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Tag Archives: Aunty Wyn
Fence and Wall
Monday Today was the day… That was windy! No swimming day. I’ve looked at wind guru and it looks like tomorrow will be the same, but Wednesday to Saturday we should be able to swim. Today, Courage had help. A … Continue reading
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To Make 80 Steps Seem Less…
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I woke quite early and decided to walk to the beach. It was overcast but not too cold. We joined loads of other beach goers, including these three brave ladies who donned summer … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunty Wyn, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Methodist Church
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Aunty Wyn Has Passed Away
My beloved Aunty Wyn is in heaven. Face to face with her Lord and Saviour and reunited with her husband. This is the last photo I saw of her. It was her response on hearing that Stacey had given birth … Continue reading
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Cuteness Overload
The newborn look is giving way to absolute cuteness overload…two days old… Elsie is well and so is Stacey. Everything is falling into place and tomorrow God willing, we will go to Adrian and Stacey’s home where Mike and I … Continue reading
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Aunty Wyn Makes 95
Yay! I think this may be her last birthday, but I have to say that she looks pretty good and only the Lord knows when exactly she will head off to heaven. Here is Aunty Wyn celebrating with her family. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunty Wyn, Fish Hoek Beach
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Marking and Measuring
Today’s been a good day! I did about an hour of work and then went to gym. I am suddenly feeling fitter. I can go to gym, have a solid hour-long work-out and not be exhausted for the rest of … Continue reading
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The Neighbour Phoned
It’s been a good day. I’ve done about 4 and a half hours of work and had a good gym workout. Breakfast was had, shopping was done and supper was cooked. Mike and I had settled down to watch some … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunty Wyn, Faith in Christ
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Sad News of Aunty Wyn
My other Mother is close to the end. Today I had news from Rowena, Aunty Wyn Beale’s daughter – to say this…. Her Mum was my other Mother. A wonderful caring, loving mentor and soul mate who cared for me, … Continue reading
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The Love That Was Shown…
As I look back over the years of my life, the events that have impacted me most have not been gifts given, although those have been nice; kind words spoken have helped; but the events that have impacted me most … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunty Wyn, Let love be without hypocrisy, Love
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Two Really Cool Events
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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Tagged Aunty Wyn, Friendship, Psalm 139
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“Hi Sweetie Pie!”
11-37am “Hi Sweetie Pie!” That’s often how Mike greets me when he phones me. So yesterday, something REALLY funny happened. He was doing some computer maintenance at CCFm and it was taking a bit of time. He wanted to phone … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunty Wyn, Funny Phone call, God's voice, Taking photo through a telescope, Telescope
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