Cathie Rooyen
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...
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Cathie Rooyen
Feb 11 min read
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...
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Jan 311 min read
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...
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Jan 302 min read
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...
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Jan 292 min read
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...
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Jan 282 min read
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...
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Jan 272 min read
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...
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Jan 262 min read
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...
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Jan 252 min read
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...
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Jan 242 min read
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...
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Jan 232 min read
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...
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Jan 221 min read
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...
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Jan 212 min read
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...
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Jan 202 min read
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...
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Jan 191 min read
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...
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Jan 181 min read
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...
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Jan 172 min read
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...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jan 161 min read
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...
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Jan 151 min read
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,...
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Jan 142 min read
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...
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