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5 Good Things That Came From Our Burglaries

A few weeks ago when we were in the midst of the fiery trial of being broken into multiple times, the idea of getting to today, 27th September, was just so remote. It was a date in the far distant … Continue reading

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CAUGHT! But released

It was 1-53am when I heard my phone vibrating. I answered the unknown number and heard the voice of Justin from the local neighbourhood watch. “Helga!” he said with urgency. “We’ve caught someone and we need Mike to come and … Continue reading

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No Intrusions This Weekend

So we survived Saturday night, although I slept on and off, listening, checking, watching – to make sure the crooks didn’t return. This morning all was well. Our floodlit garden allowed easy viewing of their favourite spots. Perhaps all our … Continue reading

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Countdown

So now the countdown to our holiday has begun. Some great things have happened today. We survived the night with no break-ins and tonight we will be even more safe as our final reinforced burglar proofing gets completed today. This … Continue reading

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Number 5

Mike and I woke in the night. Mike and I discussed the time. I said I thought it was 4am. He looked at his phone and  said it was 3-30am. The cat meowed.  “What’s wrong with the cat?” Mike asked. I … Continue reading

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A Good Time of Reflection

By the time I get home tonight I will have been away from the tension of living at my home for about 36 hours. It’s been a good time for reflection. One of the phrases that has come to mind … Continue reading

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Difficult for me to even say this….

We are being targeted for sure! The spate of break-ins that we have had, have all happened outside of office hours. Woman’s Day, Sunday, Friday 7am and then today. At least today they didn’t get into the house. Today I don’t … Continue reading

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Footprints

We are still being watched. Last night we added a massive light to the balcony and had just packed in the for the evening. We left some of the house lights on and came upstairs. Not long after we had … Continue reading

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Rollercoaster Continues

My rollercoaster continues.  Bear with me while I continue to process the burglary. It is taking longer than I thought. This morning when we woke up (I slept really well last night), Mike and I both felt we were getting … Continue reading

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Answered Prayer Encouragement

This morning Mike and I did a walk around the back of our house and lo, there were rocks up against the wall where spying individuals had been peaking over the very tall wall. Two small rocks. This must be … Continue reading

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Watching and Being Watched

The carefree van Niekerk days are on hold for the moment. One of the things I haven’t written about regarding our latest spate of burglaries was a strange  incident that we picked up on. The thief that brazenly came in … Continue reading

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What They Can & Can’t Steal

So here we go again. That was how I felt yesterday. After the crazy brazen intruder stole our 42 inch TV (not 54 as we thought), it was back to the drawing board in regard to security and it was … Continue reading

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Burglary Number Three

It is hard for me to write this! TIA. This is Africa, but while we have lived in Sun Valley for 28 years, we haven’t had this level of theft. Three burglaries in a month. The first was 9th August, … Continue reading

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I Lost Every Single Document & File

Today was actually going along quite well. I finally got into the book-room and started sorting out the bits and pieces that were in it. I vacuumed it thoroughly (taking great care not to upset the vacuum cleaner and I … Continue reading

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Cheering Morgan Up

So today has been a fun day for Morgan. Corey, her boyfriend, set up a treasure hunt for her and it really has cheered her up. Since the burglary, she has stayed with friends so he came round early this … Continue reading

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