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Chats and talks
Friday 2nd February 2024 It's often the unplanned days that turn out the nicest surprises. I caught up with a running friend with coffee...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Chillin in the summer
Thursday 1st February 2024 I managed to run 4km on the treadmill this morning. It makes a difference having a lovely view although it is...
Cathie Rooyen
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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Menagerie and music
Wednesday 31st January 2024 The end of the first month of this year has arrived. It feels like such a long time ago that Rusty was waking...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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New waters
Tuesday 30th January 2024 I got in the pool again today. It takes me ages to get in, and I don't remember when that changed. As a kid, on...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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Siblings spaces
Monday 29th January 2024 One of the great things about spending so much time in different siblings homes, is that I really get to see how...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Changeover
Sunday 28th January 2024 Today was sister switch day or pet pass day. By that, I mean I moved beds to look after my older sister's house...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Arty magic
Saturday 27th January 2024 Today I joined a friend and his very talented daughter to an Urban Sketchers morning in Parkview. This is a...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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In praise of this century
Friday 26th January 2024 It was a sizzler of a day today and I had some major head sweats while doing my 'sorting and packing' trip for...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Junk jive
Thursday 25th January 2024 11 months till Christmas! Haha, but it did feel rather charitable moving out all the goods from the shed that...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Smells and pancakes
Wednesday 24th January 2024 I got up easily this morning. Well, I jolted out of bed because the washing machine was disco dancing around...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Body rock
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 Today was a body day for me. You know, those things that get to carry our spirit everywhere? Yip, that bundle...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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Handyman Monday
Monday 22 January 2024 Today was one of those waiting for service people- days. And the service for the remote gate. All the...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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Social Sunday, Social weekend
Sunday 21st January 2024 Three weeks of this year completed. This weekend turned out to be a rather busy one after starting Friday off...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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Cowboys and fun times
Saturday 20th January 2024 Today my sister and I drove westwards. I want to say the 'wild west' and I would be almost telling the truth...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Life without Jackie
Friday 19th January 2024 One of my dear friends died while I was overseas and on my return to Johannesburg, I kept feeling like she...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Driving adventure
Thursday 18th January 2024 It was unusually chilly today. Fortunately I spent a lot of time in the car- my sister's Fiat. I wanted to...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Running and day dreaming
Wednesday 17th January 2024 I'm a team player. Coming from a big family has taught me how to work with people but sometimes I would take...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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Chooseday
Tuesday 16th January 2024 We had 2 bouts of loadshedding in the night which seemed to have disrupted my night. I woke up feeling a bit...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Mundane Monday
Monday 15th January 2024 Today was one of those days where I didn't get to take many pictures. Domestic days where laundry, vacuuming,...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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The living and the dead
Sunday 14th January 2024 I spent my childhood in an industrial town an hours drive south of Johannesburg. In the 70s and 80s it was...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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