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Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks
The Roadworks Are Progressing
The big vibrations are beginning to shake and rattle the house. Today Mike and I took a walk behind our home to have a look at the guilty party…it’s a vibrating compactor that shudders the surrounding houses… It does mean … Continue reading
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Breathing in the Moment
I saw a question on Twitter the other day that got me thinking, “What was the favourite part of your day today?” I like to think that my 1000 thanks each day incorporates that. It was a different way of … Continue reading
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Tagged Endorphins, Soccer, The Grid
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1st May 2018
It is amazing how quickly time passes by. One third of the year has passed. I feel like saying, ‘please stop the clock’. I like working, but today I tried to take the day off. We started by having breakfast … Continue reading
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Tagged The Lakes, The Stag
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Remembering Bennet
The other day I hand washed two white pillow cases. They came out so well. Mike had a little sore on his ear which had bled onto his pillow case. I decided to wash both the white ones from my … Continue reading
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Tagged Housework, Laundry, Memories
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C&G Sunday
It was a beautiful day today. Mike and I woke at about 7ish, had coffee and by 8am were sitting in Church. The teaching at St. Peter’s Fish Hoek is excellent. Right now the series is in Deuteronomy and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Clovelly, Clovelly Golf Course, Golf with Mike
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An Active Day
I am in bed (at 8-13pm). My feet are thanking me. They are so happy the weight is off them. We started the day meeting Julian and David for breakfast at the Stag. After getting home around 10am, I packed … Continue reading
Slack Attack Day
There are not many days in my life where I have a complete slack attack. Today was one of them! I went out for breakfast with Mike and Julian and afterwards felt a big blugh, so I didn’t go to … Continue reading
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These Issues Take Time…
It was 4am and I woke to two things – POURING rain and the cat meowing! Despite the rain, she needed to go out. She rushed towards the window and took an enthusiastic leap up to the window sill but … Continue reading
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Tagged Truffles
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They Weren’t Kidding
It’s pouring with rain. They said it would. There was even a warning of flood damage. The downpour started about an hour ago and it has continued. We even went outside and got some sand bags to put up against … Continue reading
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A Six Hour Day
We woke this morning to the rain having passed having washed the Cape and assisted in filling the dams. The dam levels were measured yesterday (before the rain) and were 20% full compared to 20.9% the week before and 23.6% … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town dam levels, Noordhoek Common, Truffles
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Celebrating Rain
A stiff north-westerly wind was blowing when we woke up this morning….it was the promise of rain. Chapman’s Peak was hidden behind a cloud and the bird feeder was being buffeted to and fro. It did not stop a couple … Continue reading
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No Gym, No Work
Today’s has been a lovely day and it is only lunchtime. I came to my computer in order to buy electricity and decided to jot down a few of my thoughts. We woke up around 6am and I did the … Continue reading
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Tagged St Peter's Church, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Home Again
Mike & I woke early this morning, even before the alarm clock. We packed and by 6-01am we were on the road back to Cape Town. Fortunately, didn’t think too long about the fact that the next time I see … Continue reading
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Tagged Interval training, Peregrine
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We Mooed at Them – They Glared at Us
Swellendam is in the country – far from the craziness and drought of Cape Town. I always thought that I could never live in Swellendam, but there is one thing I can say for this small town and that is … Continue reading
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Two Showers in One Day
Yip! There were a couple of highlights today, the second has to be that I had not one but TWO showers today. For both, I left the tap running for the duration. They were also longer than 2 minutes. It … Continue reading
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