Tag Archives: Truffles

A Six Hour Day

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Helga

We woke this morning to the rain having passed having washed the Cape and assisted in filling the dams. The dam levels were measured yesterday (before the rain) and were 20% full compared to 20.9% the week before and 23.6% … Continue reading →

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The Rain Finally Came

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Helga

Today we waited for the rain. There was an 80% of chance that a cold front would come sweeping in, dump some rain and then leave. Mike went into the garden early, clearing gutters and transferring water from the two … Continue reading →

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Empty Nesting

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Helga

I have been thinking back to my journey through empty nesting. I actually didn’t realise until recently that I made this transition very easily. After Stacey and Adrian married in 2009, Mike and I were left with Granny (Mike’s Mom) in … Continue reading →

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The Clawing Cat

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Helga

Ever since I took Truffles to the vet in mid-March, she has become a far more social cat. She wants more indoor time and for the first time (almost ever) I found her sitting on my bed during the day. … Continue reading →

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Unforecast Rain

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Helga

I have the AIX weather app on my phone. While it forecast rain for tomorrow afternoon, it certainly did not show the rain and thunder storms that we have had this evening! #612 of my 1000 thanks is for this … Continue reading →

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Discombobulated!

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Helga

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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David’s Challenge

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Helga

It wasn’t really a ‘challenge’, but yesterday when David stopped by he said he had looked at my running times and said I could probably run 3km under 20 minutes.  Enough said! That was my challenge today. I did a … Continue reading →

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Truffles off to the Vet

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Helga

Today I had to take Truffles to the vet for her annual shots.  A number of people have died in South Africa over the last few months from Rabies. I wanted to make sure she was up to date. She … Continue reading →

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Letter for Truffles

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Helga

Today a letter came for Truffles. I knew it was from the vet, yet I was still amused. So unexpected to see a letter addressed to Truffles van Niekerk! Anyway, I have made the appointment for next week and we … Continue reading →

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It’s A Dog’s Life

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Helga

But not always. TEARS is an animal welfare association in our area and daily they have animals being delivered to their premises. Animals that are suffering, abandoned and neglected or sometimes just lost. My friend Ingrid is a dog fan … Continue reading →

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Sucked the Marrow out of Sunday

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Helga

Today has been full and fun. We went to church at 8am. Julian joined us. We then went to Espresso for breakfast. Got home, did a few things then I went to gym. I cycled for an hour (23km) and … Continue reading →

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Insomnia on Steroids!

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Helga

I just could not sleep last night. It was crazy hot to start with. Then there was not one or two but a whole flipping family of mosquitoes. They do not like Mike. They love love love me. I was … Continue reading →

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Spot the Cat

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Helga

Truffles has been climbing up onto the beams just below the balcony roof. From that point she has a closer view of the birds that come to feed on the seed and drink the bird nectar. When I’ve seen her … Continue reading →

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Visiting Swellendam

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Helga

Today we arrived in Swellendam! We got up early, fed Truffles and then packed her into the animal carrier and took her to the Precious Pets Cattery…. While she meowed all the way there, once we had her inside, she … Continue reading →

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Friday 1st December 2017

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Helga

Wow, December has arrived. A beautiful sunny day in Cape Town. The only issue is we are still leaking water somewhere. The plumbers and leak detectors have come and gone (a couple of times) and we are still left with … Continue reading →

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