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On the eve
Sunday 24th December 2023 Christmas Eve. I had a cool start to it with a light drizzle while out on our run at 5am. Although my legs were...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 24, 20232 min read
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Timing and chilling
Saturday 23rd December 2023 In all of my travels these past 3 years, I've learned to trust the timing of things. I call it Divine Timing....
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 23, 20232 min read
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Sizzling solstice
Friday 22nd December 2023 I was up before the sun today. So I thought I'd 'spice' up our run and go the opposite direction. I hadn't...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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Friends for decades
Thursday 21st December 2023 The sizzle is on in Johannesburg. Fortunately I woke up before Rusty and we were out into the fresh morning...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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Sushi, swimming and sparkling lights
Wednesday 20th December 2023 The heatwave started returning today so after a quick grocery shop, I drove past the estate swimming pool...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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More animal tails
Tuesday 19th December 2023 With less than 2 weeks left of this remarkable year, I was woken really early by a scratch at the door. It...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Dog fit
Monday 18th December 2023 I think my 'current' dog, Rusty, is going to get me fit. I have about 20 days to spend with this fit, handsome...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 18, 20232 min read
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Dog Sunday
Sunday 17th December 2023 Today was certainly other people's dogs day. I woke up to Molly having a bad dream so I decided to take her out...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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Saturday sounds
Saturday 16th December 2023 This morning I experienced my first power cut since I got back to South Africa. It wasn't the scheduled...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 16, 20232 min read
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Small and big
Friday 15th December 2023 I had a thought about my life the other day while driving to meet my friend about how small I try to keep...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Domestication
Thursday 14th December 2023 Today was a house bound day apart from a walk with Molly. We'd woken early with the birds but it felt a lot...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Love letter
Wednesday 13th December 2023 Since 1st July 2021 I have been writing this daily blog. I'm quite surprised by the perseverance in a way,...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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Friends and tasks
Tuesday 12 December 2023 My internal calendar was still stuck on Friday energy today and that was with my manually changing my watch....
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 12, 20232 min read
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Time on paws
Monday 11th December 2023 Today was animals and sisters day. They could be the same thing? Oops, sorry sis! But I love having lots of...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Power naps
Sunday 10th December 2023 I'm very glad I swam yesterday. Today was cool and rainy which is really what the thirsty earth needed. The...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 10, 20231 min read
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Dip outside
Saturday 9th December 2023 Almost back up to 85% human capacity today and I was thrilled at sleeping through again! The dogs don't change...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Human and comfortable
Friday 8th December 2023 Yey! I slept through the night AND my tummy settled. I was so surprised when I saw it was light at 5am that I'd...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 8, 20231 min read
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Bugs
Thursday 7th December 2023 After I wrote my blog last night I got really nauseous which turned into a night of toilet trips and puking,...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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First Monday back
Wednesday 6th December 2023 I'm back in the space of nondescript days, time and dates. I almost wrote 'September' for the month above!...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 6, 20232 min read
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Surreal universe
Tuesday 5th December 2023 I managed to sleep quite well considering I was getting up at 3am, but my nightly bathroom trips had trained me...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 5, 20232 min read
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