Alasdair Craig

The week of Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026

Monday: A good day at work for a change — managed to get some coding done. Two walks up and down the road. After-work spin class, found it quite tough. Collected the wine bag we left at the restaurant on Saturday.

Tuesday: Two walks up and down the road. Got some work done again. What a difference distraction-free time makes to productivity.

Wednesday: ENT specialist appointment at Kingsbury. Advised to get an MRI scan to rule out acoustic neuroma.

Thursday: Work from home day. Focused work day.

Friday: First gym session in a while. Didn’t get the work done that I expected to. Dinner with Brian and Di at Al’s Place. Really nice evening despite Susan not really being up to it.

Saturday: Trip to Paarl with Susan and Helga for the Waterblommetjie Festival. Spread over three farms, we enjoyed Windmeul Kelder most, but loved the look of Rheebokskloof for a future Sunday lunch outing. Home to the F1 qualifying and TV watching.

Sunday: Gardening. Some work — unfortunate that I feel the need to do it, and two weekends in a row at that, but glad that I did. Grocery shopping. F1 watching.

The week of Aug 24, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026

Monday: Two walks up and down the road. Start of sprint. After-work spin class. Little else to report.

Tuesday: Good news from the auction — the vintage scale was sold. Two walks up and down the road. After-work grocery shopping.

Wednesday: Susan ubered to me after work. Dinner at the Indian restaurant in Fish Hoek, then quiz night at the lifesaving club.

Thursday: Work from home day. Nice evening braai; we finished a bottle of wine.

Friday: Midday meet and greet with the neighbouring office. Every day seems to get derailed into other work than what I’d planned.

Saturday: Susan’s birthday. Morning spent in the workshop. A little work to catch up on the week’s distractions. Then birthday dinner at Mama Roma in Newlands with Tinky and Anthony.

Sunday: Lazy morning. Walk around the neighbourhood. More work, despite it being a Sunday. Visited Leanne in hospital. Lunch at Brass Bell. Very busy in Kalk Bay — finding parking was difficult. Chores and a Rob & Marian chat.

The week of Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026

Monday: Two walks up and down the road. Bug fixing at work. After-work spin class. Wasn’t feeling strong, but still managed it.

Tuesday: Appointment at the Ear Institute. Impressive array of tests, though an ENT appointment is now needed. Feeling a bit optimistic. Susan helped me get an appointment in two weeks’ time. Otherwise a work from home day.

Wednesday: Gym. After-work grocery shopping. Started watching a new series. Early to bed.

Thursday: Work from home day. All day spent on one thing, uninterrupted. Date night sushi dinner at Asian Panda.

Friday: End of sprint day. Managed to get to gym, then a marathon meeting.

Saturday: A full and satisfying day. Haircut. Waterfront, where we sold the hookah to a Turkish restaurant. A leisurely lunch at CTFM. Then the final coat of varnish at the workshop while Susan did grocery shopping. Home to the F1 qualifying and a marathon TV session.

Sunday: Brunch at RCYC with Susan, Claire, Chris, Brenda and Wally. Home for a little admin and to watch the F1. Rob & Marian chat. TV watching.

The week of Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026

Monday: Public holiday. Did some admin. Then a game of padel with Barbs, Helen and Estelle. Susan suffering from insomnia and sleeping during the day.

Tuesday: Back to work after the long weekend. Bought Susan’s birthday present.

Wednesday: No entry.

Thursday: No entry.

Friday: Susan left for her girls’ weekend away. Quiet evening at home watching TV.

Saturday: Slow morning. Some DIY, time in the workshop, and a gardening tidy-up. Then a little braai by myself. A pretty good day.

Sunday: Early varnish session at the workshop. Walk around the Common. Starting to get really worried about my hearing. Susan arrived home from her weekend away. The varnish hadn’t dried when I went back for the third coat, so it’ll have to wait. Quick stop at Pinelands to inspect the work done. Rob & Marian chat.

The week of Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026

Monday: Little to report work-wise. After-work spin class.

Tuesday: Collected Susan’s earring repair from Raynor’s. Quiet day but got some bug fixing done.

Wednesday: A day of IT stuff, all sorts. Got little work done. No gym either due to a power outage in the area.

Thursday: Work from home day. We finally have GitHub Copilot at work. Very pleased.

Friday: Gym. Dull icon refitting work. TV watching.

Saturday: Lazy morning in bed. Some gardening. Kauai takeaways. YouTube and TV watching.

