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Leah's christening (baptism)
Leah was christened (baptised) yesterday. I am told that it was a pleasant service and that Leah was VERY good. After baptising her, the minister held her in his arms while he said prayers and during...
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"World Cup Rugby Final" Fever (2007)
To the left is the William Webb-Ellis Cup that South Africa and England , the current world cup champions, will be contesting for tomorrow (Saturday 20th October, 2007) at 9pm CAT. World Cup final...
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We are the champions !!
The Springboks defeated England by 15 points to 6 in the IRB Rugby World Cup final on Saturday. International sports writers and critics were unanimous in acknowledging that the Springboks were the...
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Leah is coming home !!
At Leah's last weigh-in on the 18/10/2007 her weight was 5.14kg. She had her BCG immunisation on Wednesday(24/10/2007) and her 8 week check up on the following day, which included her first set of...
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The Homecoming
As scheduled, Dylan, Wendy and Leah arrived back at Cape Town International airport on Friday the 9th of November. I took the day off to meet them at the airport and so did Wendy's parents as well as...
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A Time to Braai
On Saturday 10th November we had a family get-together at No. 44. We, the Campbells, and Wendy's family came together for a braai (barbecue) to celebrate the return of Dylan and family. Dylan did most...
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Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden
The term GOLF is believed by many to have originated in Scotland many years ago when the game was invented. It was ruled that it was a game for "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden" and thus the acronym...
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Christmas is coming ....
With Christmas exactly two weeks away today, many companies are having their staff Christmas parties / luncheons around this time of the year. The company that Janet works for, held their Christmas...
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Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year
In keeping with the Ilsley family tradition, we will again be having Christmas eve dinner instead of Christmas day lunch this year. Last year we hosted a dinner for 22 people at #44, the year before...
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Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve
This year, Christmas Eve dinner was held at Cathy and Paul's residence in Bellville. The food was once again delicious - the traditional roasted turkey with stuffing, Christmas ham, roast leg of lamb...
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Mossel Bay, here we come !!
Lloyd and I will be taking a trip up the coast to Mossel Bay on Sunday morning (6/1/2008) to visit Dylan, Wendy and Leah. We plan to stay with them until Thursday or Friday. Dylan and family were down...
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Trip to Mossel Bay
Today is my first day back at work after a very enjoyable and relaxing 5 week holiday. Both Lloyd and I had a great time in Mossel Bay and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with Dylan, Wendy and Leah....
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The Latest Pictures of Leah
These pictures were taken in middle to late January. Wendy and Leah are driving down to Cape Town for a few days(in fact they should be here already) and will be going back to Mossel Bay early next...
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Ryan and Ashley Philips' visit
Ryan and Ashley spent some time in South Africa during January and, from what I gather, they had a wonderful time here. While in South Africa, they did lots of sightseeing, clubbing and even did shark...
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Leah eating veggies (and loving it)!!
Leah has recently started eating vegetables (pureed or mashed) and judging from these pictures, she is thoroughly enjoying it. She loves pumpkin and butternut squash but I am told that she is not too...
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SA Navy Festival
The SA Navy Festival has become a highlight on the Cape's entertainment calendar with an estimate of more than 100,000 people attending over the three days. This year the annual Navy Festival was held...
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Yzerfontein
On the weekend of 28th March 2008, Val, Andre, their families and some friends went camping out at the Yzerfontein caravan park. On the Saturday morning, Janet and I took a drive through to spend the...
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Killarney Motor Racing (5th April, 2008)
The exciting Wesbank National Championship motor racing returned to Cape Town on the 5th of April 2008. As has now become customary, Lloyd and I attended the race meeting and were at the track at about...
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Bloukrans - Bungy Jumping
We had a long weekend at the beginning of May (Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd were public holidays). Janet, Lloyd and I went to Mossel Bay for the weekend, which we spent with Dylan, Wendy and Leah. On...
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