Notes from the Cape

Introducing the new Bafana Bafana striker

Craig Strachan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:31 +0000

She is practising hard to enter the 2010 world soccer contest. We have high hopes that with her in the team we have a fighting chance to win the competition to be the world champs.

Go Emily!

Score a goal, and if you don’t manage to do that, you can just eat the ball.

If we don’t win at the soccer, we can always enter the tug of war contest instead.

It is hard work being so cute.

I think she likes her new home

Craig Strachan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:12:54 +0000

I think that Emily is happy, but she never stops! But she is so cute.

I think they will get on just fine…

Craig Strachan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:55:05 +0000

Emily and Cassius

Emily is so quiet, she has a cat’s bell on her collar for the time being.

Introducing our new daughter

Craig Strachan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:16:38 +0000

I would like to introduce to the new addition to our family. Emily was born 6 weeks ago, and she will be coming over to join us in about 2 more weeks. In the mean time, here is a picture of her. She is a little baby Golden Retriever.

Emily

Shh, don’t tell Eccles yet!

Braai Day tomorrow!

Craig Strachan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:07 +0000

Don’t forget that tomorrow is National Braai Day, the most important public holiday on our calendar. It doesn’t matter what you braa, but you have to braai something!

You can do some seared tuna

or some wors

How about smoked chicken on the Weber?

Don’t forget the garlic bread

And if you need any help, here is a step by step guide.

Organic shoes?

Craig Strachan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:00:39 +0000

Lois and I had lunch today in Simonstown. While there, I saw one of the most bizarre signs that I have ever seen in my life – advertising organic shoes! What next?

Organic Shoes in Simonstown

Well, I suppose that there is a certain logic for it, what else do you do with the left-over skins from all the organic meat?

Anyway, Simonstown was really pretty today, our first really warm day this summer. I said to Lois that if I was brave, I would say that the worst of the weather is behind us, but I am not quite that brave.

: Simontstown

Here’s a picture for the restaurant where we ate – The Meeting Place. Good food, and prices not too bad.

Gibson Guitar wall

Craig Strachan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:12:35 +0000

Gibson Guitar wal, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan.

A wall at Planet Hollywood, Times Square. It contains a couple of hundred Gibson Guitars, mostly the Les Paul.

This is a fitting memorial to the famous Les Paul, who died on August 13 2009. He created the Gibson Les Paul guitar, which was played by almost every rock band in the world.

He also invented multi-track recording, which of course revolutionised the music industry.

Paul McCartney’s bass guitar

Craig Strachan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:05:41 +0000

Paul McCartney’s bass guitar, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan.

Here is a picture of Paul McCartney’s bass guitar – yes the original! It was on the wall at Planet Hollywood on Times Square, New York.

Cape Gooseberries

Craig Strachan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:01:45 +0000

Cape Gooseberries, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan.

Today I picked about 200 Cape Gooseberries from the bush in my garden. Not bad considering it has only been growing for about 6 months.

Driving into New York City

Craig Strachan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:57 +0000

Driving into New York City, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan.

Driving into New York City from Foxwoods, on the I95. You have to learn to be quite an aggressive driver to survive here.

But being from Cape Town, I adjusted pretty fast.