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Christmas Surprise from the wonderful Paula
I had a crappy Monday today. I was sick all weekend with a flare up of the sinus infection I have been fighting for months so I woke up this morning feeling like death. It was freezing cold (well,...
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Icebreakers – another of my passions!
I am a South African living on the shores of a huge inland sea in Sweden. After 13 years I still find snow and ice absolutely and utterly fascinating and enchanting. I love watching the sea freeze...
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Northern Sweden in Winter
Photo by Isak From who always takes the best photos of Swedish winter!
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Voluspa Mandarino Cannela Classic Candle
One of my lovely Christmas presents this year was this gorgeous candle. It is huge and smells divine. I have never been one for perfumes or candles but this one has been addictive. I have rationed my...
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Thank you to all my readers for 2014!
I wanted to say a big thank you to all my readers for a wonderful 2014. I love writing my blog – it is relaxing and pampering and I can leave the real world behind for a little while as I write about...
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Tips for flying long haul
I am a seasoned long haul traveller – I fly from Sweden to South Africa two or three times a year, I have done Johannesburg to Hong Kong, Zambia to Australia – you name it I have flown it. Sometimes I...
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Happy New Year to all my readers
I couldn’t decide which of these pictures to use so I am going to use several. I grew up in rural Africa where we danced out the old year under summer skies (usually to reggae!) and watched the sun...
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X-Ray of a 900lb man
It really puts things into perspective. I lost a lot of weight in my twenties (about 120 pounds) and have thankfully kept it off – this makes me realize how much strain I was putting on my body. It was...
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Oh how heartwarming
It has been very snowy and icy this week, I have a streaming cold, it’s been a hectic week, and I was on live chat with eBay sorting out a problem when this notification popped up on my screen. I felt...
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I’m back!
Thank you to everyone who has emailed, texted or tweeted me to find out if I was okay. I am getting better by the day now, thank you and will hopefully soon be up to speed. I have a very demanding...
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Thank you to all my readers
I just wanted to thank everyone again for all the wishes, comments, text messages, private messages and emails over the past few days. I started my blog three years ago as a way of telling my life...
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My life in hair
It struck me today that our hair really defines different times in our lives. In South Africa boys have to have their hair cut short for school and then when we had conscription they had to have it cut...
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Keep your fork!
This email was sent to me by a wonderful friend, Maddie, who thought I would find it interesting. I loved it! I am no longer religious but this really struck a chord with me. I think I will endeavour...
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What working out in the field means….
…. is that these are the distances I walk in an average day. I walk between up to eight workplaces a day with a heavy handbag in weather from scorching heat (up to 35°C) to driving rain, freezing cold...
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Well folks, it’s a record!
I have 62 completely new blog posts scheduled – two per day – for the next 31 days! I’m on a roll!
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Easter Bunny Heebie Jeebies
I had a good laugh at the photos above! Friends of mine sent a couple to me because they had seen me in the photo below. That Santa used to give all us kids the creeps and he held on to us with a...
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Such a wonderful RAK received yesterday
I arrived home yesterday to find an interesting looking envelope on my doormat. A tintillatingly puffy one from a country far away. And look! It was a surprise for me from Mindy C – she knows me well....
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