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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 3, 20222 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 2, 20221 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Jan 1, 20222 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 31, 20212 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 30, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 29, 20212 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 28, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 26, 20211 min read
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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,...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 25, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 22, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 21, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 19, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 18, 20212 min read
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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...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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More car stories
I've had my car for a week. It's still strange to go out and see it and think 'I won that..' but strange in a fabulous way. I drove a...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 16, 20211 min read
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Motor lessons
I spent more time in my car today fiddling. I tried to sync my phone up and find Google maps. I am beginning to figure out the rear end...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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Ten'shun...
Today made up for all my recent days of sloth. I was up and ready for the pool guy before my podcast. Laundry, appointments shuffling...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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Half a century
Half a century. Fifty years. A lifetime. For some, it was less than a lifetime. For others it made the world of difference in their...
Cathie Rooyen
Dec 13, 20212 min read
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