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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Visit to CCFm
Today, I took a drive to Muizenberg for the first time in many months and my destination was Radio CCFm! It was so nice to be there again. As I pulled up outside the building, where there are a lot … Continue reading
This One Principle Will Improve Your Marriage
There is a principle between couples that starts off enthusiastically and naturally when the relationship is new and exciting, but may dwindle to rolling-eyes-back, painful hardship after many years of being together. It’s the principle of listening and being interested … Continue reading
Step by Step Banting Seed Crackers
These are very moreish. Once you start nibbling, it’s hard to stop, but at least they are not laden with carbs. They only contain seeds and come from the book the Real Meal Revolution. The batch I made came to … Continue reading
Story of Adoption
I don’t often click on what’s described as ‘link bait’…videos with provocative titles that urge people to click on them. But this one I clicked on and I’m so glad I did. It’s a real tear jerker, so just know … Continue reading
A Blog For Husbands – What Wives Need
So today comes the twin of yesterday’s blog. Yep it’s true. Women are complex and men may describe us as fickle and emotional. Relationship experts have worked for centuries trying to work out what makes women tick, but I doubt … Continue reading
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Tagged happy marriage, Making marriage work, marriage;
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A Blog For Wives – What Husbands Need
I wrote this a couple of years ago and today while I was thinking about what to do for today’s blog, I found it….it’s worth round two…don’t you think? I don’t think anything has changed! Blog For Wives…What husbands need … Continue reading
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Tagged happy marriage, Making marriage work, what husbands need
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Watching A Little Fire on Chapman’s Peak
There’s not much left up there to burn. I wonder how it began? Tuesdays are my work days and I’ve been sitting in front of my computer for most of the morning. As I rested my eyes, by looking out … Continue reading
Hope For Marli
I was watching TV yesterday and saw a programme on one of Britain’s most notorious murders. As I watched it, I was struck by the similarities to the van Breda family murder. Two members of the Russell family survived. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Henri van Breda, Josie Russell, Marli van Breda, van Breda latest
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Proud To Be Capetonian
10-33am The massive fires that swept through the Cape Town mountains last week bought out the best in the Capetonian community. The damage done was summarized in this pictorial.. For the first time in 38 years, Cape Town’s famous annual … Continue reading
Stuffed Baby Marrows – Easy Dinner
Blog reader Gwen from Botswana has sent me a number of Banting recipes and this is one I tried out with great success! It’s just so easy. Ingredients Baby marrows Onions, red and green peppers and any other vegetables of … Continue reading
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Tagged Banting for beginners, Eating LCHF, LCHF recipes
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How To React When A Husband Or Wife Does A Stupid Thing
We all do stupid things sometimes. Yesterday I watched a programme about the marriage of a couple and I was shocked! The wife was really badgering her husband about doing the housework. She had outlined chores that he had to do. One … Continue reading
Family Members Can Now Visit Marli
While the fires were raging in Cape Town, another news report came out about the van Breda murder case. But the blaze made it take second place. It’s good news that the fires are mostly out and it’s good news that … Continue reading
A Walk Through Noordhoek To Look At Fire Damage
Last night seemed a nightmare for all those living in Tokai, Clovelly, Kalk Bay and Noordhoek. It appears that smouldering embers erupted into dangerous flames that turned into a raging inferno. The entire False Bay valley was beneath a pall of smoke … Continue reading
Fish Hoek Fires – March 2015
It’s been a torrid three days for the False Bay Valley as fires roared across the mountain ranges. From Muizenberg to Constantiaberg, from Clovelly to Chapman’s Peak, from Tokai to Hout Bay, massive flames lit up the night sky and a great … Continue reading
5 Weeks Later – No Arrests in the Van Breda Murder Case
12-33pm It’s been 5 weeks since the van Breda family were brutally attacked in their home in a residential golf estate outside Stellenbosch. Martin and Theresa van Breda and their older son, Rudi, were killed in the attack. There were two … Continue reading
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Tagged Henri van Breda, Latest news van Breda murders, Marli van Breda
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