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Once Upon A Toad!
Children, Family & Friends Random Musings!

Once Upon A Toad!

By Gaynor Young on 16/07/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

Mwaahp! Mwaahp! In the film, The Notebook, Ryan Gosling, a top notch crush of mine, leaned towards Rachel McAdams to give her the most delicious kiss and I heard: Mwaahp!…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Random Musings!Tagged: fairy tales, frog, toad6 Comments
My Everest Climb!
Children, Family & Friends Inspirational Thoughts Sporting Moments

My Everest Climb!

By Gaynor Young on 27/06/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

“I went for a walk in Africa at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains.”                         – Karen Blixen, sorry, I…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Inspirational Thoughts, Sporting MomentsTagged: mountain, walk6 Comments
Eye Spy!
Cochlear Implant & Deafness Inspirational Thoughts

Eye Spy!

By Gaynor Young on 11/06/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

My new glasses were great! Red and turquoise in colour and they looked kinda funky. I had just had my cataracts in both eyes ‘done’, and I looked upon these…

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Filed under: Cochlear Implant & Deafness, Inspirational ThoughtsTagged: eye22 Comments
Siya Kolisi Sarmies!
Children, Family & Friends Food & Drink

Siya Kolisi Sarmies!

By Gaynor Young on 21/05/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

It is from children that our world is made.  I am imagining a conversation between two six year old boys:“It’s great that we got here early. I like running and…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Food & DrinkTagged: children, George Child Welfare, lockdown, sandwiches3 Comments
The Indomitables!
Inspirational Thoughts Music & Entertainment

The Indomitables!

By Gaynor Young on 30/04/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

The Third World War has begun! Only this time we do not have to evade machine gun bullets. We do not have to worry about falling bombs. We do not…

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Filed under: Inspirational Thoughts, Music & EntertainmentTagged: covid-194 Comments
WhatsApp: ‘George Friends!’
Children, Family & Friends Random Musings!

WhatsApp: ‘George Friends!’

By Gaynor Young on 16/04/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

Sue started it.‘George Friends’ is a WhatsApp group made up of my special women friends in George.Mums once remarked to me: “Gosh, you have a lot of friends in George!”“No,”…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Random Musings!Tagged: friends, lockdown, WhatsApp13 Comments
My Passionate Friend!
Children, Family & Friends Inspirational Thoughts Music & Entertainment

My Passionate Friend!

By Gaynor Young on 02/04/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

Passion! That is what struck me about Karen Tungay. It was distinctive and all-embracing. Her passion! “Hello!”I looked into those mischievous, dancing eyes and instantly made a friend. Karen and…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Inspirational Thoughts, Music & EntertainmentTagged: acting, friends, friendship, passion8 Comments
What Treats!
Children, Family & Friends Food & Drink

What Treats!

By Gaynor Young on 12/03/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

Children nowadays love to play with their array of electronic gizmo’s. Many of these devices cut out the world around them totally. They render up melodies to be heard by…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Food & DrinkTagged: baking, business
It’s Vital!
Random Musings!

It’s Vital!

By Gaynor Young on 27/02/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art”Francois de la Rochefoucauld Vitality! I have a Vitality Card.This little card gets me into movies for half price,…

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Filed under: Random Musings!Tagged: cholesterol, doctor6 Comments
A Walk, Paint & Unconditional Love!
Children, Family & Friends Inspirational Thoughts Sporting Moments

A Walk, Paint & Unconditional Love!

By Gaynor Young on 13/02/2020 (updated 07/07/2026)

Her tail wagged once.She looked up at me with hope leaping out of her eyes. That hope curled itself around my heart and I was lost. Her tail wagged again,…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Inspirational Thoughts, Sporting MomentsTagged: dogs, love, paint2 Comments

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