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Clouds in Lizzy’s Head (My First Book)
I’ve written and published my first children’s book. It’s something I have always wanted to do so it’s very exciting for me! It’s a short children’s book about a little girl who struggles…
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Clarens Craft Beer Festival 2022
“Wish you were beer with us!” It was the long awaited Clarens Craft Beer Festival this weekend! The last festival was just before lockdown in February 2020… What a lot has happened since…
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What I learnt from wearing a continous glucose monitor
Marcus and I wore a continous glucose monitor for 2 weeks… A few people I have spoken to were curious as to why we did this and were interested in the results, so…
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Celebrating Dakkie’s Birthday with Good Food and Great People
It’s quite lucky when your birthday is on a weekend, but especially lucky when your birthday is on an extra long long weekend! This weekend we celebrated Carol’s birthday with a dinner party,…
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Face your Fear… Jump out of the Plane
“Go skydiving!” they said. “It will be fun!” they said. And every time my answer was: “Hell no!” Marcus agreed to skydive and the kids and I went with to watch him… That…
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Week 8 – Gratitude Mandala and the last week of this Creatively Grateful Challenge
“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”—Charles Dickens This week’s challenge was to doodle a gratitude mandala. I like the…
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How to Treat Your Child’s Fever
This is my preferred way of treating a fever and by no means replaces taking your child to your own doctor. I’m not a fan of using medications with multiple ingredients in them…
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Week 7 – Thankful for Play
“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” This week we appreciated the opportunities we had and still have to play. Play comes naturally to children and is actually…
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Week 6 – Thankful for Clouds
“We mostly see what we have learned to expect to see.“ “Clouds in the sky very much resemble the thoughts in our minds! Both changes perpetually from one second to another!” – Mehmet…
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Ouma Jane’s Birthday Weekend in Nieu Bethesda
“It’s very refreshing to go away and take a break, to clear your head, and just get into something else.” I know Peter and Imke are really looking forward to this post! Without…