Author Archives: Tanya

I’m not an unkind person, but…

Posted on 09/03/2008 by Tanya

So I put the following sentence into Google and hit the “I’m feeling lucky” button. ‘how to discourage porcupines from ransacking your garbage’   This came up:   Five years ago there were serious animal problems at the community garden … Continue reading →

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Not to be outdone…..

Posted on 09/02/2008 by Tanya

‘k so I’m not quite as nerdy as my husband, almost but not quite.. I’m going to do a condensed version of the Omnivore’s Hundred (Barbara Fischer linked to Andrew’s list and instructions (you can find W’s entry here)). 1. … Continue reading →

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Weekend round-up

Posted on 09/01/2008 by Tanya

‘Twas a busy weekend, not so much house wise, more general life wise.  There was of course Tamsyn’s competition on Friday, we’re finally finished with them for this year, and she is now officially in level 4.  She wasn’t all … Continue reading →

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It’s p*&%ing down outside…

Posted on 08/28/2008 by Tanya

My drive to work this morning, on the radio the DJ is going on about how warm it is in Jhb, how you can smell spring is on its way…… listen Mister, not in Cape Town it isn’t.  Flip it … Continue reading →

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Damn, where does the time go?

Posted on 08/26/2008 by Tanya

Can you believe it? It’s almost the end of August, technically we should all be checking our Xmas shopping lists and buying presents to avoid the Xmas Eve panic. Yea, who *really* does that? There have been a number of … Continue reading →

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…….. (couldn’t think of a quick or witty title)

Posted on 08/22/2008 by Tanya

We had another outreach programme at work today which afforded me the opportunity to take this photograph, considering the day was a little dull, I think it came out ok.

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Cars, cats and chastisement….

Posted on 08/18/2008 by Tanya

I got into trouble over the weekend…. yep, big trouble. I have this rather bad habit of expecting cars to run forever without any care or attention on my part (my car passed the 150 000 km’s service some time … Continue reading →

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It’s another day in paradise…

Posted on 08/17/2008 by Tanya

What a glorious day today is, the sun is shining, there isn’t a cloud in the sky and Spikey didn’t get into the dustbin last night. All is right with the world. W on the other hand is ‘sukkeling’ with … Continue reading →

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Spikey loses appeal

Posted on 08/16/2008 by Tanya

I have decided the porcupine has to go. This morning was the second day in a row that we have had to pick up the rubbish he leaves behind after he’s rummaged in the bin. You’d swear he thinks the … Continue reading →

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The day of the Triffids

Posted on 08/11/2008 by Tanya

I was told I had to do some weeding in the garden. Being the obedient type (*erhum*), I did as asked – bought some gardening tools (turns out I didn’t need to buy the tools, W bought some for me) … Continue reading →

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