Melkbos for lunch with Mary-Anne

Jo and I went out to Tableview to pick up Mary-Anne and we then went for lunch at The Melkbos Kitchen. What an awesome location and the poke bowl was delicious. Jo and I then went for a short stroll to look at the apartment our family used to own. It elicited great memories.

Quotes about nostalgia

Nostalgia sometimes gets a bad rap, as if looking back automatically means being stuck in the past. But I believe strongly that in moderation, nostalgia can be deeply enriching. It reconnects us with the people, places, music, experiences and versions of ourselves that helped shape our lives. A familiar song, old photograph or remembered moment can instantly bring warmth, meaning and perspective to the present. In many ways, this blog is a celebration of nostalgia — not as an escape from life now, but as a way of honouring the richness, beauty and texture of a life that has been genuinely lived.

Here are quotes about nostalgia that I resonate with

• The out-of-date returns in due course as the picturesque. Agatha Christie
• There's a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left. David Guterson
• True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories. Florence King
• Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. Doug Larson
• Nostalgia: A device that removes the ruts and potholes from memory lane. Doug Larson
• Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. Franklin P. Adams
• Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity. Robert Morgan
• We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it. George Eliot
• Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect! Owens Lee Pomeroy
• We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. Carson McCullers
• Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. Angela Carter
• If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time. Art Buchwald
• Remember this... develop a sense of nostalgia for something, or you'll never figure out what's important. Gary Shteyngart
• You know what nostalgia is, don't you? It's basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain. Bette Davis
• Nostalgia is the aching realization that you can't go back again. The longing, no matter how intense, can never be met. R. C. Sproul, Jr.
• A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• There is a lovely warmness about feelings of nostalgia as though in one's head one is putting on a pair of comfy old slippers and curling up in front of a fire. Bill Geist
• Nostalgia is a way of remembering people and places and things, and wishing things hadn't changed. It has a sweetness to it. Sadness is just--well--being sad. Linda Lael Miller
• Nostalgia for what we have lost is more bearable than nostalgia for what we have never had, for the first involves knowledge and pleasure, the second only ignorance and pain. Mignon McLaughlin
• We are so habitually nostalgic by now that we anticipate looking back in the midst of enjoyment, look forward to watching the videos we're taking of our children even as we make them. Deborah Tall
• There are a few moments in your life when you are truly and completely happy, and you remember to give thanks. Even as it happens you are nostalgic for the moment, you are tucking it away in your scrapbook. David Benioff

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• Nostalgia quotes on Wisdom Trove

Ag please daddy!

Ah, the nostalgia!

Nostalgic South African adverts from the past

Here are some adverts from the 80's that are enmeshed in my memory and the fabric of my childhood.

Cremora "It's not inside, its on top!"

   

Timotei "It's so mild, you can wash your hair everyday"

  

Cadburys Lunch Bar "Mac Atini Makatini"

  

Chomp "You'll just have to grow some more kid"

   

Jan Spies Cremora

  

Castrol GTX: "A can of the best"

 

Hooked on classics

On our Zululand trip, through Antony, I rediscovered the album Hooked on Classics — one we listened to over and over on childhood car journeys in the 1980s. Dad absolutely loved it. The moment it started playing, the nostalgia came flooding back. It really was a phenomenon at the time, becoming one of the bestselling classical crossover albums ever and introducing a whole generation to classical music through its catchy disco-style arrangements.

 

Rocky Horror Picture show

My first time seeing this crazy musical. A real blast! It was at the Camps Bay theatre and we were there with Wendy and Graeme.

The Rocky Horror Show, the legendary cult rock musical, was created by Richard O'Brien, blending science fiction, horror, comedy, and glam rock into one wildly unconventional theatrical experience. First performed in London in 1973, it tells the story of an innocent young couple who stumble into the bizarre mansion of the eccentric Dr Frank-N-Furter and encounter a cast of strange and unforgettable characters. Packed with iconic songs, outrageous costumes, and audience participation, it became one of the most famous cult musicals of all time and later inspired the hugely successful film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

One of Sam's ex classmates played Brad. He was amazing.

What a setting for a theatre!

Myburgh's Ravine with Russell and Brandon

A lovely short hike half way up Myburgh's Ravine. Brandon and I had a wonderful, deep philosophical conversation on the way. On the way home, I had my first ice cream in ages - a delicious sugar free ice-cream at Kirsten's Kickass Ice cream.

Jo's 54th birthday

A fun day celebrating Jo's birthday. The Botings were in town and all came over for tea.  Michael, Annelies and their gorgeous baby stayed over. In the evening, we went to the Happy Rooster, a very nice Portuguese restaurant in the Muizenberg station. 

Jo in her element