Tag Archives: Truffles

Bad Truffles

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a fabulous day – really enjoyable. But the main incident of the day was when I drove up to the house after taking Julian to the airport. There was Truffles in the front garden with a dove … Continue reading →

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Felt a Lot Better – Worked a Lot Less

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Helga

That was the gist of today. I woke up feeling a lot better, but turned out I only worked about 5 hours, which is perfect. #779 of my 1000 thanks is I feel better. During the course of the day, … Continue reading →

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Lost Cat

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Helga

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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Very Cold and Wet Sunday

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Helga

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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Whose House Is This Anyway?

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Helga

Today Truffles had a visitor. A crazy, cat chasing, yappy, excited Meggy. Meggy is Riana’s dog and she has a thing about cats. She loves to chase them, harass them, torment them and most of all bark at them. Truffles … Continue reading →

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A Lot of Work

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Helga

Today was a lot of work day! There have been some changes at the company and as a result we (Riana and I) have been asked to take over some more admin work, albeit possibly temporarily. We had a Skype … Continue reading →

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Mike Got A New Driver

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Helga

Today we woke up really early and snuck out of Stacey and Adrian’s house without waking them. We had said goodbye to them last night, in case they weren’t awake when we left.  It was 5-10am when we glided quietly … Continue reading →

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Truffles off to Kitty Camp!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Helga

She had not a clue what was coming. There she was just a chilling in the lavender…looking all sleepy…dozing in the sunshine… …when along comes her noisy human, whisks her up, unceremoniously locks her in a box and takes her … Continue reading →

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Happy Dance!

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Helga

I worked for an hour and a half last night and got on top of a whole lot of admin! It meant this morning, I could head for gym and start work on my return. The biggest irritation for me … Continue reading →

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Biopsy Done & Dusted

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Helga

Today was a good day! The sun rose and it was warm and sunny. I did an hour of work before meeting Julian for breakfast. I then went to gym. On my way home the thoughts came into my mind … Continue reading →

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Rainy Saturday

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Helga

It was wonderful to have the rain pelting down today. The tanks are overflowing and the dams are filling it up. It’s going to be fun to find out on Monday what the dam levels are again. We are so … Continue reading →

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“A Grandbaby – That’s My Prayer”

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Helga

Today, leaving Elsie bawling with hunger (actually she was sorry to see us go), we bid farewell to our Swellendam family of three and we headed back to Cape Town. The day began with my daily Bible reading. As I read through … Continue reading →

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5-30am Fail

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Helga

The funniest thing happened this morning! There has been this fabulous cold front sweeping over Cape Town, bringing with it heavy showers of glorious rain. The cat was in for a large part of the night, but then Mike woke … Continue reading →

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Windy Wintry Day

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Helga

A cold front blew in today. I woke up around 5-30am and there was a ‘berg wind’ blowing… a warm wind off mountain that often precedes a cold front. Soon the clouds came and spots of rain began to appear. … Continue reading →

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These Issues Take Time…

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Helga

It was 4am and I woke to two things – POURING rain and the cat meowing!  Despite the rain, she needed to go out. She rushed towards the window and took an enthusiastic leap up to the window sill but … Continue reading →

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