I have the winter blues. By this time of the year I am in a constant foul mood - it's from all the shivering and shaking during the past few months. My body is all cramped up and that makes me miserable, plus the air is bone dry. We need rain, I need rain - please pretty please!
Mom, Aldie and I did the 702 Walk the Talk last week (for those of you who don't live in this country 702 is our local talk radio station). We opted for the 5km walk. It was crowded and lots of fun. The field was 61 000 people strong - that's a lot of Joburg folk walking about. I'm so proud of mom, despite the fact that she has a spur on her left heel she still walked and way ahead of me too. My feet are still burning - I've been doing a lot of running around since the big walk - for work. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. We each received a medal at the end, which I thought was a great touch. Confession - I have never completed any kind of race and this is the first medal I have received in my life. It now hangs about in my cupboard, like a grand piece of hip hop bling. 702 tried a new venue this year, because the field was so big, and they sure had their teething problems. Mostly parking. They didn't provide any park and ride facilities, so not only did you have the race to walk, but the distance from the parking to the start was probably another couple of kilometers. Mom and I grumbled and groaned a lot about that. Ah well....

Mom has just returned from a weekend break in Durban and goes to Germany in two weeks time. Lucky her. Actually no, not lucky her - she deserves it - in spades. Our rennovations are so to speak complete and she was the one who had to deal with all the building contractors who simply turned her house and her life upside down. I reckon she deserves a break and a change of scenery. I can't wait for her to go, cause when she comes back she always brings lots of news and pressies from everyone. German gummi bears (bit like wine gums on juicier) are the best. Mmmm looking forward to those!!