Posts by Vivian Jenkins
Happy second birthday to Lady Arwen Evenstar’s First Litter!
Happy, happy birthday to #PersianChinchillas Silver Star, Princess Skye, Viking and Sir Baymax Boniface! I can’t believe you are two years old today. #Exquisitecats! Lady Arwen Evenstar’s first litter! So proud of you all! Thank you to your forever families for loving you so well!From Left – Right: (Top)Princess Skye, Sir Baymax Boniface, (Bottom) Silver Star and Viking.…
Read MoreEducation – a family passion!
I was born in 1951 in Harare, Zimbabwe (Salisbury, Rhodesia at that time), the oldest of three children. My primary schooling was at Avondale and Blakiston, and then I went to high school at Prince Edward, before heading down to UCT. In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, and editing to make it personal, I read…
Read MoreWelcome to Princess Bella-Joy’s new litter!
Princess Bella-Joy gave birth to her third litter of four beautiful, healthy #PersianChinchillakittens on 1st January 2020. The first baby arrived at precisely 20:20! How cool is that! They are already 17 days old!
Read MoreWomen in the Word – Ladies Bible Study in Fish Hoek
We are a group of women of all ages from different churches – or no church at all – in Cape Town’s Far South. We share a common interest in our desire to learn more about God. We usually meet for 8 – 12 weeks of Bible Study twice a year. If you’re near Fish…
Read MoreJenkins Reflecting on 2019
Dear Friends and Family We would like to wish you a very happy Christmas, and may 2020 be a wonderful year for you. With love and blessings from Peter and Vivian 2019 started with us looking out from Boyes Drive at the fireworks over the Cape Flats, having just fetched Jonathan, Jessie and Jessie’s sister…
Read More2018 Jenkins’ Christmas Newsletter
Dear Family and Friends We hope you have had a wonderful 2018. Ours has been fuller than we expected, with a mix of highs and lows! We started with Vivian in and out of hospital after her heart surgery last December. Then, at the end of July, Mum fell and broke her hip. She also…
Read MoreAunty Peggy’s news
2018 has been a tough year for Mum. On July 24, she fell and broke her hip. We are SO grateful to the doctors and staff at Victoria Hospital in Wynberg for the outstanding care they gave her. After her hip replacement op, an amazing physio friend helped Mum with rehab, as did the wonderful…
Read MoreVivian’s Books
The Sunrise Readers The Sunrise Readers were first written in the mid 1980s, and published by Longman Zimbabwe – co-authored by Vivian Jenkins and Chrissie Lewis. Approved for use in government schools in Zimbabwe, within the decade, they became the core-readers of choice in most schools in the country. In 2017, Vivian and Chrissie were…
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