Farewell Darling Feta

It's gutting to say goodbye to Feta. Thankfully, we have found a wonderful, friendly home for her and she's settling in well.

Farewell to Willow Road

Well, we've sold Willow Road, our Cape Town house, and it's kind of like the closing of a chapter in our lives. Home from 1990 to 2000, the place is full of special memories.


Some Highlights

• Braais on the balcony
• The view from the balcony and the views of the mountain
• Living with a range of zany, wonderful housemates like Dain, Andre, Oliver, Ben, Eleda, Peter the plumber, Peter the paramedic, Shirly, Russel, Colleen and Rory
• Romancing Ally (including suprise Chinese dinner in my room)
• Sleeping out on the balcony
• Setting the house up with Ally in 1998 when we got back from overseas
• The walk in the mountain above the house
• Strolls to nearby Kirstenbosch
• Feta, the cat
• Pikiswe, our domestic helper (ah, those were the days!)
• Judge and Niki, Eleda's pugs
• Studying for university exams with Julian
• Summer holidays
• Some great parties including my 21st birthday party
• Some fantastic dinner parties
• A couple of family Xmases
• Watching South Africa win the 1994 world cup in the lounge (ecstacy).
• Watching South Africa losing to the Australians in the world cup cricket (run, Alan, run!)
• Lots and lots of cars outside and the dispair of the poor neighbours
• Gerald and the Edwards
• Silvia, my silver monza
• Waking up to the automatic irrigation system at 6 am in the morning
• The wild garden
• Walks up the hill at night to see the amazing views of the suburbs and check out other houses
• The chocabloc garage
• Furniture olympics

Wedding day

Wedding Night

The next morning

Honeymoon in Franschhoek

Coming home to find flower petals on our bed

Video of our wedding ceremony

Note to Ally

Card written by Ally on our wedding anniversary

I am blessed to have you in my life
My delicious lover
My best friend
My number 1 hug man

I often tell you that I love you but I don't tell you why - well, here are just a handful of reasons:

• you listen, I mean really listen to me 
• you are interested in all I do
• you support and encourage me to achieve all my dreams
• you kiss me goodnight
• you always look at me with such love and warmth
• you laugh, shout, cry and celebrate with me
• you cuddle me, even in your sleep!
• you want me to be just me
• you kiss me just because you want to

Related links

• More photos of our wedding
• Graeme and Ally (early relationship)
• Ally and Graeme (1993 - 2009)

Xmas 1999

Favourite movies watched (Old Mutual years: 1994 - 1999)

 

• Fight Club (1999)
• Notting Hill (1999)
• American Beauty (1999)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)
• Magnolia (1999)
• Being John Malkovich (1999)
• Existenz (1999)
• The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
• The Cider House Rules (1999)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• The Truman Show (1998)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• Meet Joe Black (1998)
• American History X (1998)
• Titanic (1997)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Starship Troopers (1997)
• Trainspotting  (1996)
• Fargo (1996)
• Jerry McGuire (1996)
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• Scream (1996)
• The English Patient (1996)
• From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
• Romeo + Juliet  (1996)
• Seven (1995)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Before Sunrise (1995)
• Heat (1995)
• Casino (1995)
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• Leon: The Professional (1994)
• Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
• Speed (1994)
• Legends of the Fall (1994)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• The Lion King (1994)