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Monthly Archives: November 2014
6 Cricketers Who Have Died By Being Struck By A Ball
11am I have followed the dreadful events that have penetrated the main news media throughout the course of this last week. I was horrified at the pictures that came after Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes turned to evade a cricket ball … Continue reading
Creamy, Cheesy, Mushroomy Spinach
9-56am My Banting recipe of the week is a great accompaniment to meat of any type. It’s so easy and hard to ruin (except if you over-cook it!). Spinach is in season right now. There’s plenty to be had of … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Banting recipes, Banting vegetables, Eating LCHF, Gratitude, Spinach recipes
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The End Of Celebrating A New Beginning
12-38pm Today marked the end of celebrating a new beginning! I turned 50 on 5th November – it was the beginning of a new decade. This morning, I had my final 50th birthday celebration. Our Friday girls went to the … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Friends, Friendship, Helga is 50, Helga is going to be 50!, How old is Helga?
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If You Are In Your 20s or 30s, This Is For You!
2-34pm I remember watching Andy Stanley’s series on Time and one of the things he remarked on, is that when you get to late 40s early 50s, you suddenly wake up to the great insight of the rapid passing of time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Choose Life, Living life intentionally, start living, The passing of time, Time
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Why Divorce Is Not The End Of The World
8-06am Mike & I have been married for 28 and a half years. It’s been an incredibly happy union of two people who are hugely different. Mike, 13 years (and 8 months) older than I, conservative, introvert, perfectionist, hard-working, non-people … Continue reading
Do This And It Will Change Your Life
2-32pm 25th November means Christmas is a month today. It’s difficult to get my head around this. For me, 2014 has been a spectacular year of adjustment….an interest journey of unwrapping a few of my outer layers to discover a … Continue reading
There Has To Be Some Self-Control
12-57pm It doesn’t matter what kind of lifestyle you try to embrace, be it Banting or calorie counting or any type of weight-loss diet, there has to be some sort of self-control. I generally could be considered queen of food … Continue reading
Sommer Blomme
1-52pm It was unexpectedly cloudy and cool in Cape Town this morning. The to-do list was a walk up the mountain, but the cloud was low and this meant that all the lookout points would be in misty conditions. We … Continue reading
Avocado and Bacon Salad
10-30am My Saturday Banting recipe has only a few ingredients, is uber easy, very quick and delicious! I saw this recipe in a magazine, but didn’t have all their suggested ingredients so I adapted it and it turned out pretty … Continue reading
Trouble with Truffles
3-18pm My dear Truffles! She has been a bit poorly of late. She has lost weight and she has been acting suspiciously. She has been strangely thirsty and very clingy. Most nights she sleeps very close to me. She has … Continue reading
Fish Hoek Fire Pictures
11-05am Yesterday, a blaze of note swept across the Fish Hoek mountain side. It began in Glencairn and with a stiff south-easterly wind blowing, it moved over the mountain towards the top row of Fish Hoek houses. It always amazes … Continue reading
Everyday Goals
3-37pm Gearing up for the next 25 years! There is a saying that goes, ‘I do today what others won’t, so I can do tomorrow what others can’t.’ It’s easy to be afraid of the future and to delay focusing … Continue reading
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Tagged Eternity-thinking, Goals, How to improve your health today
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Probably The Strangest Thing I’ve Ever Seen!
1-42pm I think I could describe my experience yesterday as absolutely surreal. It was weird in the extreme, seeing what I saw in the Mariner’s Wharf car park. It all began on a lovely sunny Monday, when I met with … Continue reading
Coping with Change
3pm We are hurtling towards the end of the year. In the last few days it has struck me that 2015 is just around the corner and I’m looking back saying, ‘what have I achieved this year?’ In years gone … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Change management, Coping with change, God never changes
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Toni’s Memorial Service
12-46pm Yesterday, I went to Toni’s memorial service. I was moved by it, mainly because I knew that Toni had planned it. She knew the day would come when we would gather to bid her farewell. She left a message … Continue reading
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Tagged Coping with death, Coping with grief, Living life intentionally, Toni
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