but I saw three people I knew at the grocery store yesterday, and only converted prices back to Rand a couple of times. And I bought my Mom a bottle of wine to accompany the magnificent birthday meal I cooked her, and I got carded.

And happiness is these photos from Bloemfontein:

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which are the bees’ knees to me.

Or this one,

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which takes the cake.

Or some other similarly appropriate metaphor, by which it is clear to you that this photograph puts a great big whoppin’ smile on my face.

Now does anybody know where I can find Rooibos tea, besides Starbucks?

xCC