Monthly Archives: October 2012

“People don’t die of trifling little colds. . .”

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Helga

2-24pm The sequence of events was as follows: On Friday evening, when Mike got home, he said something like, “Ooh, I feel I’m coming down with something!” By Saturday morning, he wasn’t feeling that great, so after we went out … Continue reading →

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A Look In My Fridge…

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Helga

3-08pm What’s in your fridge? I went downstairs to do some cooking and thought ‘Aha! I’ve never posted a picture of what’s in my fridge before!’ Pawpaw, tomatoes, there’s yoghurt and butter and strawberry jam and a couple of containers … Continue reading →

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4 Tips For Getting Over A Head Cold…

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Helga

3-53pm Yep! This has been a day of rest! Mike’s cold went from bad to worse and so he (& I) have been in bed for almost 24 hours…I call it prevention on my part!  Granny has also stayed in … Continue reading →

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Being a good submissive (*cough*) wife….

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Helga

12-57 We have two vines…planted in 1994 (Yep!They are as old as South Africa’s democracy) – one of them grows over the balcony off our bedroom. The other grows over the pergola in front of the lounge window. They are … Continue reading →

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Helga’s Day, One Photo At A Time…

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Helga

2-50pm It’s been a fab 24 hours. After yesterday’s blog, I took Granny walking around the garden and she loved that. When she came in, she sat at the piano and picked out a bit of tune and did scales…. … Continue reading →

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102 people came to faith in Christ…

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Helga

3-20pm Today’s been a happy day. It was up early and off to pray. Then to CCFm, where the sunrise was particularly spectacular… Jonathan was on Rise and Shine with me from 7-8am in place of PJ who is now … Continue reading →

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Sacrifices Have To Be Made ;-)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Helga

3-05pm A beautiful day dawned…my sunrise photo was taken just after 5-45am… After the show, I headed north of the city…destination- Canal Walk… And I was there to meet two lovely ladies, who bring with them years of experience. What … Continue reading →

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Freaky, But Harmless (I Think!)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Helga

3-27pm One Slight Error … Today I beetled off to work, all happy. All went well. Except, I learnt a piece of information. There was a 12 noon staff meeting! I couldn’t believe that I had overlooked it. One little … Continue reading →

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Sushi…

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Helga

3-57pm Just a little actually. 200 calories in 3 salmon roses, so I don’t want to go overboard! That’s for a special outing with friends. But it was a snack I really felt like, so I got a tray, had … Continue reading →

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Boast About This…

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Helga

3-32pm The end of the weekend is drawing near. It’s been a good day today and a lovely couple of days all in all. Julian has been here since Friday and with him working yesterday, he and I spent some … Continue reading →

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Wow! What A Nice Day!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Helga

3-41pm It actually doesn’t get better than this! Woke up, made coffee and then went back to bed again. Fungai came to get Granny up. We dressed and then left Julian going off book-buying, David going off guitar teaching, and … Continue reading →

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A Massive Social Day!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Helga

3-22pm It’s been a whirlwind of socialising today, beginning with the Rise and Shine open day where a dozen or so listeners came into the studio to watch the show….Here are some of the photos from the day…this is Mother … Continue reading →

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A Moment of Me Time…

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Helga

2-52pm The day has flown by. It’s been full and busy. It was beautiful start… This was at 5-55am, so straight after I hit the ‘post’ button to put it on my FB profile, I zipped downstairs to do the … Continue reading →

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Fuming Feathered Father Freaks Out!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Helga

3-11pm Funny how small things can impact the day! But let’s start at the beginning – early morning on the CCfm balcony is amazing. With rain on its way to Cape Town, there was plenty of cloud about… It never … Continue reading →

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A Blog About A Blog…

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Helga

3-41pm A few things are happening right now…show prep is done…dinner is planned and cricket is anticipated.  🙂 Today, being a stunning spring day in Cape Town, I went out onto the CCFm balcony just before going downstairs to the … Continue reading →

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