Monthly Archives: June 2012

I love Mom

Posted on June 29, 2012 by momsmeanderings

From Connor with love to Mommy .. He wrote this note on the fridge after icing his special cake for his mommy’s picnic tomorrow. I must say .. he has grown in leaps and bounds during this year at school.  … Continue reading →

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Just because …

Posted on June 29, 2012 by momsmeanderings

… I haven’t had time to do a post …. I am waiting for a cake to cool down before icing it …. so shall tell you briefly about yesterday’s walk in the veld and coffee  .. and yes, it … Continue reading →

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Jeanette turned 40 yesterday !!

Posted on June 27, 2012 by momsmeanderings

Gosh .. how do I feel to have a forty year old daughter?   No different actually …  so many years ..  so many memories going right back to 1972 !!  I remember the day clearly.  Well, it was two days before Monday … Continue reading →

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Boys only

Posted on June 24, 2012 by momsmeanderings

Bradley got spectacles for the first time last week – doesn’t he look really cool?  .. and … naturally … I had to take photos while he was doing his reading homework … He reads with expression 🙂 Last night they … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday :

Posted on June 21, 2012 by momsmeanderings

Wispy clouds white-washed and lightly brushed across a blue wintry sky …. Monday 18.06.2012 For more spectacular skies around the world visit Skywatch

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Cappuccino at The Pudding Shop

Posted on June 21, 2012 by momsmeanderings

Tuesdays are my days off .. meaning I don’t go to yoga, pilates or gym, and neither does hubby.    It’s Jackie’s walk-in-the-veld-day first thing in the morning, and then what?  !!  Before hubby retired, I used to potter around at … Continue reading →

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Dads and chocolate eclairs ..

Posted on June 17, 2012 by momsmeanderings

… go together, hand in hand !!!  Well they do in our house, anyway  !! 🙂 We didn’t have all our children here today to celebrate Father’s Day, sadly 😦   Carl and family were not able to share the day … Continue reading →

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Flowers from the Cestrum shrub

Posted on June 16, 2012 by momsmeanderings

No time for a post .. loads of ironing to do (need to teach boys how to iron 🙂 ! )   Update on Sina .. she’s still in hospital hopefully being well cared for.   I have very bad memories of … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday :

Posted on June 15, 2012 by momsmeanderings

Cape Robins are regular visitors to my garden.  It’s not often they’re still enough to get a decent photo as they usually forage in the undergrowth, with jerky movements.   This one was a perfect subject with the pale blue sky as the backdrop … pity … Continue reading →

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Helping hands

Posted on June 14, 2012 by momsmeanderings

Our domestic helper, Sina, is in hospital with a lung infection.   I am always prepared for her absence when she takes her leave over Christmas, but when she goes off sick, it takes me a few days to get into the … Continue reading →

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