Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

Christmas 2016

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Helga

A very merry Christmas to you! Today is a spectacular day in Cape Town. Mike & I rose early and went down to the beach. It was perfect… There was a seal who enjoyed the sunshine and bent over backwards … Continue reading →

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4 Easy Steps to Watermelon Cake

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Helga

This is ideal for Christmas. It looks fabulous and as Banting goes, is probably as low carb dessert as you can get – watermelon has 8g of carbs per 100g. The rest of the ingredients are Banting friendly. I got … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Gift

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Helga

My current working position is as a freelancer. I don’t have an employer/employee contract or a fixed salary. I work and charge by the hour. If I work a lot, I earn more. December, I have worked a lot less, … Continue reading →

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Christmas in my Garden

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Helga

Some years ago one of the CCfm listeners gave me a pot with a small cactus in it. She had grown it and it came as a gift to me. I put it on my patio and because it was … Continue reading →

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Golf at Steenberg Estate

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Helga

I’ve had to give quite a lot of thought to what I write about our golfing experience at Steenberg Estate. The golf was great.   I have driven past it multitudes of times. Situated on Steenberg Road, opposite the US … Continue reading →

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Two Really Cool Events

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Helga

Today was a busy day, hence the lateness of the blog. Actually it will be divided in two as I had two really cool events that are worth splitting over two days. The first was a visit with a friend … Continue reading →

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Great Family Weekend

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Helga

I have to admit that I came home from Johannesburg this morning with my cup full! We had such a good weekend. It was wonderful seeing Jess and Gerrie get married and it was just as wonderful spending time with … Continue reading →

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They Are Married!

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Helga

Yesterday was a long awaited day. My niece Jessica (brother Julian’s daughter) married her fiance Gerrie Naude. We woke early yesterday morning however, to the news that the main bridesmaid’s father had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away late last night. … Continue reading →

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Story of O Holy Night

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Helga

It’s amazing how things happen. O Holy Night, one of the world’s most popular Christmas carols ever, has an amazing origin. Roquemaure is a small town in southern France and, in the 1870s, to celebrate the renovation of the the church … Continue reading →

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Preparing for 2017

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Helga

There are a couple of things that have happened over the last few weeks. The first is that I have a little more free time with work having slowed down. With Christmas coming, I want to be organised.  This has led … Continue reading →

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Three Little Gifts

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Helga

On Saturday morning, when Julian was here we implemented Christmas Shopping Trip 2016. It was such fun. We went to the Blue Route to buy each other the presents WE wanted. So each of us chose what we wanted from … Continue reading →

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She Certainly Has Spun A Tale

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Helga

I have been gripped by the book I am reading.  A real classic, Jane Eyre has become an absolute page-turner within my hands. I want to read it any chance I have.  I have a couple of hundred pages left. … Continue reading →

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My Life In Cheques

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Helga

Now that work has slowed down a bit, I have more time to do some catching up with cleaning out. One of the things that has been getting on my nerves is a couple of bags of papers that need … Continue reading →

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Rain, Glorious Rain

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Helga

As we woke up to the wonderful sound of rain this morning, Mike and I were ecstatic. It was soft soaking rain and by the time we got up our “rain bin” was already full. With Cape Town in a … Continue reading →

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The Day After The Perfect Day!

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Helga

Today is the day after I had what I classified as “the perfect day”.  Because it was such a great day, it left me wandering how many perfect days I have had in my life. Not every day can be … Continue reading →

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