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Monthly Archives: January 2015
No Foul Play Suspected After Body Found Tied To Buoy Off Fish Hoek Beach
8am It took a couple of weeks for an autopsy and police investigation to be carried out on the body found suspiciously attached to the bottom of a buoy off Fish Hoek Beach. As he was tied, murder was on everyone’s … Continue reading
The Pros and Cons of Facebook
11-51am I’ve wanted to write about this for a while. Facebook is such an interesting platform on which to watch the lives of others unfold. A work colleague once said, “it’s a subtle form of voyeurism”. She was absolutely right, … Continue reading
A Family At War – This Is What I Choose
11-36am It’s so tough when you see a family at war….bickering, arguing, jealousy, greed, conniving, deceit, betrayal all under one roof. It should not be. It’s hard for me to find an illustration, even in the Bible, which displays the kind … Continue reading
25 Years in Fish Hoek And I Finally Visited This Place…
1-16pm Today my family visitors left for Johannesburg. We had a last breakfast and then visited a place I’ve never been to before. Despite being in the Fish Hoek Valley for more than 25 years, today, I stepped into Fish Hoek … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek Valley Museum, History of Fish Hoek
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I Don’t Want This Written About Me!
11-29am While it didn’t apply to me as a daughter-in-law, I don’t want it to apply to me as an earth-dweller, friend, sister, mother, mother-in-law, one-day-Grandmother and particularly WIFE! What am I talking about? I’m writing about a little verse … Continue reading
Crazed French Gunmen
2-12pm It’s been a tough week for France. Watching the terror unfold on TV made me grateful to be hidden away in Cape Town. This is the BBC’s overview of the three days of terror… So sad. The world is in … Continue reading
Banting Quiche – Crustless Spinach, Mushroom & Feta
11-19am This recipe is an adaptation of one I found at www.budgetbytes.com. It’s very low carb, easy and a successful crustless quiche…ideal for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It will feed 4-6 people. Ingredients A punnet of mushrooms A dozen spinach … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Recipes
Tagged Banting quiche, Banting recipes, crustless quiche
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If You Are Capetonian, Buy This, Save Money!
1-33pm Green Card. Cape Point. Matan Gotlib. All feature in this blog. Say Green Card and itt conjures up all sorts of American sounding thoughts…but Cape Town has a Green Card of its own….and it’s a fantastic deal. If you are … Continue reading
Remembering Michal
1-46pm It was with a great deal of sadness that I heard of the passing of one of my most loyal readers – a great friend of my brother’s and a wonderful follower of Christ – Michal Paynter. Julian called … Continue reading
Helga’s Breakfast Courgette and Cheese Flapjacks
1-05pm This afternoon family arrive for 6 nights. David is doing the airport run and I am doing a quick run around the house, cleaning up (again) and planning dinner. The main event of the day was what I decided … Continue reading
How To Be Successful in 2015
1-56pm More than 7 months have passed since I stopped regular work and started freelancing. My regular routine changed. I had more time and I feel I have finally got to the point where one of my main goals is … Continue reading
Back On The Banting Bandwagon
8-38am The Christmas season is certainly a food bonanza, and unless you are very vigilant, falling off the Bant Wagon is going to happen automatically. After all, the habit of years and years of eating Christmas fruit cake and mince … Continue reading
Being Happy In South Africa Or Out…
11-33am Last night I watched a documentary on how positive people, who are generally optimists, live longer. Based in Britain, the presenter himself was more of a pessimist and even though he lives in one of the world’s most stable … Continue reading
Tuna Muffins
Tuna Muffins These are fantastic for a light Saturday lunch. I decided to give them a try… (from the website:http://genaw.com/lowcarb/tuna_muffins.html) Ingredients 2 cans tuna or salmon, drained well 2 eggs 1/4 cup celery, chopped fine, 1/2 onion, chopped fine, 1/4 … Continue reading
Beautiful Fish Hoek Beach Now A Murder Scene
Extra blog after this news broke this morning… It does surprise me that the mainstream media doesn’t seem to have picked up on this story. This morning when I was at the beach, all was calm… I was in the … Continue reading