Monthly Archives: February 2009

Sho, but it’s hot…

For years I used to travel by train to Cape Town and back – through marriage and divorce, births and deaths – I sat in the carriage of a train, on some days for way longer than the timetable prescribed. … Continue reading

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Just when you think it’s safe…

I really thought now that my kids are older I would no longer find myself with company whilst in the lavatory.  I was wrong… only this time my company insists on sitting on my lap whilst I’m, how shall I … Continue reading

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Love is…

Giving the one you love a really kitsch valentines present I defy anyone not to find her the cutest thing out there. {My layout can be found on my scrapbook page} ‘Course Wouter’s gift to me wasn’t in the least … Continue reading

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Eeeeeek!

There we were….sitting in the lounge watching a programme on TV when I noticed Bagheera had brought in a ‘present’ for us.  I calmly say “Wouter, isn’t that a snake” at the same time as the chief character pulls a … Continue reading

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Best intentions…

Growing up with a mother who is a neatfreak has its good and bad points. I’m pretty sure subconsciously I’m untidy as a way of rebelling against the stringent cleaning measures I was subjected to. They were tantamount to child abuse, … Continue reading

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Must love cats…

Over the weekend Wouter pointed Jessica and me to lolcats which has pictures of cats and other animals with funny captions. A real feel good site. Here are my first attempts… (not brave enough to submit them for all the … Continue reading

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A pleasant weekend…

Most of it was pleasant anyway, poor Bagheera kept me up most of Saturday night – turns out she has ear mites, no wonder she wasn’t happy. She has now spent the majority of Sunday passed out on Tamsyn’s bed. … Continue reading

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Giveaway…

Two cats (3 years/3 months) – tabbys, oodles of personality, okay one might have a slight brain malfunction every now and then – but the other one’s cuteness makes up for it tenfold. Guaranteed to give you hours of fun … Continue reading

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Close to freaking out…

Anyone that scrapbooks is hyper aware of using acid free paper, acid free glues, making sure the photographs don’t come into contact with anything that might contain acid. So when you discover that something – which I might add only … Continue reading

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Three down, six to go…

(As an aside, my in-laws gently chided [aka full on nagged] me for shirking my blog responsibilities – so I thought I’d best put finger to keyboard and write something. The fact that they already know everything I’m about to write is … Continue reading

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