Happy Birthday Johno

This Saturday I'll be joining my friends Kerryn and Johno for a Birthday BBQ !
Yes even though we're due to have snow this weekend and it's going to be around 3 degrees us crazy South Africans.....(well Johno is an Aussie we'll forgive him) will actually be having a BBQ to celebrate Johno's Birthday.
A number of us will be heading down to their house in my Old Neck of the Woods Forest Hill to enjoy some great food and great company. I'll also be taking down my Poker set for some serious gambling.....ha ha.
Anyway will update my blog on Monday with some pics and all the news of the day. See you soon and have a great weekend. x

RIP Reece I will miss you

On Sunday the 16th Novemember my beautiful Reece passed away from old age. I bought him as this gorgis 6 week old puppy 13 years ago. He was the most adorable dog and my most faithful friend. Even as a young pup I rememeber how I took him to the beach for the first time and if anyone approached me he'd stand on guard and bark at them to protect me, he always made sure he was by my side. As he grew older the trips to the beach became so enjoyable and entertaining. Reece was a total water baby, and I could never keep him out of the swimming pool at home ..... so when we went to the beach I always had to laugh as he'd run straight down the ocean bark at the waves for a minute before running full speed into the waves. As the ocean was usually quite rough he'd get dumped by the waves, and then get washed back into shore....He absolutely loved it, I don't know how many times I was worried he'd get washed out and drown, but nope Reece always came swimming back and would get washed up and would just get straight back up, shake off his shiny coat from all the salt water and sand and was ready to go for it again with his tail wagging furiously ! He was such a gentle soul and had the most gentle nature. He would obediently always be at my feet and if I was seated his paw would be placed gently on my lap so he could get some love and affection, but if he had the chance he was so sweet , even in his massive size given the chance if you were seated he'd want to give you a hug. He'd slowly try kreep up on your chest and want to place his head on your chest and rest with you like he did when he was a pup....This obviously got harder as he grew into a full size Lab but that didn't stop him trying to snuggle up to you if he could. He was always just a few feet away and if I ever got up to go anyweher he always followed me and kept near, he was such a beautiful companion and will be very sorely missed. My Family loved him so much and we will all miss him dearly. May he rest in peace. xxx

October Update

Hi Everyone,
I am the worlds worst person at keeping my Blog up to date, and again have to apologies. From today going forward I will make more of an effort in keeping my Blog up to date.Work has been crazy and life so busy.A lot has happened in the last few months.My lovely friends, Sisters Kerryn and Tarryn came back to London after living in Brisbane, Australia for the last three years. It's wonderful to have them back in London again. Kerryn returned with her Australian Boyfriend Johno and don't live very far away from me which is fantastic. It's even better that Johno is an amazing chef in the kitchen and has cooked up many storms which we've thoroughly enjoyed ! Attached is a Picture of myself and Kerryn taken recently at a lovely little pub on the River in Greenwich. We all met one Saturday afternoon for some lunch and a catch up.

During October sadly my lovely friend Leanne Moore left England to live back in Sunny South Africa. Prior to Leanne leaving we had a lovely evening out and a farewell party for her. Us Girls had a day of pampering, by getting our hair done by The Amazing Kingsley, and our nails done by my friend Jamie. Then later in the eve, we all met out at a great bar and restaurant called Las Iguanas for cocktails and snacks. Whilst there we presented Leanne with a beautiful Necklace which we bought her from Tiffany's. She was very touched by our gift, it was called the eternal circle and felt it was a perfect gift for her to represent our circle of friends and how much we love her. A few tears were shed but that didn't stop us from then heading out the door and going to a Night Club called SE1 in London. We partied the night away and had a fantastic time. Soon after Leanne headed to Italy on holiday and on her return we had a lovely dinner together the day before she flewout. She's now back in SA and miss her loads. Our group of friends wont quite be the same without her. Attached are a few photo's of her Farewell party at Las Iguanas.

At the end of October my lovely friends Justin and Kelly and their two children Ty and Eiyla, also left London to live abroad. They initially headed to South Africa for four Months but will finally settle in New Zealand which is where Kelly is originally from. Prior to leaving the UK they had a small Farewell get together at their home in Gallions Reach East London. Many friends arrived, and I got to see some old faces that I've not seen in a very long time. It was wonderful to catch up with old friends but also a sad day to say good bye to Justin, Kelly and the children. Attached are a few pics of us at their home. Mark and Hayley were there too and I got some great photo's of us all together.

October workwise was an incredibly difficult month for me. Due to some serious fraudulent transactions that took place at my Company I was required to urgently work on some database area's. This was needed to assist the company in better monitoring unusual activity in order to recognise fraudulent activity faster, when these transations occur. This involved a lot of work for me and a lot of long hours. It was great work , but extremely mentally draining and was hard I must admit. Thankfully all that work is out the way now as of last week phew....I'm now working on other projects. As a result of this hard work I haven't been able to keep by blog up todate but hope that I can keep on top of it now so once again want to say a BIG SORRY :)