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Notes from a day
I rather liked this cat treat tin. Our cats get treats every night after their dinner. These toilet signs were rather cute I loved these small cast iron sculptures. I actually bought the one on the...
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Glasses frames
I have been wearing prescription glasses since I was about 50 years old. Many of my family and friends wear light rimless frames – the ones that look almost as if you are not wearing glasses at all. I...
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Autumn approaches
For most of my life, the first of September denoted the first of spring. Seasons are not generally commemorated in South Africa the way they are in Sweden, but most people I know talk about the first...
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Deep cleaning
This is why I never try to deep clean or declutter all at once. I become overwhelmed, tired, sweaty, frustrated, and then I give up. I tend to break big tasks into small pieces and do a bit every day....
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Different types of earlobes
My earlobes are like the ones on the right. Attached, and very small. Having tiny earlobs makes it a huge challenge if you wish to wear earrings. You cannot wear clip-ons because there is nothing to...
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My worst trip EVER
I was telling someone about my horror trip recently. It is so awful that it sounds like a fabrication. Sadly, every bit of it happened exactly like this. I realised then how much it affected me. It was...
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Worst trip ever – thank you
Thank you to all my readers for your supportive comments about my worst trip ever. It meant a great deal. Nowadays I still have anxiety before travelling long-haul. But it is much better now that I...
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Not often I can say it, but I was there!
At 10:44 AM on 12 November 1991, an IP “ping” packet was sent between Rhodes University’s computing centre in Grahamstown to the home of Randy Bush in Portland, Oregon. This is the earliest known IP...
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An inspiring encounter
Over the weekend my husband and I did our monthly large shop. We go to a nearby shopping centre using car-sharing, and bulk buy catsand, toilet paper, cleaning supplies and groceries. We usually stop...
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The tale of a day
I had my fifth COVID-19 vaccination yesterday. In Sweden you have cards that you take with you to the vaccination centre, although most people seem to lose them between vaccinations (my husband has...
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Dressing for extreme cold
It took me a long time to get used to dressing for extreme cold but now I have it down to a fine art. In South Africa it gets cold in winter, but it is a different kind of cold. The houses are built...
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Photos of a day
It was really slippery and icy this week. I had to go to the doctor to have my three-month checkup regarding my cholesterol and walked around the small lake to get to the clinic. These mothers and...
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Teaching English as a second language to professional adults
I am a good teacher, but I will never ever be in the echelons of the ‘best ever’. I think my main advantage is that the type of person I am lends itself to the type of teaching I do. I have been...
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Supplements and medicines
I am normally pretty healthy. This is something I REALLY appreciate because my parents died when I was a teenager. My mother had high blood pressure and died of brain cancer/stroke. My father had...
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A day
This was the side window of our car-share yesterday The snow was not deep today but the streets were very icy. Here a small plough is cleaning the road from the front and dropping gravel from the back....
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I was not full of the spirit of Christmas that day…
If you had a photo taken with this Santa, you received a Lucky Dip (the boxes to the bottom left). It was a box with a toy, some sweets and maybe a little puzzle or two. For us kids, it was the...
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I can’t say I feel this
If egregious grammar errors appear in a television show, novel, or newspaper article it does annoy me. Sometimes I make quick assumptions about people on social media who use would of instead of would...
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The things your mother tells you
I had a laugh when I saw this. It reminded me of some of the things my mother used to tell me. I am not sure if she believed them or if she said it to stop me doing certain things if you swallow...
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A day’s wanderings
I love printers’ trays/type cases. I have four, and I would love more but we have no space. Mine are almost full with little mementoes from my travels, gifts from my family, and little things that mean...
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