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  • Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails

    Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails

    The bestest news ever was announced in our family this week. My youngest daughter Lily is due with her second child in January and she and Josh just discovered it is a boy! That gives them one of each gender and will be the first grandson to join the tribe. We are so excited. Last…

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  • The fishes and the deep blue sea

    The fishes and the deep blue sea

    Children in Cape Town are so spoiled for activities to do. Some of them cost money, but many of them offer discounted days. Lily and I took Amelia to Two Oceans Aquarium on Saturday afternoon and we had hoped the beautiful weather would mean that it would be quiet, but it was rammed. There was…

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  • Stolen Peace

    Stolen Peace

    Many of you know about my dirty little not-so-secret addiction to reality TV and how a phrase often gets ‘stuck’. This week the little phrase that kept echoing was about “not letting someone steal your peace“. I heard it on “The Valley“. Even for my low bar, this series is pretty bad. It is about…

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  • between the mountain and the ant

    between the mountain and the ant

    Do you ever have one of those days where it seems every thing is coming at you all at once and nothing goes smoothly? Monday before last, Norm had booked the plumber and the electrician to come and I had booked Chichi to come and clean and Kim to come and work in the garden.…

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  • The Journey Is the Reward

    The Journey Is the Reward

    After such a beautiful day last Saturday, on Sunday the weather turned again and we woke to rain that morning. Norm and I had planned on having a wander around the garden centre as I had a voucher to spend, but I did not fancy roaming around in the rain so we decided to postpone…

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