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Discombobulated!

Today has been a great day but I am feeling discombobulated. My diet has gone haywire. With all the exercise I’ve been doing, I’ve been craving carbs and SUGAR (horror of horrors)! Today I decided to get back to basics. … Continue reading

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Dinner Deluxe

Last night we had quite a dinner. Dinner Deluxe indeed. To get the idea, here’s the definition of deluxe… With it being Mike and David’s birthdays, Julian decided to treat us to one of the most spectacular restaurants in the … Continue reading

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Rich Days

Woke up this morning and as we went through our regular routine, I thought to myself these are rich days. Mike and I chatted about what we were reading in the Bible and I told him some of the stories … Continue reading

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Never Give Up

I’m sure I’ve probably written about not giving up before, but I was reminded of it today as we were watching the qualifying rounds to the winter Olympics. Something incredible happened back in the 2002 winter Olympic games when Steven … Continue reading

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Warm, humid, restful

That sums up today! Warm, humid restful. Very little seems to have been done today, but thinking back I did achieve some things. I went to gym and ran 5km in 35 minutes and 56 seconds. I did a few … Continue reading

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Visiting the City Centre

Mike and I had reason to go into Cape Town this morning. We went early and it was so quiet. What a treat to wonder around the city centre and enjoy the beauty of the Mother City. Parking was easy … Continue reading

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One Place I Want To Live

I said to Stacey today when I was on the phone to her that I feel at times that our lives are in a bit of a state of flux. With the road being built around us – behind us … Continue reading

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Learning To Be Happy Wherever You Are

My world of speaking to people extended recently to a number of others living in different countries….all eager to move on. The South Africans I speak to are jittery about the future of our country. The crime gets to them. … Continue reading

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34C in Cape Town

I woke up with a start – a car was skidding – there was the screech of tyres on the road before a horrible sounding thud  concluded what was clearly an accident on the road behind us. I got up … Continue reading

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Busy Day

Mondays are the busiest day of the week. After the weekend, there’s loads of emails to catch up on.  I’ve done 9 hours and are still not yet finished, but I need to stop. 🙂 #272 of my 1000 thanks … Continue reading

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Family & Friends Time

Tweede Nuwe Jaar in Cape Town – “Second New Year” first celebrated for the minstrel carnivals when the slaves were given off the second day of the year. It’s not an official public holiday in South Africa, unless the 1st … Continue reading

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The Video of our Helicopter Trip

So this is a short blog. All it contains is a 3 minute snippet of our helicopter trip over Cape Town which we did on Saturday 29th October 2016. This is important to note because if this will one day … Continue reading

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The INCREDIBLE Beauty of Cape Town

When I was 18 and moved to Cape Town, one of my early wake-up noises outside Somerset Hospital nurses’ home was that of a helicopter. In the early 1980s, cargo ships saved money by not coming into port, choosing rather … Continue reading

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Yesterday

Yesterday I had a heart filled with gratitude. This week I’m going to interviews which are exhausting. I don’t do the interviews. I meet and greet teachers who have applied to teach overseas and they arrive at a hotel for … Continue reading

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Cape Town – In A Different Era

When we went to the hot springs the other week, we stopped off at Houw Hoek Inn and read some of the history of the place. One of the people who stopped there was Lady Anne Barnard. I was keen … Continue reading

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