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Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks
We Practised for Day Zero
Today our street had no water. It was a good practice for Day Zero. The truth be told, we hardly noticed. We already use tank water to flush and we have a few 5 litre bottles of drinking water, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Drought of 2017, Swimming, Taxes
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A New Era
Today begins a new era in South African history. The Zuma era is over. Almost 9 gruelling years that took the country from relative prosperity to a position of corruption at the highest level. The new president, voted in today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyril Ramaphosa, Life in South Africa
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Good News!
It’s easy to have #568 of my 1000 thanks: there have been arrests of a few of the crooks that have been terrorising our area! I went onto Facebook this evening and there it was… Plus the police released this statement…these … Continue reading
Back on High Alert
Yesterday Mike and I heard banging sounds over the back wall, so we took a walk to go and see. Behind our house was quiet with no signs of disturbance. Most importantly, while we were there, we continued to hear … Continue reading
A Quiet and Gentle Day
I don’t know what got into me yesterday. Why I thought it was a good idea to do the 18 holes of golf with Mike AND then go for a regular gym workout, I don’t know. By last night I … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Importance of rest
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Golf and a Puff Adder
Today, Mike and I headed to Simon’s Town for a round of golf. It’s been too long since we were there. They can’t be accused of wasting water on the fairways. They are keeping what they have for the greens. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Drought of 2017, Golf with Mike, Puff adder
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Waiting for the Rain to Come
It’s been a blustery few hours, with a fresh north-westerly wind and lots of ominous looking clouds. It looks like rain; it’s supposed to have come already, but we are still waiting. It’s now almost 8pm and rain has just started … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town drought
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Learning From Others
Today saw me at the gym walking for 25 minutes before doing the gruelling Grid! I was well entertained on the treadmill. I was watching the swimmers. I have been reading up on swimming techniques….what proper swimming looks like. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike, Swimming
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Life is Full of Compromises
Until we get to heaven, life will never be perfect! It is full of compromises. No perfect country, no perfect city, no perfect suburb, no perfect home, no perfect car, no perfect job, no perfect people. It’s just impossible to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town drought, Compromise, Gym
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Other Cities Running Out of Water
Today, I fell back into my normal Tuesday routine. We had coffee and read the Bible. I managed to work after that for a little while. Then I put the rubbish out and went to gym. I walked for 25 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Drought of 2017, Drought, Rooibos tea, World droughts
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Possible Faces of our Burglaries
Today on Facebook, I picked up a post that quickly had me showing it to Mike. They resembled exactly what Mike had observed back in August/September. When Mike saw the guy in the garden, he described him as surprisingly young … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime
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Never Give Up
I’m sure I’ve probably written about not giving up before, but I was reminded of it today as we were watching the qualifying rounds to the winter Olympics. Something incredible happened back in the 2002 winter Olympic games when Steven … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, Never Give Up, Table Mountain, The Blue Cafe
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WW2 in HD Colour
Jess and Gerrie (my niece and her husband) came to Cape Town for Christmas. Gerrie set up Netflix on our TV – from his Netflix account. He has left it for us to use, so now we have Netflix and … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Games Helga plays!
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, World War 2
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Filling the Unforgiving Minute
I have pretty much sucked the marrow out of today and it’s not even over. But first, yesterday evening we went to Bertha’s for dinner. When Julian is here we eat out a lot. It’s mainly because he feels bad … Continue reading
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Tagged Bertha's Simons Town, Rudyard Kipling IF
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