random asides

  • Magic Words

    I can’t do it today. No, I can’t. I’m too busy and there’s ninety eight other things I have to get done. Yes, I know you want to, and I…

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  • Revelations at Dawn

    Our new house (that’s really not new anymore, we’ve been here long enough but I’m clinging to the new feeling, stick it out with me) has a beautiful view of the…

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  • There Are Seasons…And Then Some.

    I’ve been an awful blogger, I know. I’ve actually been an all round awful a lot of things but I’m not logging this post to beat myself up or make…

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  • There are no unique stories.

    Long-term readers of this blog would’ve realised by now that the attention I pay to this corner of the Internet has waned. It’s not because of disinterest, but rather a case of…

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  • For UM. Because, birthday.

    It’s your birthday. How funny-wonderful it would be for you, this year, because the wedding has been planned to fall just after your birthday. It was planned around your special…

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  • There’s not a lot to be said…

    There’s not a lot to be said, when one would like to go back to bed. In a week’s time, my brother will be wed. I think I’ll dye my hair…

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  • Beauty in a Box | RubyBox

    I’m not much of a beauty gal. Heck, I picked up a bargain Toni & Guy hairdryer from Clicks the other day, purely because it was on mega-special and because…

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  • The LegNose Monster – A letter to my kid

    Dear DaughterChild, We’ve been through just about enough life change for a while and, this week, the last one happens. I just know that the emotional tumbles that go with…

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  • Five.

    There was this afternoon earlier this year, where I looked at you and realised you’d been finishing my sentences all day. It wasn’t some ploy to annoy me (although you know…

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  • And that’s a Pop!

    There’s a new player in the online printing market that I am a little bit smitten with. Hello world, meet PopTex. An offshoot of Durban company, Kleen-Tex, that’s been around…

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