Monthly Archives: January 2013

I’m doing it for Debbie.

1-15pm When my friend Debbie came to visit in December a couple of memorable things happened.  We caught all our news up over lunch at Rhodes Memorial and then hung out at my home until I took her to the … Continue reading

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Love Vss Care

2-46pm When I took Granny into Ladies Christian Home for4 nights last week, one of the things the wonderful manager (Lindsay Long) said was “we can’t love your Mom-in-law as much as you do”.  It was a practical, truthful statement. … Continue reading

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Laughing Ourselves Silly…

3-04pm The highlight of the day (apart from Rise and Shine of course) was meeting with Karen for a quick coffee. We went to Cafe Labia, one of my favourite places just up the road from CCFm…. We had good … Continue reading

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Don’t Wait For The Storm To Pass….

12-39pm I got back into routine quickly today. I came home after (Rising and Shining) around 11am and did show prep. I actually still need to go down to the mall and get some shopping. Mike is picking his Mom … Continue reading

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Home Sweet Home!

1-18pm 5km walk before breakfast! That’s what we did this morning. We drove into Hermanus, parked close to the Windsor Hotel and walked to the point overlooking the new harbour. It was a beautiful morning without a breath of wind… … Continue reading

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Cliff Walking…

3-32pm We’ve probably walked about 16km today! I don’t know if I’ll be able to get out of bed tomorrow! The day began with a beautiful sunrise over the lagoon… We took a pre-breakfast walk and probably meandered about two … Continue reading

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It’s BALEENS!

1-54pm Soooo, here we are at a B&B in HERMANUS, called BALEENS. It’s an odd name, the origin of which I will have to find out. We found it on line. It’s a block from the beach. Our room is … Continue reading

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Granny’s in Frail Care

1-38pm The main event for today was to take Granny to the Ladies Christian Home where she is to spend 4 nights. We broke the news to her the other evening. I told her Mike & I were going away … Continue reading

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Why I Don’t Want To Say, “I Don’t!”

10-31am It’s been 26 years, 5 months and 2 weeks since I said, “I Do!” Last night as I readied myself for bed, Mike arrived in my bedroom with tea for me. It got me thinking about how much I … Continue reading

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Bathroom Project!

1-57pm Today has been good. Granny is better than yesterday! Yesterday she had a bit of a tummy bug! 🙁 The sunrise was hinted at a lovely summer’s day ahead…. Right after the show, I met Wayne for breakfast so … Continue reading

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Granny Update…

12-18pm It seems my blogs are being posted earlier and earlier! I am sitting at the Blue Route, hidden away in Woolworths little restaurant, right at the back where I can see everyone! I have had a large cappuccino and … Continue reading

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View from the Window…

3-32pm View from the lunch window that is….today being Peter’s last day in Cape Town and with both he and Julian flying out tonight, we decided to have lunch at Fish Hoek Galley. What a splendid location…this is the view … Continue reading

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Even if it is only for 4 days…

2-40pm It was a very late night last night. Julian arrived from Joburg after 11-30pm. I must get used to the idea. He had me book another 6 flights in the months ahead and most of the arrival flights arrive … Continue reading

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Tim Noakes on Lance Armstrong…audio

2-27pm A good day!  The Rise and Shine show was cooking on high this morning. We motored through a whole host of topics from the US financial woes with Glen from Texas, to great photography tips with Wayne,  Raymond Cilliers … Continue reading

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From the Shade of the Balcony

2-27pm Off our bedroom we have a balcony. Today I tried to escape the heat and humidity by working out here. Every now and again a gust of wind blows around the corner and is welcome relief. The grapes have … Continue reading

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