Jan's Memoirs

Becoming a Dog Trainer 🦮
Being back in Cape Town meant living in our own home again in Simon’s Town but also taking up a new role as headmaster of

Michael: our talented, youngest child
After his scary, jaundice diagnosis and brief treatment after birth, we were able to bring home a beautiful, healthy boy. With his blonde hair, blue

Colin, our eldest son
Colin was born at Vincent Pallotti hospital in Pinelands on the 26th of November 1968. It was a difficult delivery and Dr. Fourie had to

Gambit: our lovely long-haired GSD
Once we were back in Welkom I missed Coxswain so much, that I started searching the newspapers for dog adverts. This went on for a

Chess: Our family and the Game of Kings ♟️
I do not remember when I saw my first chess set or when or where I acquired my own set. New things always interested me,

Coxswain: Our beautiful German Shepherd boy
Once I had bought a house in Welkom, we began to settle down as a family. The children had successfully settled into their schools. Phyllis