To add more useful features to the web site I was trawling through widgets that I could use (they are handy little bits of code that sit in the column on the right of the screen) and I came across a weather widget (you may have to scroll down a bit to see it). I just told it where I was in the world and it puts the current weather and a three day forecast. Its pretty basic stuf...
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Month: April 2011
African Penguins at Boulders Beach
The season is changing, there is a definite nip in the air, and rain squalls seem to be the flavour of the moment. What better thing to do in such weather than take a family trip to Boulders Beach to see the African Penguins (well, if you are a from the north of England, rain showers and temperatures in the low teens is considered to be a corker of a bank holiday- head to t...
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Longbeach Mall- Why all the empty units?
I don't often go to the mall, for me it is the most effective waste of my time imaginable. However, occasionally I have a need for something and have to drag myself there. Many times I just walk from the eastern entrance up to pick and pay. On Sunday I was with D and it was raining heavily so we parked in the underground. We needed to go to Pick and Pay and the photo shop on th...
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Stop The Dassenberg Development- Facebook Fan Page
Do your bit and 'like' this page on Facebook. We have to do something to let our leaders know that we are against this development. Have your say, let your voice be heard.
Recently, social networking has been credited with helping to overthrow corrupt governments; this is a powerful tool in perpetuating democratic processes. By clicking the 'like' icon and sharing this with ...
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Dassenburg Development- What Is Going On Here?
The general area of the proposed development- image thanks to Google EarthWork has begun on the new housing development at the foot of the Dassenberg Mountain (at the base of Ou Kaapse Weg). Clearing began last week so it seems unlikely that the development will not happen, unless the developers go out of business.This makes one question what kind of a process has been gone thr...
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Fish Hoek Pre-Primary Schools- The Final Option
Our search for a pre-school for our daughter continued on Saturday morning with a trip to Milkwood Pre-Primary School. This is the last school that we are going to look at so after this it is decision time.
Milkwood comes highly recommended by the woman who looks after Maggie during the day, a lot of the kids that she has cared for have gone there and it is seen as a great p...
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Cape Glass Work- Cape Point’s forgotten industrial heritage
Some years ago I was walking in the area of Elsies Peak in Fish Hoek. I had not been living here long but had already been to the summit so I decided to explore the other side of the hill. My journey took me down the hill towards the spa but being a bit of an explorer I didn’t take the obvious route and ended up cutting through a small opening between some houses. So it was by...
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Stranded At Cape Point- What To Do If You Break Down In A Nature Reserve
A recent family trip to Cape Point Nature Reserve nearly ended in disaster, simply because we didn’t know what to do when we had car trouble. So I thought that I would write a post so that in a similar situation you can avoid the same problems.
My sister visited me recently. It was her first visit to Cape Town and so naturally we were keen to show her all the great places in...
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Cape Point Chronicle Exclusive- Capri SRA looking to up its game
It has come to the attention of the Cape Point Chronicle that the residents of Capri are less than satisfied with the prospect of gaining SRA status for the area. The major resistance is the extra levy on their rates. In an attempt to make the proposal more appealing to all residents the committee is looking into the possibility of creating an independent state.
At present t...
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