Sunday: A very pleasant day. Early start for breakfast at Chardonnay Deli, Kalk Bay. Grocery shopping. Some admin while Susan rested. Then a live music show at Alma Café to see Albert Frost. Impressive guitarist.

The week of Jul 27, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026

Monday: Back to work. The calves are feeling yesterday’s walk. After-work spin class.

Tuesday: Not the best day. Dull but hard work problems. Irritated and frustrated. After-work grocery shopping.

Wednesday: Not a good day at work because of an interpersonal confrontation with K. Managed to get to gym. After work, visited three shops to find my moisturiser brand. Bought Susan some blushing bride flowers.

Thursday: Work from home day. Preoccupied with yesterday’s confrontation.

Friday: Gym. We met Chris and Claire at the Century City Intaka Island Night Market, followed up with ice cream in Sea Point.

Saturday: Came to the realisation that the confrontation couldn’t have been avoided, but my response to it could have and should have been different. Keeping the peace was not the right course of action — it made me appear weak and was a lost opportunity to figure out why I caused offence. A casual day mostly spent reading. Susan and Claire visited a flower show. Chris and I collected them afterwards and had dinner at RCYC.

Sunday: Watched Odyssey at the V&A. Really enjoyed it. Lunch at Mozambik, good as usual. Visited Denise and saw Mom’s apartment again.

The week of Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026

Monday: Disappointment at buying replacement remotes, the wrong type were delivered. First spin class in a month.

Tuesday: Haircut at lunchtime. Frustrating day at work trying to finish a silly little enhancement. After-work dinner at Al’s Place. Bumped into Brian and Di on our way out.

Wednesday: Got bumped in traffic on the way to work. Thankfully no damage done. Gym at lunchtime. Little to report.

Thursday: Work from home day derailed and became an office day instead due to internet issues. Ended up being a very disrupted day.

Friday: End of sprint day. Susan got a lift with Paul to the weekend away. Evening preparation for the weekend.

Saturday: Got on the road and away by 8:30. Slow, easy three-hour drive to Rockwood Farm, Citrusdal. Great seeing Theresa after at least 20 years. We went to watch Paul, Di and Cher finish the Rooibos MTB race. Evening braai.

Sunday: As a group we went for a nice walk, including seeing the rock art. We left for home around midday and stopped for lunch at the very nice Dessert Rose Farm Store. Saw the house sitter off and watched most of the F1. Rob & Marian chat, and an early night.

The week of Jul 13, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026

Monday: Did my tax return. Gave gym a skip.

Tuesday: Out of the ordinary work from home day. A walk around the neighbourhood for the first time in ages. Louise and Kelly popped round for a chat.

Wednesday: First time back at gym in four weeks.

Thursday: A day in the empty office while network switches got upgraded. Met Debbie, the house sitter.

Friday: Weights at gym. Going to feel it tomorrow. End of a long week.

Saturday: A little time in the workshop. Grocery shopping. F1 watching. Helped Susan with some admin, then TV watching.

Sunday: Some workshop time and chores. We visited Liz for cake and coffee. Rob & Marian chat. TV.

The week of Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026

Monday: Went to work, but not feeling great. Missing gym.

Tuesday: Starting to feel better.

Wednesday: Feeling much better.

Thursday: Work from home day. Fixed a very old bug.

Friday: Not feeling as well as I have been. End of a long week.

Saturday: Quiet morning and midday. Braai with Tinky and Anthony. Very nice.

Sunday: A good day. Susan and I went to see a movie at the Waterfront, then a light lunch at Woolworths. Watched some of the Wimbledon final.

The week of Jun 29, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026

Monday: Last day of leave spent ticking admin and chores off a to-do list. Happy to have this as an easy introduction back to normality after a holiday.

Tuesday: First day back at work thankfully went smoothly. Work from home day because of strikes. Municipal water outage from 9am to 7pm. Kelly dropped off the keys.

Wednesday: Busy day at work — it seemed like colleagues had saved their questions for my return from leave. Even had to skip gym. Collected spare floorboards from my tenants. The new floor looks fine based on a very brief inspection.

Thursday: Waste of a work day babysitting cabling contractors. Hope it’ll be worth it, but I have my doubts.

Friday: Missed gym yet again due to work constraints. Bluebird Market in Muizenberg after work with Claire and Chris.

Saturday: A good day spent in the workshop doing this and that. Pharmacy visit. Starting to feel as if I’m catching a cold. F1 qualifying watching and marathon TV watching.

Sunday: Woke up feeling sick having caught a cold. Spent the whole morning in bed. Got up only to watch the F1. Rob & Marian chat.