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Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks
Steak, Egg & Chip
That was how Mike and I began the day. We had left over steak from last night and one-quarter potato, so we had steak, egg and chip each for breakfast! It’s actually been a very chilled day. Mike went off … Continue reading
Can You Believe It!?
It is hard to believe that today at just after 8am, we received an SMS that said Mike’s passport with Schengen visa were ready for collection! So off he went to collect it and had the happy news that instead of … Continue reading
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Boxes and Caffeine
Those are the two things that are on my mind today. Boxes, because Julian needs 100 of them. We have now got 25… #369 of my 1000 thanks is for the 13 great boxes I picked up today! About 75 … Continue reading
The Capago Experience
The main event of today was Mike going to apply for his Schengen visa. The way it works if you are a South African passport holder, you need a Schengen visa to visit any of the countries in the European … Continue reading
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Food Barn Breakfast Day
What wonderful rain fell overnight. Mike and I had a bit of a restless night, but slept in and woke up around 7-30am. What a treat. It was lovely to hear the rain. We decided to go out for a … Continue reading
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I Splurged
A couple of months ago when Mike got his little notebook, I had to admit that I was a little envious. It was so and light yet was fully functional, but I didn’t think it was necessary to get a … Continue reading
You’ll Always Have What’s Gone Before
One of the things we did this weekend was follow the Open Golf Tournament, the UK’s most prestigious tournament and one of the world’s majors. Five South African’s made cut but four of them failed to move up the leader-board … Continue reading
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“Don’t Make Life Difficult for Your Future Self”
I liked this quote very much. It was said by Stacey. We were chatting on the phone and talking mainly about money and saving and not having debt. If you get into debt early in your life, you are making … Continue reading
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Finally a Day That Caught Up With Me
So I woke up at almost 2am to suddenly think, “I didn’t do my blog yesterday!” Rare as hen’s teeth they are. It was to be a busy day. Mike and I met with Julian and David for breakfast at … Continue reading
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Schengen Application Ready
The day began in a very civilized manner when we woke up at 6-30am. I did the kitchen run and made coffee. Mike worked late into last night and it was time I did my bit. After our regular routine, … Continue reading
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The Value of a Friend
I had my friend Riana come over. She now wears two hats. The first and most important is ‘friend’. The second is ‘colleague’. Yes! The company I work for is paying her to help me here in South Africa. We … Continue reading
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Lettuce Lawn
The weirdest thing has happened in our garden. Last summer I planted a couple of varieties of lettuce and about six of them were butter lettuce. I used quite a lot of their leaves but eventually they went to seed and just … Continue reading
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38
I have been pondering the power of all that happened on this day 38 years ago. I’ve said it before that it is an unusual thing that a person can say a few words and have their life change completely. … Continue reading
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Tagged God's salvation, Relationship with Jesus
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No More Stress for Now
It’s easy to know what to be thankful for today. #358 of my 1000 thanks is that all 61 of the waiting applicants have received their tickets and head off to Abu Dhabi this coming week. There have been some … Continue reading
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Insomnia and an Act of Kindness
The insomnia definitely came first! I had the prescription filled for the beta blocker and took half, but alas, as I dropped off the palpitations surfaced. Mike said I had slept, but if I had it was for minutes before … Continue reading
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