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Saturday 26th August 2023 It's been a long time since I did a marathon. And I mean a Netflix marathon this time. Today I found myself on...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 26, 20231 min read
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Rub me
Friday 25th August 2023 In South Africa, I have regular, mostly weekly massages and I love them. In the UK, I have now had one. It was...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Communities
Thursday 24th August 2023 It was fun being on the Scottish buses again today. I forgot how funny people can be without consciously...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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You gotta have faith
Wednesday 23rd August 2023 After all the hustle and bustle of London, I needed a day like today. A cocoon day. A day for slow sleep...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Journeying
Tuesday 22nd August 2023 Waking up in London, going to sleep in Scotland. And so much in between. I woke at 3am and couldn't sleep again...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Impromptu events
Monday 21st August 2023 Today turned out to be another great day. I walked through my bucket list cemetery of Brompton and was greeted...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Biking from Brixton
Sunday 20th August 2023 I woke up early and realised it was moving day so I started early by washing my bed linen and making sure my...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 20, 20233 min read
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Tour time!
Saturday 19th August 2023 Today was tour day. Online to South Africa. My tour was more of a storytelling project than guiding people...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 19, 20233 min read
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A real babe
Friday 18th August 2023 I was faced with the ultimate in human life today. A beautiful tiny baby girl. I haven't seen one up close for...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 18, 20232 min read
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Squeaky shade
Thursday 17th August 2023 My legs creaked. More than usual, I mean. I could feel those pedal pushing muscles swearing at me because...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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I want to ride my bicycle
Wednesday 16th August 2023 Today I stepped completely out of my comfort zone and bought a bike. As in bicycle, yes, self powered. In...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Battersea Power Station
Tuesday 15th August 2023 I realised today that I've not seen much of the touristy bits of London this time and I'm quite fine with that....
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Easy does it
Monday 14th August 2023 After all the flurry of activity the past few days, Angie and I were in agreement to take it slower. Our other...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Regents walk
Sunday 13th August 2023 The great thing about having good friends that live in any specific place is that they have access to things...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 13, 20232 min read
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Testing, testing 1,2,3...
Saturday 12th August 2023 Way back in last century, I was an eager sound operator in the South African broadcasting industry. I was the...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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Time travel over a line
Friday 11th August 2023 Oh where to start? A really busy day today. But London, oh London. How you are surprising me. I know I shouldn't...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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Edit memory
Thursday 10 August 2023 I'd forgotten how long editing video takes. In fact I'd forgotten how my little editing app works, it's been that...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Visual action
Wednesday 9th August 2023 It's Women's Day in South Africa and I woke to some nice messages plus the sun was shining. I have so many...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Infinity day and cats.
Tuesday 8th August 2023 8/8. A magical number? It is quite an important day on the astrological chart, and I woke to a soggy Brixton. I...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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Darkness fears
Monday 7th August 2023 I'm still a bit afraid of the dark. Not my dark, but the dark. My dark-Â I have faced regularly and for a while in...
Cathie Rooyen
Aug 7, 20232 min read
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