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No cause for alarm
Friday 22nd July 2022 After yesterday's 4am alarm going off, I was careful to switch off all alarms. But at 5am I woke dreaming that mine...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 23, 20221 min read
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Glens of eagles
Thursday 21st July 2022 I woke up feeling much better! In fact, I forgot to switch last week Thursday's 4am alarm off, so I was confused...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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Venturing out
Wednesday 20th July 2022 I managed to get out on the streets! Ok, it was only a 7 minute walk to the Morrisons supermarket, but I did it....
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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Negative
Tuesday 19th July 2022 After a good night's sleep I ventured down to breakfast to meet my friend who was on her way to the next golf...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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Corn-free Monday
Monday 18th July 2022 I woke up after a good night's sleep and felt much better. So I packed up and set off to go to the podiatrist to...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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Blergh
Sunday 17th July 2022 A really rough night of fever and shivering and dreams of the blerry radios in the snippets of sleep meant that I...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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St Andrews Saturday
Saturday 16th July 2022 As I lie here on my university hostel bed, I can hear a whole lot of people screaming and chanting but I can't...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 16, 20222 min read
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Rainy sunshine
Friday 15th July 2022 I finally let my alarm clock do its job and not check on it every hour. I was surprised when it rang at 4.02am so I...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 15, 20221 min read
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Temporary nesting
Thursday 14th July 2022 I was up early and headed out to the golf course while the world was still quiet. It was the first day of...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 14, 20222 min read
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A wandering
Wednesday 13th July 2022 I didn't know what time I was supposed to be at work until I woke up because my colleague had messaged me late...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Old, but new
Tuesday 11 July 2022 I woke up with the early light sneaking through the gap in the curtains so I opened up to the lovely view outside my...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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Andrew
Monday 11th July 2022 Gosh, time is flying by, although I got lost in the time warp of the TV backstory again. Today I traveled about 52...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 11, 20221 min read
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Open and out.
Sunday 10th July 2022 The final day of the Scottish Open Golf 2022. This time last week, I was oblivious to the golf, the fact that I'd...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 10, 20222 min read
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Sizzling Saturday
Saturday 9th July 2022 I was very pleased to be able to sleep late this morning although I woke up around 7 after dreams of meeting a...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 9, 20222 min read
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Flashback on a golf course
Friday 8th July 2022 Today I walked behind professional golfers for about 15km on the Scottish Open. The weather was sunny and windy but...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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Sunshine from Leith
Thursday 7th July 2022 A historic day in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister reluctantly resigns. I, on the other hand finally found...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 7, 20222 min read
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2nd day of Scottish Open
Wednesday 6th July 2022 I was lying comfortably in bed thinking about my late start at work, this morning, when I got a message saying...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Work: first day
Tuesday 5th July 2022 I did it. 16 years later I returned to a world that I used to love. The Outside Broadcast department in TV in my...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 5, 20222 min read
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It's a win!
Monday 4th July 2022 It feels like I have won a car again, except it's a job! And not one of the many I had been considering but one I...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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The pretty bay
Sunday 3rd July 2022 Today was another catch up day. My cousin and I chatted about everything and anything and then we decided we needed...
Cathie Rooyen
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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