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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Granny’s Bruising Improving
2-25pm Granny is feeling the heat today! Although she is slow and frail, her face is improving day by day… The black mark is where the skin came off and it bled a bit. Poor Granny. Amazingly resilient and uncomplaining. … Continue reading
A Much More Predictable Day…
2-30pm It was good to open the back door of my car this morning and see the cabin light brightly shining! No battery issues today. 🙂 I went off to the studio and did all the pre-show downloads and prep. … Continue reading
Helga The Free Redhill Taxi
1-29pm That was my title today! There’s a multi-layer story attached to it. It all began at 5ish when I stepped into my garage in pitch dark, opened the back door of my car to put stuff in it and … Continue reading
Mingling with the Methodists!
1-52pm The day began at the beach! Mike & I went for a walk/run/swim after coffee before 7am – while Granny was still sleeping…it was lovely down at Fish Hoek…. We got home just before 8 and had a mad … Continue reading
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Tagged Do not be afraid, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Methodist Church, Ronnie Cawood
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Pictures of the Week…
2-53pm We had such a lot of entertainment when we went to Silvermine Dam this week…watching these two dogs (not mine)Â with their long-suffering mistress (not me!). The brown dog was so competitive while the black and white one was … Continue reading
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Granny’s Visit To The Doctor…(& Exciting Tennis)
1-23pm We had made an ’emergency’ appointment for Granny the other evening and then rescheduled it for today as it wasn’t really an emergency. I wrote a note to the doc asking him to also speak to Granny about her … Continue reading
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Twas’ 11 Nights Before Christmas
Twas’ 11 Nights Before Christmas  Poem in honour of the children who died at the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.  Twas’ 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38, when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven’s gate. Their smiles were contagious, their … Continue reading
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God is Listening More Than You Think!…
1-46pm Not too much to speak of today… after the show, I did some admin work and then went to a presenter’s meeting…from left to right, Lulie, Odile, JP, Lynwen and Hanniki. That took most of the morning. On my … Continue reading
God has not, will not, cannot forsake you when you seek Him.
3-17pm It’s been a good 24 hours. Granny’s face hasn’t swollen any further, although her right thumb is close to three time’s bigger than her left one. As I can’t get her into seeing the doctor tomorrow, I’ve made an … Continue reading
More Granny Drama…Big Decision Made…
12-32pm Getting back into work after 2 weeks of sleeping late took its toll this morning. I woke up very, very tiréd. So tempted was I to reset the alarm and go back to sleep, but if I do it … Continue reading
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Tagged Decisions, God's sovereignty, Granny, knowing God's will, Puzzle map of Cape Town
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“Is anything too hard for the Lord?”
2-55pm Up early as today was ‘back to work’ for me day. One of the things I noticed was the sun is already rising later. Now that I know how to use the panorama feature on my cell phone, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Hope, Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord, Rhodes Cottage, Rhodes Memorial
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Peter’s Arrival…
2-50pm So today, “Uncle” Peter arrived. I am not sure if I have told you how he fits into my life. When I was about 5 or 6, he and his wife, Diane were close friends of my parents. Despite … Continue reading
The Winds of Change…
5-29pm A late blog today! Time ran away with me…*that darn puzzle!* But at least it has gone from a 1000 piece puzzle to about a 300 piece puzzle! ‘Uncle’ Peter arrives tomorrow, so we sorted out a bit of … Continue reading
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Slack Attack Meets Housework…
12-53 So this is my final weekday of rising late and LATE it was! I checked on Granny & gave her breakfast in bed, made coffee and headed back to bed myself. When I looked again it was 10-30am!! Back … Continue reading
Egg Thief!
3-34pm Today began well…Granny got herself up! I washed her linen and made her breakfast. Then René came to cut and blow dry her hair…she was happy… Not long after that, we left to see the penguins at Boulders Beach… … Continue reading
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Tagged Boulders Beach, Granny, Penguins, seagulls, tragedy
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