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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Looking Over My Garden Wall…
5-28pm If you had to peer over our back garden wall, you would see it’s a bit of a jungle out there…this is from one side… And this is from the other…I got up there with my camera after they … Continue reading
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Tagged Chameleon picture, Gardening, Helga's Garden, Mole snakes
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Lots of Fun At 50
3-20pm Today has been a day with friends, fun, laughter and sunshine. Just seems so appropriate for a Friday! It was up early and off to the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands for breakfast, in celebration of a cumulative 150 years … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthdays, cape town, Celebrations, Vineyard Hotel
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Being Happy – Alone
10-21 It’s been 10 or 11 weeks since I left my job as a radio presenter on CCFm. Within a short time, I noticed two things…it felt as if my social circle had shrunk and the house was very, very … Continue reading
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Tagged Being happy - alone, Cleaning mold off walls, Overcoming loneliness
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If Robin Williams can’t cope with life, who can?
8-39am The suicide of Robin Williams has shaken people across the world. Because he was a comedian, a brilliant actor and a fantastic entertainer, one expects he would be happy. It goes to prove that just because you are funny, … Continue reading
Stories from Rhodesia Part 1
3-30pm For those who lived in Zimbabwe prior to 1979, we knew the country as Rhodesia. After Abel Muzorewa became Prime Minister, for 6 months, it was Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Robert Mugabe dropped the Rhodesia. I arrived in South Africa at the end … Continue reading
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FREE Family Fun in the Cape Town Sunshine
1-32pm Yesterday afternoon, Mike suggested we go for a walk on Noordhoek Beach. I haven’t been there for years, so off we went. The first thing you notice on getting to the beach parking is that, on a beautiful sunny, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chameleon picture, Free entertainment in Cape Town, Noordhoek Beach
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Lessons From A Wedding Anniversary
11-23am The way Mike & I work when it comes to wedding anniversaries is that one year he plans events and the next year I do. This year was Mike’s turn. We’ve just come back from Zanzibar and so we decided not … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise in marriage, happy marriage, marriage;, Wedding Anniversary
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28th Wedding Anniversary
11-57am No blog today! 😀 It’s our 28th wedding anniversary and we are having a ‘slack attack.’ It’s almost noon and we are still in bed! Genesis 2 vs 18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the … Continue reading
Ebola in Cape Town False Alarm
Yesterday I heard that an email was whizzing around claiming the possibility of someone at a clinic in the Southern Suburbs who could possibly have the Ebola Virus! They wanted to quarantine the clinic. Fortunately it was a false alarm. … Continue reading
Coping With Unemotional Men (or no men at all)
1-05pm I don’t think I ever saw my Dad cry. It doesn’t mean he didn’t. It just means I never saw him. I also know he had a lot of difficulty actually saying, “I love you” to his children. I … Continue reading
101 Things About Banting/LCHF
1-56pm On this rainy Cape Town winter’s day, I got stuck in and found 101 things about Banting/LCHF. 1. This is not a “diet” on which you go on and come off after weightloss. It’s not a quick fix diet. … Continue reading
SA Idols – Failure to Fabulous Success
2-45pm I’m not a fan of SA Idol’s “Wooden Mic.” It’s so embarrassing and demoralising. Having said that, the contestants must know what they are in for. If they can sing, they will go through to the next round. If … Continue reading
How much tragedy can one family take?
2-25pm I’ve been thinking about some of the biggest tragedies in life. For me, the most painful events revolve around parents losing a child. The enormous amount of pain and anguish that comes with such a loss is overwhelming. Horatio … Continue reading
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Tagged Coping with the Unthinkable, Coping with tragedy, Hope
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My 10 Habits for Happy Couples
3-45pm My friend, Riana, shared on FB, an article written by Dr. Mark Goulston – it’s been read by over half a million people! The topic 10 Habits of Happy Couples. I agree with them & was tempted to put … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise in marriage, Making marriage work, marriage;
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