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Most popular passwords in 2017
I am sure I am not alone in hating all the passwords one has to remember these days. Every single site I use regularly seems to require registration. And then there is the dilemma – same password for...
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Two weeks to South Africa!
Grahamstown, South Africa. Photo by Jane Burnett In less than two weeks I will be in my home country, South Africa, for the first time in seven years! I absolutely cannot wait. We will be arriving in...
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My unusual life
When you are a stepmother, people tend to put you in two different categories. You are either the bitchy witchy stepmother, or else you are trying to steal someone else’s kids away from their mother....
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Moments from my day
Fluffy did not want me to get out of bed to go to work. Ziggy enjoying the morning A not-very-high-end-typo on a poster about a high-end store. This means ‘hit’ in Swedish This made me rather sad. It...
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My worst trip EVER
I have travelled all my life. My job has always involved national and international travel. I have lived and travelled all over the world. I am a South African living in Sweden. I love travelling. So...
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South Africa Day 8 – Jeffreys Bay, Port Elizabeth
Today we left Tsitsikamma and drove to Jeffreys Bay, the surf capital of South Africa. It is one of the five most famous surfing destinations, and has been voted as the second best surf in the world....
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South Africa Day 9 – Addo Elephant Park
This was an amazing day. We went to Addo National Elephant Park, which is the third biggest national conservation park in South Africa. The Kruger National Park is the biggest. We drove for four hours,...
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Hello faithful readers!
I am writing this while lying on the sofa after a really hectic few months. After a wonderful South African holiday I went straight into the creation, organisation and teaching of a a two-week...
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SoFo, Stockholm
Since April, I have been living in Södermalm, Stockholm. The area I live in is colloquially known as SoFo (South of Folkungagatan) and is full of vintage shops, dive bars, trendy restaurants,...
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This is so true
…but I have found that the older you get, the less you care about what society expects of you.
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Sound about right, sadly
At school was not allowed to use my left hand when learning to do things so I now crochet, sew, play sports, and use scissors badly with my right hand. I write with my left hand.
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Off to Spain!
We are off to Spain to spend Christmas with my fiancé’s family. I will try to write blog posts while I am there. Thankfully the EU abolished exorbitant roaming charges for mobile devices a while back...
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Some photos from Christmas in Spain
Here are some photos from our Christmas holiday in Spain. This is my first time in Spain and it has been lovely to see winter Christmas in a warm country. I am happy to say I packed perfectly – not...
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Bookmarks or dogears?
If I have borrowed a book, I always use whatever I have at hand as a bookmark – usually a business card or a receipt – and I try to be as careful as possible with the pages and covers. If it is my own...
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Why are these products gender-stereotyped?
do women really want pink with flowery smells and men really want blue with strong scents? are there biological differences to our nutritional needs? does having one product for women and one for men...
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Collecting cards…
More and more people are sending electronic cards on special occasions nowadays – via dedicated sites or social media posts. The good thing about social media (particularly Facebook) is that it...
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