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Tag Archives: Gym
My Dearest Granddaughter
I may not write it every day but as Stacey’s pregnancy progresses, it comes to mind that my daily scribbles should be directed to her. Today was special. Stacey had a consultation and the little one is growing well. She … Continue reading
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Forget About The Other Job
Last week I applied for another job on Upwork and got the details in order to begin this week. Then the ‘nature of Upwork’ happened where the potential employer disappeared altogether. I wrote to him but he did not reply. … Continue reading
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Yay! Rain in Cape Town
For those who read my ramblings and who are not in Cape Town, today there was RAIN! It was very welcome. We have two water tanks. One is right outside the back door and we use it the most, so … Continue reading
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Then There Were Two
This morning Julian, Jess and Gerrie all left, leaving the house extremely quiet. This evening, we had to make a decision about what to have for dinner! It is strange that even with just the two of us the number … Continue reading
A Working Day!
Yay, a working day. I worked from 6 to just after 7-30am. After that, I did home stuff, like make the bed and take out the garbage (bin day!) From 8am to 9-20am I went to gym. Today I decided to … Continue reading
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The Wind is Good for This….
The Cape Doctor has been in town these last few days. Thanks Wiki We hope for some of that black South Easter rain. It’s not been a black South Easter this week however. The wind is good for this…. I … Continue reading
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Two New Things
Today I’m posting an early blog because the two new things that have entered my life did so this morning! The first was the “Grueling Grid”. I call it grueling although the gym just calls it The Grid. It is … Continue reading
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Helga at Gym!
1-06pm So the time has come, now that I don’t have Granny to look after, to beat myself into shape. One of my Bible study friends is Melanie Wilson and she worked her backside off (pardon the pun) a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, exercising, Gym, Melanie, Noordhoek Market, Riana
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Mike’s Birthday!
3-58pm 12 hours ago I was wide awake and gearing up for serving Mike coffee in bed. The coffee machine was ready to be switched on. I had my quiet time and did my Bible reading – timing was perfect. … Continue reading