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I am now a published author – hallelujah!!! My Love Affair with Nora!!!


I have been extremely quiet over the past few months, but for a reason!  I have fine-tuned and re-read and edited, and proof-read again my novella / autobiography / travelog on my mid-life adventure of joining 5 strangers, all Norwegians … Continue reading

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I did not make it to midnight – 2014


The small bottle of champagne I chilled for myself, was empty at around 11.15 pm, and Prince Charles and Camilla even started to look quite attractive there on the Royal Variety show on television just before I sank into a … Continue reading

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All the animal kids!


So this was the picture in our house until a week ago, but sadly we lost the Ridgeback cross Labrador, Sokkies, to distemper.  According to the vet, a classical case of a young pup not having its first vaccinations.  We … Continue reading

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My beloved dogs killed in cold blood


OUR LAST RIDE WITH OUR PARENTS BEFORE BEING MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD TODAY! I took these photos of my beloved two adopted rescue dogs whilst driving to Senekal yesterday. Little did I know this would be the last time I … Continue reading

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Scrabble via Facebook!


In the two years of singledom before meeting my husband, my main form of entertainment after a hard day’s work, was to play scrabble via Facebook.  At one stage I got so addicted that I would have games going against … Continue reading

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Caranguejo cavando


Nossos cães amo caranguejos pegando as praias em Kigamboni. Delicatessen para eles! Infelizmente, Jackie é o escavador mestre, mas muitas vezes fica Bonjo os despojos! Dediquei um blog inteiro para Jackie anteriormente, mas acho que ela ainda garante espaço cibernético … Continue reading

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Apologies to my regular readers!!


So sorry to clog your inbox with a translated repeat of the same blog – I have been asked to do a bit of market research to see how many people in specific areas of the world would read a … Continue reading

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The Liebster Award – my first blog award!!


YAH!!  When last have I had a reward??  Seems like ages ago when my business was succesful and I was walking around with a swollen head in good ol’ S A and getting the annual awards from the various companies!  … Continue reading

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