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Monthly Archives: April 2015
How Facebook Is Joining Communities
It’s one of the things that I love about Facebook: it’s bringing people together in real life and not only on the screen. It’s joining communities. This I only really experienced when I saw all the activity going on, … Continue reading
“We Only Die Once – It Might As Well Be For Jesus.” (Werner Groenewald)
Five months ago today, the sun would have risen in Kabul, Afghanistan. As the day dawned, the Groenewald family would wake up for the last time in their compound in the city. Residents of Afghanistan for 12 years, they had … Continue reading
Off To The Cemetery!
It’s not a place I frequent on a regular basis, but every time I go to Simonstown, I pass it. I’ve often thought of stopping in to look at a bit of the history of the war graves. Yesterday I … Continue reading
Closing in on a Murderer – van Breda Murders – An Arrest Soon?
Three months ago, on 26th January 2015, most people reading this had not heard of the van Breda family who lived across two continents. South African by birth and Afrikaans by culture, they had spent several years in Australia by … Continue reading
Delicious Lemon Banting Treats
A recipe was going around Facebook this week that looked really yummy. It came from Healthy Recipe Buzz and they called them Coconut Lemon Meltaways. I’ve just renamed them Lemon Banting Treats. Riana downloaded the recipe and made them. Ingredients … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Recipes
Tagged Banting recipes, Banting treats, Eating LCHF, LCHF - what to eat
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“Should I Leave My Husband?”
What do you say to someone who asks you “should I leave my husband?” If the biggest culprit in the marriage is selfishness and pride and not bullying and abuse, I believe the answer is no. Dear Friend I write … Continue reading
4% of South African Jobs are Lost to Foreigners
The Xenophobia that has swept from Durban to Johannesburg and then on screens across the world has been nothing less than barbaric and unnecessary. It is a backlash of anger not necessarily at what foreigners have got, but at what … Continue reading
My Cholesterol Result
Today, I got a cholesterol result back and the doctor who gave me the results, thought it looked horrific! It was 8.1! Own the number! I’d heard of 8 before and I’d heard Banting specialists say it was okay to … Continue reading
Ten Tips To Aging Gracefully
I was on the phone to my Aunt Rosemary last night. Yes! I have an aunt! My Mom’s late brother’s wife is in her 86th year. She lives in England, has poor eye-sight and trouble walking, so she doesn’t get out … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged aging, Aging Positively, Getting hold, Growing old gracefully
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News About Marli van Breda
It’s a week shy of three months since the dreadful slaying of three of the van Breda family in Stellenbosch. People across the city and the world are still waiting to hear of an arrest. To date there has been … Continue reading
Easiest Banting Seed Bread Ever
Sometimes, something is worth putting up a second time and this is it. One of the most popular hits from my recipes, this hard-to-fail seed bread ticks all the Banting boxes as it provides a fabulous substitute for traditional wheat-laden … Continue reading
Working in a Hostile Environment – How to Cope
Once upon a time, someone put up on the office wall Ten Commandments to Working in a Hostile environment. My eye fell on them from time to time. I used them on air a number of times and they were very … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged TD Jakes, Toxic work situations, Working in a hostile environment
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Criticism and How to Handle It
This morning as I posted a devotion to the Helga’s Daily Blog Facebook Page, I had a moment of hesitation. A couple of misgivings fluttered through my mind. “What if I am judged?” “What if I am criticized for this?” … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Dealing with criticism, Facing criticism, Giving criticism
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