Monthly Archives: January 2012

3-12pm More than twenty-five years ago, Mr. Bekker, who worked with Mike made us a small round table as a wedding gift. Some time ago it broke and Mike repaired it, but it has to be treated with some delicacy. … Continue reading →

4-59pm It was a super start to the week.  I woke early. I was happy. I was alert! I was bright-eyed and bushy tailed! All went swimmingly well with the show! Mid-morning, I received a phone call from Johanna, Wendy … Continue reading →

3-49pm Sunday! And a sunny one at that! The wind had dropped when we woke up. It was my turn to make morning coffee, so I did that and made Granny breakfast. Then Mike & I went to church – … Continue reading →

4pm Today, someone suggested I was  fortunate to have SO much free time on my hands that I am able to write a blog every single day! It made me think! Up at 3-45am Monday to Friday, I fall into … Continue reading →

3-51pm The show was great! Lots of feedback, via the SMS line as well as on Facebook. If you haven’t done so already, stop by www.facebook.com/ccfmriseandshine and relisten to Prof Tim Noakes talking about losing weight by cutting carbs. Miranda … Continue reading →

3-24pm Today after the show, I had to take Sally to the airport. She bid a sad farewell to Granny and I said goodbye to her at the upper level “stop and drop.” The day was spectacular and so Table … Continue reading →

3-40pm Today’s show went off well. Good to have Jack in the studio! I’m getting back into going to bed early and so have felt more awake in the morning. Yesterday morning, if I put my head on the desk … Continue reading →

4-30pm The media got hold of the ‘solar flare story’ in big chunks and before you knew it, people across Cape Town were feverishly passing on the news of the likelihood of increased radiation this afternoon at 4pm. But what … Continue reading →

2-14pm It’s an early blog. A rainy day. I’m outside on the patio enjoying the intermittent showers…debating about going inside and curling up in my bed! It is tough getting back to normal, half wishing the boat trip could have … Continue reading →

5-24pm Yesterday after I’d rushed to put the blog up, we did a bit of walking. Julian and David meanwhile had a serious game of ping-pong… When we got back to our cabin, the bed had been turned back… We … Continue reading →

1-42pm Full Steam Ahead…. Yesterday afternoon we walked and talked and ate and socialised. We also found a shady, quiet spot on one of the lower decks and took advantage of the great view and sunbeds in the shade. As … Continue reading →

1-34pm Wow! What an amazing (almost) 24 hours it has been! Yesterday evening at 6-30pm, Ronnie collected all 7 of us from home and took us to Cape Town Harbour where we strolled across a very quiet pier beneath the … Continue reading →

5-17pm Yep! The day has arrived! The house is filling. Sally arrived from PE to look after Granny. Granny was thrilled… Julian and Jessica are here from Johannesburg. Adrian and Stacey are here and we are just about ready to … Continue reading →

3-35pm Phew! Today has been a scorcher. We have been trying to keep cool! Firstly this is the temperature inside the house… Granny was positively melting, so I was trying to cool her down.  I put her feet in cool … Continue reading →

4-05pm I’ve just come in from a little walk. “Little” because it was both hot and windy, so it was just around the block and 10 minutes in length. Enough to notice what is ‘on the verge’ of some of … Continue reading →