Amarula Coladas and oysters for parents’-in-law’s 40th anniversary at Brass Bell

This past weekend, Husband’s parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary…

Friday, 26 April 2019: Lauren Beukes’ Creative Mornings talk at AAA School

Last Friday, I attended Lauren Beukes’ Creative Mornings talk for April, held at the AAA School in Long Street. See the lovely setting, and delicious morning treats. Click here for my overview of Beukes’ talk on Bizcommunity.

Look at the lovely, fresh drip coffee we got to sample before the talk began. Clay Pigeon is opening later this year.

And these doughnuts! Driven in fresh from Worcester for the monthly Creative Morning talks.

The monthly Creative Morning talks are now held at the AAA School in Long Street. What a wonderful setting!

Love this, posted on one of the internal walls at the AAA School on Long Street. “We don’t make mistakes, we master them.”

Saturday, 27 April 2019: Avengers Endgame at GrandWest Casino, cocktails at Catch22

We tried something different for breakfast on Saturday – Bean Authentic Coffee Roasters in Monte Vista, as found on the Entertainer app. See Husband’s cheddar-and-bacon ‘egglets’.

Also at Bean Authentic – this delicious bacon, jalapeno, bacon, feta, cheddar and spicy mayo toastie.

We watched Avengers: Endgame at GrandWest Casino on Saturday afternoon. As you can see, we splurged on the biggest box of popcorn we’d ever seen, especially as it was Avengers: Endgame themed. We did finish it, as the movie is three hours’ long…

Next stop, Catch22 for some post-movie cocktails. The view is just gorgeous.

Husband, busy with his Ol’ Spice mojito, featuring spiced rum, lime, mint, ginger, pineapple and soda.

I went for the ‘Lava Me Long Time’. Served in a tiki glass, it’s a delicious blend of rum, coconut, lemongrass, lime, basil, blueberry and cranberry. The ice cubes mean there’s a little less in the glass than you think – that’s a good thing!

Sunday, 28 April 2019: Ruby anniversary lunch at Brass Bell

Husband’s parents were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary last weekend, so invited us for a celebratory meal at the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay.

Full family shot, Spec attended, as well as Janet and Phil – we sat upstairs in the enclosed area, with a view of the wild ocean below.

Oysters! Husband’s Mum ordered a portion for the table.

See Husband enjoying some oysters and me with my Amarula Colada cocktail. Yum!

My Amarula Colada again, a watchful gull statue along with some food – my beef burger and chips, and one of the fishy options.

The happy couple, with their eldest and me.

The tide pool at Brass Bell was flat and so inviting, if you ignored the nip in the air…

Husband got into the tide pool behind me here, as we headed back towards St James’ side. Note my coffee as the weather got cold, fast once the sun vanished behind the mountain.

Wednesday, 1 May 2019: Sick Husband and Rocomama’s treats on Workers’ Day

Intercare Parklands was our first stop on Wednesday, as Husband woke up Very Ill – he even came home early from work the day before. Diagnosis: Full-blown influenza. Lucky I had the flu shot the previous week. So far, so good. We didn’t wait long, but coffee in the waiting area is always a good idea.

Husband having a nap that afternoon.

We had a Workers’ Day afternoon treat at Rocomama’s later that afternoon. See my espresso shake – yes, my second milkshake of the day, as I also had a peanut butter-toffee shake at Wimpy after Hubcapsicum’s doc visit (I got to order an adventurous drink as I’d already had a coffee at the doctor earlier) – as well as the chicken burger Husband and Mum opted for, and Dad with his Bud in a bottle.

Mum and me at the Rocomama’s star wall.

The doglets relaxing in the lounge at various stages of the week. They know this is home!

That’s all, folks! Husband is on the mend but we’ll take things easy, just in case. Here’s to a relaxing weekend ahead, filled with delicious moments.