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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Visit to Granny & a Trip to the Castle…
Yesterday, we went into see Granny. She has been moved to frail care. Although, she had been very low in the morning, by the time we got there she was more awake and responded well when I spoke to her. … Continue reading
Another Glorious, Short, Cape Town Walk…
7-10am This time it was Mike’s idea and Clovelly was the starting point. We parked a short distance along Clovelly Rd, on the left and walked up an overgrown path. The path on the open space between the first house … Continue reading
Low Carb on the Cheap – Tuna Muffins
11-51am It is true that it can be expensive to follow a low carb lifestyle. It can get a lot cheaper by buying in bulk, cooking and freezing. Cheap low carb, high protein foods such as pilchards, liver & kidneys … Continue reading
Making Chocolate From Scratch!
8-39am This is the healthiest chocolate I have ever eaten. I bought the ingredients the other day and yesterday Riana got stuck in and made organic, as low carb as you can get, healthy, dark chocolate. Ingredients 200g cacao butter, … Continue reading
Felix – the Fabulous Family-Friendly ‘Flick’
6-51am From time to time, South Africa produces a flash of brilliance in the movie world and that’s what I feel they have done with Felix the South African, fabulous family-friendly flick… I NEVER go to movies during the week, … Continue reading
Quick Mountain Walk – Spectacular Views
If you are wanting an easy mountain walk with a total time of 1 hour, I’ve got it for you. But first, just a reminder about walking on the mountains around Cape Town. Never walk alone. Take a jacket and … Continue reading
One Single Thing To Improve Your Health TODAY!
12-17pm I was wondering what is the SINGLE biggest thing to improve health. So I googled and I surfed and I read and I discovered this fantastic picture board you tube video by Dr. Mike Evans. I watched it and … Continue reading
David’s First Marathon!
11-48am This morning I woke up to the alarm at 4-40am. By 4-45am, David had arrived, eggs and bacon were made and eaten. By about 5-15am, we joined 1000s of others making their way to the car park of Cape … Continue reading
What Most People Don’t Know About Prof Tim Noakes
11-19am This week Mike had an amusing incident at work. He walked into a meeting eating a packet of chocolate peanuts. He was met with some seriously quizzical looks. The conversation that ensued revealed that 3 out of the 5 … Continue reading
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Healthy Chocolate!
11-58 Dark chocolate has some great health benefits because the raw plant contains anti-oxidants. But you do need to choose the healthy chocolate instead of that which is laden with sugar, flavourants & other additives. My friend Peppi sent me … Continue reading
Earning $$$ Online
2-09pm When Adrian & Stacey went on their travels they took with them some serious laptop computing power, clothes, some money and not much else. Travelling the world with no employer seems to be set for financial difficulty. Many years … Continue reading
Prevent Alzheimers – EAT THE FAT!
9-22am When you go online and search for Preventing Alzheimers, you find more than 649 000 websites, so not quite as popular as Egg Recipes which now turns up 96 million results! Now that I am a blissful 48 years … Continue reading
Things (Don’t Really) Go Better With Coke
12-50pm I grew up on Coca cola. I’m sure you did too. There was nothing better on a hot summer’s afternoon, after a energetic game of U10 netball, for the team to sit back and drink bottles of coke. I … Continue reading
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Egg Recipes…& A BIG Cell Phone Delivery!
12-31pm I eat eggs almost everyday and sometimes it would be nice to do something different. This morning, I beat my eggs, put in a dollop of mayonnaise and some feta with a splash of cream and a dash of … Continue reading