Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

The Clawing Cat

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Helga

Ever since I took Truffles to the vet in mid-March, she has become a far more social cat. She wants more indoor time and for the first time (almost ever) I found her sitting on my bed during the day. … Continue reading →

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Australia Stubbed Its Toe

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Helga

The problem with writing the blog late in the day is that I have quite often forgotten some brilliant idea that I  may have had for the blog earlier in the day. That seems to have happened today.  I was … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Helga

The last time Easter Sunday was on 1st of April was in 1956. It was before I was born! It will be again in 2029. For us it has been a quiet day. We (Mike, me, Julian and David) went … Continue reading →

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I Cheated

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Helga

Today I ran 10km in 70 minutes, but for full disclosure, I have to admit that in order to get this done, I cheated. There are a couple of ways to cheat when you are running on a treadmill. One … Continue reading →

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Good Friday 2018

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Helga

Because Easter falls on different days each year, it’s good to remember when they happen. Today, Friday 30th March 2018 is Good Friday. The holiest day of the year, the day we remember the death of Christ. Justin Holcomb said, … Continue reading →

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Emotional Viewing!

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Helga

Today Mike and I got our wedding video back from the photo shop – they had been tasked with the job of putting it on a DVD and flash drive. We knew it was going to be really bad qualify. … Continue reading →

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Unforecast Rain

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Helga

I have the AIX weather app on my phone. While it forecast rain for tomorrow afternoon, it certainly did not show the rain and thunder storms that we have had this evening! #612 of my 1000 thanks is for this … Continue reading →

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Treating My Husband Like I Treat My Boss!

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Helga

It’s such an interesting thing this. My work involves a lot of admin which I generally enjoy doing. So when Mike comes to me and says he needs help with a whole lot of his admin, how should I react.  … Continue reading →

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Go With The Flow Monday

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Helga

Sometimes you should look at the scraps of paper that land in your mailbox. Every time I checked the post box over the last week there was a rolled up piece of paper. Presuming it be spam, I left it … Continue reading →

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Being Above Reproach

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Helga

I have watched with astonishment the Australian drama that has unfolded at Newlands Cricket ground, Cape Town,  over the last 24 hours. It really was a massive error of judgment on the part of Australian captain Steve Smith and his … Continue reading →

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Discombobulated!

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a great day but I am feeling discombobulated. My diet has gone haywire. With all the exercise I’ve been doing, I’ve been craving carbs and SUGAR (horror of horrors)! Today I decided to get back to basics. … Continue reading →

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Cultural Lesson Learned

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Helga

There was some shouting in the street. I walked across to my bedroom doors and peered out. One of the neighbours who lives down the road was having an altercation with a man. The resident took a photo of the … Continue reading →

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Regular Thursday

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Helga

It’s been pretty much a regular Thursday, in that I went to gym, did a 20 minute walk, 30 minutes Grid and 10 minute cycle. The Grid is always hectic. My friend Ingrid joins me now on a Tuesday and … Continue reading →

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David’s Challenge

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Helga

It wasn’t really a ‘challenge’, but yesterday when David stopped by he said he had looked at my running times and said I could probably run 3km under 20 minutes.  Enough said! That was my challenge today. I did a … Continue reading →

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Breaking Glass in the Night

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Helga

Last night at about 11-30pm, Mike and I were just dropping off to sleep when suddenly Mike heard a suspicious noise. As he got up to go have a look, our tenant Stuart, called across on the internal line saying … Continue reading →

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