Cathie Rooyen
Simply Saturday
Saturday 19th November 2022 A day of cat minding, loadshedding and series. There was a moment of cleaning the koi pond too but overall it...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Powerful views
Friday 18th November 2022 I had a very unusual night last night by not getting up for the loo. I was very surprised when I woke up and...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Wanderings
Thursday 17th November 2022 I went to Hyde Park today (for a client session) not the London one this time but the Johannesburg one. I...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 16, 20222 min read
A tale of the Karoo
Wednesday 16th November 2022 Way back in August, I saw an advert for an evening with SA crime author Deon Meyer at Montecasino. I knew...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Dental check in
Tuesday 15th November 2022 Today I visited the dentist. A new dentist as my other one retired. And there was a distinct difference in...
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Nov 14, 20222 min read
Settling back in
Monday 14th November 2022 I think I must have adjusted to being back in SA too much. I didn't take any photos outside! And not because...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Soggy Sundays
Sunday 13th November 2022 I slept well last night, think it was post tour relief haha. But it was still wet and dull when I first woke...
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Nov 12, 20222 min read
Tour day
Saturday 12th November 2022 Well the tour was a success. In spite of really heavy rains before I left home but I was ready. My...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Friday puddles
Friday 11th November 2022 A very wet and chilly Friday. With one day left till my tour, I knew I had to buckle down and do my cue cards....
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Domestic duties
Thursday 10th November 2022 The full moon woke me around 2am and kept me awake until after 3. I'm blaming the moon and not my busy brain....
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Sunshine and gadgets
Wednesday 9th November 2022 Yey, the sunshine stayed all day! And that's my first week back in South Africa. Today was the first morning...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Hairdos and not don't
Tuesday 8th November 2022 It poured all night and most of today which left it rather chilly so I was wearing my UK clothes again. I had...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Massage Monday and meatballs
Monday 7th November 2022 My first Monday in Johannesburg and it was a cool and damp one. But the upside was that my weekly massage...
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Nov 6, 20221 min read
Colourful Sunday
Sunday 6th November 2022 After a bumpy night of neighbourhood dogs barking I felt quite good this morning. I tested my voice and only...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Sunny Saturday walks
Saturday 5th November 2022 I left something at the airport it seems. My voice. I had a good night's sleep without too much flu symptoms...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Squeaks of summer?
Friday 4th November 2022. After waking up to thunder and lightning around 2.30am I struggled to get back to sleep for some time....
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Dazed and confused
Thursday? 3rd November 2022 Talk about mixed up days and times and places! Hahaha. Right now I'm in a 'dwaal' (= daze) because I fell...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 3, 20223 min read
She's back!
Wednesday 3 November 2022 ( I'm still on UK time so it's still yesterday there) Landed in a very damp Jozi after a day and a half of...
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Cathie Rooyen
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Goodbye London
Tuesday 1 November 2022 All Saints day. The day when the good ghosts return after all the horror of Halloween. There was harrowing wind 5...
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Cathie Rooyen
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Reflections and musings
Monday 31st October 2022 My last full day and night in Britain today and I spent it lounging on my bed. I had been wide awake again at...
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