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Monthly Archives: September 2012
KPW!!
4-03pm I’ve made it a new catch-phrase in our house! KPW. It’s what we all have to think when we are coming or going so that we don’t leave vital stuff in arb places. It stands for KEYS, PHONE, WALLET! … Continue reading
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Tagged God's Grace; God's Love, God's love for us, Granny, KPW
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I Need Rest!
2-40pm Last night Mike & I went out for our weekly (red meat) meal! I have been only trying to have red meat once a week and that’s when we have a steak! We normally go on a Saturday evening … Continue reading
Protein vss Carb – Twin Noakes…
3-31pm It was great fun to have twins Jax and Jeanne on the Rise and Shine show today. They have teamed up with members of the health fraternity to do an ‘in public interest’ dietary experiment. Jax is taking the … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, Carbohydrates, cholesterol, diets, eating plan, God's love, Granny, The Bible
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Builder or Wrecker?
Builder or a Wrecker? I watched them tearing a building down, A gang of men in a busy town. With a ho-heave-ho and lusty yell, They swung a beam and a sidewall fell. I asked the foreman, “Are these men … Continue reading
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Blogging from the Old Age Home!
2-25pm Do they call them Old Age Homes? They did when I was young! I’ve bought Granny along to Nerina Gardens where a few dozen elderly folk have gathered for an hour of delightful classical music courtesy of David! There … Continue reading
What Do You See In The Mirror?
What do you see in the mirror? Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen. Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella. Age 15: She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister (Mum, I can’t go to school … Continue reading
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He Was A Very ‘Good’ Person…
2-10pm Another fun day at the office…although I felt the music this morning wasn’t flowing as well as it should have been. That’s just one of those things… I think it improved between 7 & 8am! 🙂 After the show … Continue reading
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Getting Through A Crisis…
3-19pm Last night was David’s penultimate chamber music concert. He has just ONE left of his 4 year degree. Wow. He two other performances as well and then all his prac will be done. We’re so proud of him! Last … Continue reading
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Last Night I Lost It!!!
2-16pm If you ever wanted to see Helga have a meltdown, you should have been a fly on the kitchen wall last night! In order to make good come out of my angry, frustrated outburst, I did the dishes!!! It … Continue reading
What A Little Treat: “If He Said It” by Jason Pretorius – Free Download…
1-27pm What a little treat! I was checking out a part of my blog that I hadn’t visited in a while and followed the link to Jason’s song…only to discover he’s opened it up for 100 free downloads….so go along … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Arnold, Bible verse, death, If He Said It, Jason Pretorius, life, skype
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Found on Facebook!
3-28pm This morning as I lazed in bed, Mike was out trying to fix David’s crock of a car! Right now it is still not working! Anyway, no doubt it will eventually get fixed! As I hung out on Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible verse, Chocolate, Facebook, Granny, Nutella, Petrol price, prayer, Worry
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Yeah! Casual (Rise and Shine Open) Day!
1-36pm I just love Rise and Shine open days! They are exciting and fun. It’s always fun having an audience IN the studio. I appreciate Wayne so much because he does all the talking and entertaining and I get on … Continue reading
A Day For Granny…
5-18pm Today, Rene came and cut Granny’s hair. She looked and felt much better. Then Mike took the afternoon off. Earlier this week, he had gone down to the bank to draw money from her account and the ATM swallowed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible verse, God's love, Granny, His Banner Over Me Is Love, Song of Songs
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Timing is Everything!
2-02pm Sometimes you get it right and sometimes you get it wrong. Today I got it right! 182 people got it wrong! This has all to do with the dreadful new stop/go roadworks between Kalk Bay and Bible Institute. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible verse, CCFm, Kalk Bay roadworks, kedgeree, Reputation, stop and go at Clovelly, Timing
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