Eleven Minutes

I read that "Eleven minutes a day of deep, conscious breathing can get you high, humbled, and halfway to a mystical experience" and who doesn't want that? It grabbed my attention and the rest of the post was pretty humorous. Cutting down the jokes to just the list of items, he gave us some good …

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The Soil of South Africa Clings to You

Last weekend was really cold and overcast. As we have no heat in our house other than a wood fireplace that we could not be bothered to light, it was really cold in the house too. I was wearing 4 layers of tops, wooly socks and fur lined boots and was still wrapped up in …

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Bobbitt and Weaving

Last Saturday night we were invited to dinner with my daughter Caitlin and son in law Wesley. Poppy went with us and she was so well behaved and did not get car sick this time. She lay in my lap like a perfect little princess on the way there and back. Maybe she is outgrowing …

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In it for the Genet

In addition to all of the usual birds, butterflies and my lizards, on Sunday my backyard safari sightings were even more thrilling. First I had a wee squirrel come and sit in the tree for what felt like ages. Watching back I realise it was not as long as it felt at the time but …

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Speaking in the Love

This week Norm was travelling again and I was trying to remember where he had gone but all I knew was it had a lot of vowels in it. He was in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. I kept telling everyone he was in Abu Dhabi which is the capital of the UAE. This …

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Your Highest Self

This week our internet died and I had 2 meetings booked to present the document I have put together so far for my client. I managed to bungle through the first one without being able to hear anyone, but the second was with senior management and the internet died completely and tossed me out of …

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The Seed of the Future

I have been Head of the House all week as Norm was away in Ghana until yesterday. I often say I hate having responsibilities, that they give me anxiety as I always feel like I am forgetting something. Sort of like when you wake up late and you feel like you need to hurry all …

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Reclamation of the Yard

It was so lovely spending time with my little granddaughter Bree last Saturday afternoon. She had been sick and was a bit stuffed up but she coped like a champ. She is such a strong bodied little thing all she wants to do is hold your hands and pull herself up to stand. When I …

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Not That Kind of Girl

Everyone (myself included) has been whittering on about Mercury and communication issues. I have been hit with it this week with what seems like a million paper cuts, not deadly but annoying AF! I ordered from one supplier and one of the items that arrived was broken, so they compensated me. Then I noticed that …

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The Bird Mafia

Even though we live by the sea, we are surrounded by mountains and we do not get an actual 'sundown' with a sun slipping into the ocean on the horizon like you see in romantic films. But on Sunday night when I was sitting on the back patio I looked up at the sky behind …

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