27.5.2026 Wednesday - a full day

.. and the morning is barely over. Jowie collects me from home to have a hit of tennis before pickleball. She hadn't played for a year and I am keen to re-introduce her to tennis. I am glad that my strokes are still there although J tells me that my string are flat.

As it often happens with new friends, the breakfast after the games is longer than the games themselves. Yoshi is more talkative now that he is been to our office. Adn Sara joins us, which is always a highlight. 

Fiona is working it seems, she sends me the minutes of meeting. I add my 2 cents, which ends up becoming the frame work of a letter. I'm happy with it - doing well in contractual correspondence is not about having good English, it's about having a clear chronology and a good understanding of the Contract. 

We finish the day at 11pm, after cooking food for Thursday's office do. 

26.5.2026 Tuesday - the arsehole in the room

 

25.5.2026 Monday -

 

24.5.2026 Sunday - Enghooi meets Jowie

 

23.5.2026 Saturday - space form and delight

 

22.5.2026 Friday - Sean prepares for a talk

We prepare for dinner with the Japs, it is interesting how much I look forward to these little breaks in my routine. These two are warm, genuine and amazingly easy to get along with - considering that we only met in December last year. I am afraid I can't say the same of several of our 'older' friends; one has become secretive and small minded, another also steers the conversation back to herself, and the other is always complaining about something or another.

Sean leaves dinner early, we suggest that to him; he will be giving a talk tomorrow at the PAMSC Centre - form, function and delight.

21.5.2026 Thursday - talking to Louis and Henry

Henry borrowed our models to show to students at an education fair. This morning he shares some photos with me; Louis is at the fair as well. These two are good ambassadors for the profession; they should engage well with the students. And because of this photo, I send Louis a text and we start a conversation - I will see him this Saturday at Sean's talk.