In The Bones

This week has been full on. Work is incredibly busy. At home, we just put in some new front lawn, we started renovating the kitchen, it is Halloween weekend and my family arrived from George. It was very bad planning with the family being here, but Norm is away soon and we have our friend …

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Ego Talking

Sometimes by protecting other people, we end up inadvertently harming ourselves. This is something that I am personally working through at the moment. It becomes a self-blame game when things work out badly for you and you realise it is because you kept quiet about things that other people did. I protected my children from …

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Time Warped

Last Saturday I had 2 of my girlfriends around for a visit. The weather had been fine all week, but then on Sunday we woke to rain and overcast skies. I decided it was too chilly for normal humans to sit outside (I do not feel the cold). I usually make an effort if entertaining …

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Am I That One?

This week I heard someone talking about not wanting to be 'that kindergartener who thinks that their artwork is amazing while everyone else looks at it sadly'. OK maybe that sadness is only when it is a pensioner instead of a kindergartener - else it is just sparkling disappointment, or something like that. Your honour, …

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Monkey Business

Last Friday was my Mom's birthday so we rang her and had a long chat and she sent a picture of the adorable solar light we had sent her. You see I came by my rabbit addiction quite naturally. Her friends had taken her out for lunch and my uncle had taken her out during …

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Who’s Your Daddy?

Caitlin and Bree came around last Sunday to celebrate Father's Day with Norman. He is so humble and he hates any sort of attention but a low key pizza and chat is his style. I miss my own Father, who I actually did call Daddy as many southern girls do. He has been gone for …

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Opposite Action

I continue to be observant of Mother Nature reaching out and contacting me. In my prayers on Monday when I said "Thank you for the birds" a bird sitting on the gate gave a loud squawk. When I put my hands out, palms upwards, and turned towards the West and gave thanks for the rain, …

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Timelines of Your Reality

The weather has led to a lot of people being sick at the moment so I tried to get a flu shot but there are none available. Chichi came to work on Monday and as soon as she spoke I could hear the congestion. Norm popped on a face mask and drove her home. It …

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Three Under Three

The difference in my life between last weekend and this weekend is like night is to day. Last weekend I was surrounded by noisy, energetic, sticky small humans and this weekend I woke up with a Pomeranian on my head. Last Sunday I woke to the usual sounds of the kids shrieking with either laughter …

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Who Do You Think You Are?

I've written often about how hard it is to make friends as an adult. I think if you are lucky enough to have 'lifetime' friends, there is nothing better. This is why it makes me so happy that both of my adult daughters are away for a weekend with girlfriends who have been in their …

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