My mid-life gap year

20/08/2024

My writing has been quiet...

Healing in the water

18/07/2024

A quick update of gratitude

In my craziest dreams, I never thought I'd be living like I am. Yet, here I am, sunburnt by the Mediterranean sun after spending the day in Monte Carlo, Monaco. I'm not a gambler, nor Formula 1 fan, but I do like the idea of seeing castles, casinos and how the rich live. I am using the opportunity o...

02/07/2024

I did a quick 'city review'
Apologies still no pictures on the blog..

2nd July 2024The second phase of the year has begun. My birthday has passed which means we're heading towards Christmas. Right now, I'm heading towards Prague for 7 nights and I thought I must document my last 7 nights in Vienna before the memories get mangled up. I booked into a hostel and a room f...

20/05/2024

Yes, I've been rather quiet of late...

Observing heroes

24/04/2024

Oooh, look quick- a blog post!

This is my third start of the British summer. Three years in a row I've heeded the call to journey north to explore the land of my birth. Every year I get more insight into who I am and why I keep returning. This last past month in my adopted country of South Africa has been turbulent and healing. M...

15/04/2024

I am trying out another place to put my writings...

There’s a song with those lyrics and it always makes me stop and think. What is my story? How would it read? Would other people enjoy it…

12/04/2024

I think I may have found the next place for my blogpost...

So after 3 years of 'mid-life' gap-year travel, I realised I can no longer say I'm in my mid-life! I do believe I'm stepping closer to the 'elder' stage. How did this happen and why and I writing all…

01/04/2024

A short update

Monday 1st April 2024I'm feeling the need to write. I've missed accessing the dots on a screen translation of what has been happening in my life. And today being the day of fools and the beginning of the planet Mercury, moving in reverse (or retrograde), I found myself facing two rather unusual but....

15/03/2024

Oh look! Some words...

Friday 15th March 2024I still haven't sorted out my technical storage issue for my blog so there won't be any photos in this update. It's a real pity though because my past few weeks in the Cape have been oh-so-pretty. With sea, mountain, penguins, steampunk, theatre, bush, and kitesurfers, it certa...

09/03/2024

Morning
I've been on a magical trip around Jhb and Cape Town, currently in Yzerfontein.
The main reason for my blog absence is the technical issue of running out of space (memory on the blog site)
I'm now a bit reluctant to spend $13 a month for more space so still trying to figure out my way forward.
I believe a few of you are missing the daily dose.. 🙃
It will return in some form, as I'm missing writing it too.

I'm excited for today though, as I'm off to see Tannie Evita in the dorp, Darling, and Katryn Kwarrentyn is hiding in my suitcase.
Will she return today? Well I'll have to see 😉💋

17/02/2024

I need to apologize...

Eek! Lovely day Airport run, braai and milktart! No end in site

16/02/2024

Friday 16th February 2024 I ended up having a busy day today with a trip to the hairdresser. I love it when I find a hair stylist that I feel totally comfortable with. The salon is noisy, busy and fun. I just sit in the chair and get brought coffee and have my style decided on. I've been going to Me...

16/02/2024

Problem storing photos on my blog, will look into it in due course...

https://cathie05.wixsite.com/my-site-1/post/friday-fun

15/02/2024

Who switched off the lights?

Thursday 15th February 2024 I forgot about loadshedding because my sister Mary has a solar power system. My other sister, doesn't. And I moved today , so now I'm sitting in DC light, with 23% phone battery life, hoping that my data signal is strong enough to send this out tonight, haha. I started ou...

14/02/2024

It's the patron Saint of love day...

Wednesday 14th February 2024 It's the day of love. Valentine's day. It was always an uncomfortable day for me when I was a teenager because I never, ever got a card from a secret admirer. I never had any not so secret admirers either but by the time I got to the last year of school I'd accepted the....

13/02/2024

A lovely day of coffee, chats and treatments

Tuesday 13th February 2024 Aquarian season continues with me having coffee with two of the February babies this morning. All of us having worked together in the 80s and 90s and lovers of similar music meant we had an enjoyable catch up. I had a new therapy client online too and I was almost anxious....

12/02/2024

Social connections

Monday 12th February 2024 It was a rather fresh morning which was ideal for me to get back on the treadmill. I had planned to meet up with a Facebook virtual friend and then her into a real human being, haha. We've had some engagement on the media platform and she realised that I'm currently staying...

11/02/2024

Reflections again

Sunday 11th February 2024 Today is my folks' wedding anniversary. They had a double wedding, with my mum and her sister being brides. They both sewed their own dresses and it looked like a grand affair. As a youngster, I would pore over their wedding album for ages trying to imagine what life was li...