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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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