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Cathie Rooyen

Jan 3, 20222 min read

Pack leader?

Exercise Discipline Affection... You might be familiar with the terminology of the 'Dog Whisperer' who had his own TV show a few years...

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Cathie Rooyen

Jan 2, 20221 min read

Chapel and friends

I ventured out of the estate again for our run this morning. I figured being New Year weekend-Sunday it would be the quietest time to run...

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Cathie Rooyen

Jan 1, 20222 min read

New Year Dahling

One day of the new year done. I spotted some Cosmos flowers on my run, which is usually an indication of Easter time and the end of...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 31, 20212 min read

Happy happy!

Happy New Year! This time of year brings about a time of reflection, planning and above all, hope. The positive energy is a good thing...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 30, 20211 min read

Being Bold

4 weeks ago I was told that I was on a shortlist to win the use of the Isuzu MU-X car for three months. I'd entered a video competition...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 29, 20212 min read

Besties..

This morning was the latest I have started my run and it was still before 6am. But Rusty is a hard task master -haha. The sun was...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 28, 20211 min read

Misty musings

I have always been afraid of the dark, in particular, night. Last night I was standing outside coaxing Rusty to have a last pee when I...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 27, 20211 min read

Rain

Wet, wet, wet. The name of a Scottish pop band, that is now a description of Johannesburg's summer. This morning I woke up without an...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 26, 20211 min read

Furry family day

Boxing day or Family day is notoriously a day of relaxation and today I did just that. I woke up looking at the overcast weather and...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 25, 20211 min read

Tis the season's day

Krissmiss 2021 is almost done. Like the rest of my year, it was rather pleasant. An early run with Rusty, a lekker drive across the city,...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 22, 20211 min read

Early mornings

These early morning runs are great, but this morning it felt like summer. The moon was still out in the west, and the sun had started...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 21, 20211 min read

Coffee shops

On our run this morning I was surprised to see the waning full moon, which meant that the dark clouds had lifted. It was still cool but...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 20, 20211 min read

Rusty Mondays

Mondays are massage days and I had almost forgotten. Being on the other side of the city I had to put on my Google maps to find the best...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 19, 20211 min read

Piston Club?

Another soggy morning started early with Rusty and I dashing through the streets. I tried to avoid the marshy parts of the fields and...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 18, 20212 min read

Running dogs and cars

Waking up with a start, I was very surprised to see that it was 5am. I'm so used to seeing 1am, 3am, 4am as my body clock seems to have...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 17, 20211 min read

Housesitting

A side hustle that I never expected to find myself doing is housesitting. Or dogsitting. For overseas readers, it's where kind souls (ie...

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Cathie Rooyen

Dec 16, 20211 min read