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Writer's pictureCathie Rooyen

Heat wave

Updated: Jan 13, 2023

Thursday 12th January 2023


A sizzling hot day today. I woke up unsure of where I was but I'd slept well so I waited a while to figure it out.


Two of the dogs need medication and I wasn't sure how to give them it. I started off with cheese but the older dog was onto me and spat it promptly out. Eventually I broke the capsule and dissolved it in butter.  Tomorrow I'll be a bit more prepared.


The next surprise was loadshedding.  I've somehow missed a lot of it due to Solar systems and excluded suburbs. I had checked that it was due at 8am but forgot and put a load of laundry in. Everything went quiet just after  the clock struck 8 and the first hour went quickly.  But I didn't realise that it had been extended to a 4 hour hour session.  I  ended up putting my phone on airplane mode and started working on some projects.



It's quite interesting that when I calm down about having no internet, I seem to get things done, mmm. I edited a short video on  Modderfontein but I can't post it online  yet because I'm running out of data and there's no wifi here. It's been a while since I've had to top up on my South African data and am disgusted at the price of data. Hence my delay in getting topped up, haha.  Cheapskate.


I had half a swim at the beginning of the second cycle of loadshedding and the water was lovely.  This certainly does feel like a heatwave (finally) this is what I was supposed to be following.  The heat has been predicted until next week so I'm fortunate to have access to a pool. I forgot how much I like swimming. 







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