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Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks
Lost Cat
This morning when I woke up I felt dreadful. Some viral kind of fluey feeling came over me that had me sleeping late and spending the entire day in bed. Fortunately, I can work from my bed, so that’s what … Continue reading
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Tagged Helga's Work, Truffles, Truffles in hiding
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Mike’s Unexpected News
Mondays are always quite busy days for me. There is a glut of work to catch up on in the email department (more than 200) and a whole lot of other stuff which takes up time. As a result I … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Cape Town Drought, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape Town weather, Cape Town winter
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365 Days Later
Time passes and 365 days have gone by since a crook broke our back door lock, walked in an hour later, while we were at home, took our TV and ran. 1st September 2017 – you can read that blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Crime
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Red-Faced
Last night I had one of my favourite meals – yellow tail and veg, but something went wrong. Within a short time of getting home, I felt very warm, very tired and somewhat headachy. I got my laptop and sat … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish poisoning, Princess Diana death, Scombroid Poisoning
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The Cell Phone Wasn’t Stolen After All
Mike’s cell phone wasn’t stolen after all. It was literally taken for ‘safekeeping!’ As Mike retraced his steps and each of his movements yesterday, he knew that it all came down to being at the bank. The teller was having … Continue reading
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Success and Failure
Major fail today when Mike’s cell phone got pocketed while he was in the bank. He walked away from the counter and didn’t notice he had left it sitting there. The next person in the queue simply put it in … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Success, Theft
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My Heart Was Jumping Around in My Chest
Yesterday when I went to gym, I think I may have overdone it. That combined with the fact that I had run out of magnesium had my heart jumping around in my chest. It was so un-nerving. I spent some time … Continue reading
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Tagged Collagen, Sun Valley pond
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Suspended
I’m far from a philosopher but I am absolutely a believer in God and in His creation of the universe. So when David read Carl Sagan’s famous quote to me, it did strike a chord. Carl Sagan is not someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Pale Blue Dot
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Very Cold and Wet Sunday
Today has been cold and wet. We were told to brace for a winter storm and we were not disappointed. Mike and I prepared for it, so this morning, #767 of my 1000 thanks is for breakfast in bed! As … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town winter, Truffles
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Energy
After a “bad” eating, no real exercise, slack attack day yesterday, today saw me scuttling off to the gym at 8-30 for a warm up walk before the Grid. Yesterday I strayed from what I usually eat and had sushi … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Banting, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Banting, CapoXProductions, Energy
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New Picture
The house we bought in Sun Valley in 1989 was tiny. It was a little box with a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and separate toilet and three bedrooms. It also had a single garage. The kitchen was in … Continue reading
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Tagged Home, Project House
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We Were Euphoric!
One of the big issues that has hung over our heads over the last decade is the fact that we never completely finished the planning process for the cottage we built in the back garden, here at our house. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, House plans
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Old Memories
Today one of my childhood friends who goes back to my primary school days posted a few photos on Facebook that went back to the 70s. My Mom is on the far left. Her friend Vera has her arm around … Continue reading
Baggy Jeans Day
My main jeans went into the wash today so I grabbed a pair that I last wore about a year ago and they were baggy! I was surprised. I’ve only lost a few kilograms but clearly I have also lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Gym, Weightloss
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Dam Levels Above 60%
It’s not 80% but to see the dam levels get up to over 60% is so wonderful! They are also up on 2016 when at this time they were 57.9%. That carried us through to 2017 when the real crisis … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Building a house on a mountainside, Cape Town Drought, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Sun Valley pond
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