Monthly Archives: August 2014

Princess Diana – 1st July 1961 to 31st August 1997

10-10am It’s 17 years ago today, also a Sunday morning, that the world woke up to find that beautiful Princess Diana had died in a car crash. I remember that day, as if it were yesterday. We didn’t turn the … Continue reading

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You Are As Happy As You Choose To Be

9-07am I’ll be honest, the title, “You Are As Happy As You Choose To Be” is what I believe, but that does not mean I don’t struggle with the idea of it. My struggle comes in the knowledge that there … Continue reading

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A Slow Metabolism? How To Increase It

3-46pm Last week,  when I met clinical dietitian Sonja, she had me stand on her really technical machine that analysed more than I wanted to know. One of the things that came up in the results was that my metabolism … Continue reading

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5 Things I Have Done Differently Over The Last 5 -10 Years

2-11pm As I head towards the end of a decade and move from the frenetic 40s to the fabulous 50s, I am finding myself reflecting on the past and what I’ve got right and what I’ve got wrong. I can … Continue reading

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5 Banting Principles Even the Critics Can’t Argue With

9-18am Tim Noakes is in the news again….this time 4 professors from UCT have signed a scathing letter to the Cape Times, criticising his promotion of a LCHF/Banting Lifestyle. Prof Tim is also a professor at UCT, so it’s a … Continue reading

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Living in a Bubble

9-09am That’s what I feel I’m doing. This morning, I had more understanding why I’m living in my Bubble. Today, I leaned up close to the thick, translucent fabric to see what the real world looked like. It was bad. No … Continue reading

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After Spring Weather, Here Comes the SNOW!

2-50pm After walking in sunshine for a few hours yesterday, today’s forecast was sunny, becoming cloudy with a little rain this evening. That’s my AIX forecast, which is on my cell phone start up screen and which I have found to … Continue reading

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Steam-Train Sunday

2-39pm Today has been a magnificent spring day in Cape Town and I have the photos to show it. With Julian in town, he wanted to go for a long walk! We parked at Kalk Bay and took off towards … Continue reading

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Three Banting Recipes – And Some Beautiful Sea Point Views

11-45am Yesterday, I took a drive to Sea Point to meet up with a friend – Mary. She’s staying in a friend’s apartment while hers is being renovated. Wow, what a view! It was like being on a ship, looking … Continue reading

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The Day I Conquered The WORLD!!

1-19pm I am a SPORCLE fan. Sporcle is a website – www.sporcle.com and it’s the home of general knowledge quizzes.  One of the main parts of Sporcle that really scratches my itch for learning are the maps of the world. … Continue reading

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NEVER AGAIN!!

3-01pm Never again! Yesterday I claimed a “Never Again.”  There is a place in the Bible where this is said quite emphatically. It is Genesis 9 verse 14-15, “Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in … Continue reading

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The Ebola Virus- How It Impacts Cape Town

Update 16th October 2014 Because of the worldwide concern over the Ebola virus, I have been doing quite regular updates as it pertains to South Africa and mainly Cape Town. The latest is here. Update: 3rd October 2014 There still has … Continue reading

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Stories from Rhodesia – Part 2 – Lest We Forget – The Elim Massacre

1-20pm This is sobering. 36 years have passed. I was 13 years old when this happened. I heard about it, but certainly never really knew how many people died – who they were or how old they were. It’s a … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Waffle/Pancake with Berries & Cream

2-08pm Those of you following my life and not my recipes get the day off from reading today’s post! The other day Caroline Leaf posted a Facebook status that her daughter Dominique had made a sweet potato waffle. It looks … Continue reading

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Horrible Childhood Memory

3-05pm This morning I woke up with an unsettling childhood memory on my mind. It’s amazing how a strong sense of uncertainty and fear experienced as a young child, is carried into adulthood with such clarity and vividness. We lived … Continue reading

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