Cathie Rooyen
Auld lang syne
Saturday 13th January 2024 Two years ago my dad died. It feels so long ago in many ways due to all my travels and bed swapping. But the...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jan 121 min read
Meals and friends
Friday 12th January 2024 Cars and rain. Yip, the theme of my life currently. Today my sister's car cut out on me while turning a corner...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jan 112 min read
Cars , cars, cars...
Thursday 11th January 2024 I seem to be having a bit of an unusual time with cars lately. Today I tried my sister's car again and I got...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jan 101 min read
Blah day
Wednesday 10th January 2024 The year is ten days old and this morning I didn't want to get up. It was raining, cool and I just felt...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jan 92 min read
Not smart today
Tuesday 9th January 2024 It was cool this morning when I took Molly for a short walk. It had rained a lot through the night so the earth...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jan 82 min read
Unpredictable Monday
Monday 8th January 2024. I woke in the night completely confused as to where I was. It was strange having a moment of panic before I...
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Jan 72 min read
Pet farewell and welcoming committee
Sunday 7th January 2024 Saying goodbye to part time pets can be really sad. I feel so lucky to be able to 'borrow' people's animals and...
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Jan 62 min read
Last night in mud fountain
Saturday 6th January 2024 My last full day of this house sit started early. I woke up before Rusty and started getting ready. He looked...
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Jan 51 min read
Okes for the Oakes
Friday 5th January 2024 I decided to get out of my snoozing slump, hermit mode, today and realised that I hadn't been up to the old part...
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Jan 41 min read
Napland
Thursday 4th January 2024 Despite the bruised sternum, I slept well through the night, and then napped a lot today. I didn't know that I...
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Jan 32 min read
Hump day
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 Falling. Yip. I hit the ground this morning after half a mile of walking. A huge dragon rose out of the...
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Jan 22 min read
Working creativity
Tuesday 2nd January 2024 I felt my 'business' brain begin to waken up today. My creative brain talks to me while I'm running and it's...
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Jan 12 min read
A fresh start
Monday 1st January 2024 So it's now a matter of writing the new year. For 365 evenings I had to keep asking myself what year is it, and...
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Dec 31, 20232 min read
Sepia days and sparkly nights
Sunday 31st December 2033 The last day of the year has ended. We had a special sunset after seeing a lovely sunrise with pink clouds. ...
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Dec 30, 20232 min read
Unlikely sport, unlikely friends
Saturday 30 December 2023 I ventured out in my car today to a friend's birthday lunch. Although I'm almost reluctant to leave the animals...
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Dec 29, 20232 min read
Dear reader...
Friday 29th December 2023 The whole week it's been feeling like Friday and when it finally arrives, I think it's Saturday. Confused I am....
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Dec 28, 20232 min read
Time gifts
Thursday 28th December 2023. My dad's birthday. He would've been 89 today. It sounds so old yet I've been out of school for 40 years this...
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Cathie Rooyen
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Mowing the day away
Wednesday 27th December 2023 It was freezing this morning. Mid summer in South Africa can have these unexpected twists to it. There is...
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Dec 26, 20232 min read
Dog clock
Tuesday 26th December 2023 Today marks me being back in South Africa for 3 weeks. It feels like I've been back for 5 minutes or 10 years,...
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Dec 25, 20232 min read
Rainy Christmas
25th December 2023 Christmas day means exactly 6 months from and to my birthday. I had to say it somewhere, lol. It was a thing for me...
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