Cathie Rooyen
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Sunday 6th August 2023 Being the second youngest of 7 kids, I've always been aware of my privilege of being protected by my older...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 5, 20232 min read
Soggy Saturday travel dreams
Saturday 5th August 2023 The rain returned with a chill in the air so it was another day of resting and chatting and games played on the...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 4, 20232 min read
Wompler
Friday 4th August 2023 I was thinking about how living this way has changed me. The biggest difference is probably my lack of anxiety and...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 3, 20232 min read
The edges of grief
August 3rd 2023 Another date that has seared my soul. Although I did have to work out how many years it is, since my friend died. Turns...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Family branches
Wednesday 2nd August 2023 A wet, cool day on my side of the equator. This weather made us feel less inclined to rush out and do anything....
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Domestic life
Tuesday 1st August 2023 I have mentioned this before on my travels, but I'm saying it again because it's special to me. I love seeing...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Shops and jobs
Monday 31st July 2023 Today I went to the small shopping centre while my sister went to yoga. The weather was dull so it was a good time...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 30, 20231 min read
Roots and toots
Sunday 30th July 2023 Today was a much needed mooch day. I woke early again with my brain saying 'right let's go' but my body said nope,...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Family exodus
Saturday 29th July 2023 After all the excitement of yesterday, I woke up tired but couldn't sleep more. It meant the rest of the day I...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 29, 20232 min read
Clan gathered
Friday 28th July 2023 Family. I love it. I've loved coming from a big family with all the eccentricities and different characters of...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Interview and Bridges
Thursday 27th July 2023 An interesting day. It was interview day so I made my way over to the city by bus over the magnificent bridges...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Capital train
Wednesday 26th July 2023 I was on the move again today. Another quick decision of a trip. This time, it was up to Edinburgh for an...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 25, 20234 min read
Reminiscing
32 years ago and I still remember exactly what I did that day. It was a Thursday. There was a Lion Cup rugby final between Northern...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Train-ing
Monday 24th July 2023 A journey begins with a thousand steps, or in my case today, 4 train rides. The first one was admittedly only 10...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 23, 20232 min read
Mists rolling over the bay
Sunday 23rd July 2023 A soggy day again but we were undeterred. I wanted to see inside the Art Deco Midland Hotel on the shorefront plus...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 22, 20232 min read
Morecambe mist
Saturday 22nd July 2023 I woke up to a very different view. Mist and rain had settled in and the water's edge had almost disappeared. ...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Morcambe Bay
Friday 21st July 2023 After only getting to sleep at 2am I woke up feeling rather fresh. It was time to leave Blackpool so packed my bags...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 20, 20233 min read
Blackpool highs
Thursday 20th July 2023 I woke up early, excited for the day. But first I had to move rooms so I packed up stuff and left my bags down...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Blackpool amuses
Wednesday 19th July 2023 One of the things I wanted to do this UK summer was travel up the west side of the country. Last year I tended...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Catching up again
Tuesday 18th July 2023 I met up with more South African friends today. But one was visiting her resident daughter, so it was great to...
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