One Day in the Life of Jerome

  Lockdown Day 35 - This is the last day of Level 5 of lockdown, and here is Paddy smiling because he knows that Level 4 still means th...

  Lockdown Day 34 - Baker, Baker, here I present the result of my mother's simple bread recipe. This bread baking skills has been o...

  Lockdown Day 33 - There have been strange sounds at night every now and then coming from the gorge below our home. Sometimes there is...

  Lockdown Day 32 - So the month rolls into the next. The cats don't mind as there is lots of tasty treats for them to snack on, es...

  Lockdown Day 31 - Wow 31 days into this lockdown and Paddy, our ginger, is really enjoying having us at home. So much so that I can...

  Lockdown Day 30 - One of my duties during the lockdown is keeping an eye on our gorge. When the weather is good, I do a patrol to the...

  Lockdown Day 29 - And there you have it, I am at a normal 35.8 °C. Lockdown must be somehow flattening the curve here in South Africa...

  Lockdown Day 28 - Winter is coming is on our lips as CoVid-19 cabin fever is starting to set in with tensions raising to the surface ...

  Lockdown Day 27 - Having a birthday during a lockdown, what can one do, well we did I best and had a traditional South African braai ...

  Lockdown Day 26 - I still have not received my payslip for last month nor any UIF papers from my ex-boss of WebSense Internet Solutio...

  Lockdown Day 25 - I had to go into the bank again this morning. Nice to see social distancing and nearly everyone wearing face masks....

Lockdown Day 24 - For the last few days this grey duiker has been visiting us every morning. With the peace and quietness from the lock...

  Lockdown Day 23 - I wish both Pick 'n Pay and Checkers would take a leaf out of President Hyper's cap. They had their anti co...

  Lockdown Day 22 - It was towards the end of another lock down day and I was busy in my office when Lynda brought to me a dove that ha...

  Lockdown Day 21 - Believe me this photo taken with my cellphone is full of stars. We have had an unplanned power outage, which was in...

  Lockdown Day 20 - Lynda has been doing her Fly Lady cleaning regime since lockdown and we well have stayed out of her way. Here is Su...

  Lockdown Day 19 - I went to buy more supplies and was very surprised ho jacked up the President Hyper in Krugersdorp. They were the f...

  Lockdown Day 18 - The weather is so topsy turfy, not quite sure what to do. It is snowing on the Drakensberg which means the temperat...

  Lockdown Day 17 - The weather is so unpredictable with just about 4 seasons in a day. Our Easter Sunday started with online church se...

   Lockdown Day 16 - Take risks, well not with our lives, as the family is adhering to the strict lock down rules, I am the only one go...

  Lockdown Day 15 - Last night our President announced that the lock down is going to be expended for another 2 weeks to the end of Apr...

Lockdown Day 14 - Moving on from homemade bread we tried our hand on hot crossed buns without the cross, so in other words hot uncrosse...

  Lockdown Day 13 - After a lot of research I wrote a response back to the owner of Websense Internet Solutions stating that my dismiss...

  Lockdown Day 12 - I am still recovering from the shock yesterday. I am now looking into my options going forward now that loyalty is ...

   Lockdown Day 11 - My world has come crashing down with an email from my boss at WebSense who also owns Therabreath South Africa, ter...

  Lockdown Day 10 - Happy birthday babes! This is introvert Lynda's dream birthday, squirreled away at home with her knitting and n...

Lockdown Day 9 - The weather is still miserable which helps staying indoors during lock down here in Johannesburg. Spent some time in the...

  Lockdown Day 8  - I another long run to the south of Johannesburg. I must say it is good to get about with my essential services docu...

  Lockdown Day 7 - I did my furthest delivery run yet to Kempton Park, and went through 2 checkpoints, all on the East Rand. I must say...

  Lockdown Day 6 -  More face mask deliveries today, and we found 2 ZCC pilgrims in the veld cutting down protea trees for fire wood. T...

  Lockdown Day 5 and already people are getting frustrated. There are long queues for pension, as the more vulnerable older people of o...