60+ born in South Africa; a British Citizen as of 2016; Mother (of one fabulous daughter)
my fabulous daughter
1st born daughter ; eldest of 5 sisters & 2 brothers (1 deceased ) ; Aunt to 9 (5 girls & 4 boys), Great-aunt to 3 (2 boys & 1 girl) ; Cousin (to many) ; Sister-in-law, Mother-in-law and eagerly anticipating becoming a granny….and as of 01.19 I am now a Granny to the cutest little boy….my absolute treasure.
I am passionate about travelling and love planning trips to and exploring new and exciting places, currently working on Project 101. I am an enthusiastic photographer (still learning), adrenaline sports lunatic, personal development ex-junkie, and all round lover of life.
I love reading, writing (3 published books – 1 on London), writing poetry (had a few published), reading poetry and biographies of interesting people e.g. Richard Branson, Nelson Mandela. I thoroughly enjoy swimming, cycling, walking – especially long distance walking, caving, cruises, teaching, blogging, exploring, history, the English language and collecting travel magazines. Currently enjoying the #walk100miles 2020 challenge and completed my 4th long distance walk in September 2020.
I am 98% vegetarian, a daily activist, concerned about the future of our planet, anti-plastic and sign every petition I come across, keen to leave a legacy, and care about children, animals and adults in distress. Oh and I love cats and small, baby creatures.
I am also a domestic abuse survivor.
to keep up with me and my travels visit my ‘other’ blog at :
http://www.calane55.wordpress.com/ (non active right now)
my photos of random stuff, the English Country and my travels at :
https://www.instagram.com/notjustagranny/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/notjustagranny/sets/
p.s. I also have a blog called: http://www.takeonlymemories.wordpress.com
I am no longer active on Twitter
I have a new article on my blog which I think you’ll like. It is called What is Spirituality? http://bit.ly/ArtBG
Feel free to use it.
Much love
Ton
It’s amazing how our life can fit into a couple of paragraphs, isn’t it, Cindy?
Yours sounds exciting, both in the past and in the future:).
Love your blog idea and adore your banner! Very creative.
Best,
Ana Hoffman/What is YourNetBiz
Hello Ana. thanks for visiting my blog 🙂 So true; I love this medium of communication. thanks for the lovely comments, my daughter designed the banner and we had permission from the artist to use the picture :). My daughter reckons that’s what I’ll be like when I get old…get around with a walking stick and whack people’s ankles!!! hahahah. Have a great day. Regards Cindy
Nice to see you, Cindy! Happy to meet a person with such an active life position and so numerous hobbies. 🙂
Hi Ana, (Cindy)
I am writing a piece for The Times about people who are planning to go up to the Palace for the Royal Wedding. Would you be happy to have a chat with me?
Thank you!
Kaya
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Feature Writer
The Times
Hello Kaya,
wow! I would be delighted. I am so excited about the Royal Wedding and am definitely going to be at the Palace on the day! 🙂 I will write to you via my personal email and connect with you there. Thanks so much for the invite!
Hi Cindy,
Congratulations! You have been awarded The Versatile Blogger Award. Stop by Self Expression http://olgaselfexpression.wordpress.com for more details.
ah wow! Olga thank you! I am delighted. I just read the post and am blown away that you thought of me. I know just who I am going to pass the award onto and will attend to the necessary in the morning 🙂 its almost midnight here and I have to go to bed 🙂 thanks again
Hi Cindy,
Congratulation on your Versatile Blogger Award! Thanks to Olga I found your blog and I love it.
Hello Ariana, thanks so much for dropping by, glad you found my blog, I appreciate the compliment. Have a fab day. i shall be visiting your blog shortly and look forward to what I may find 🙂
Regards
Cindy
I was sorry to hear of Alan’s death. He was my father’s best friend, sailing companion and neighbour in Hamble in the 1930s. They had lost touch after Alan’s parents died and he stopped visiting England. I have fond memories of watching Alan’s silent colour films of Africa many years ago. I guess it must have been the mid to late 50s. However I managed to find Alan’s phone number and got them talking again a few years ago. (Thank you Google) Dad also passed away last spring and I have inherited quite a few photos and newspaper clippings of Hamble featuring him and Alan, especially in the sea scouts. If they are of interest, I will scan them and let you have them. It might take a while though.
Wow you are a very active and passionate person! It is nice to meet you!
Hi Lynz, thanks, and likewise. I have been off my blog for a while so am only just replying to comments. thanks for dropping by, I shall head over and have a peek at your blog too. Enjoy your evening. Cindy
Hello,
Loving your post on the Portuguese Camino. They are very helpful as I plan my walk for the Fall of 2018. I only wish I could print them all as I study and learn – your photos are great.
Thank you,
JBB
Hi Jeannie, thanks ever so much for your comment. I’m delighted you’ve found the posts useful and enjoyed the photos. It’s a fantastic route and one I’d love to do again one day. Meanwhile, Bom Caminho for your walk, I’d love to follow your journey. I’ll be walking the Camino Ingles in September so maybe we’ll cross paths.. Santiago is fab albeit wet a lot. Apparently the botafumeiro is always swung on a Friday evening, but it’s a hit and miss affair on any other day. Good luck. If you need any further information do drop me a line. Regards Cindy
I just found your blog by chance and the name itself is so catchy 🙂
Even before exploring your posts, I landed here and I can see, you are not just a granny 🙂
My name is Sreejith and I am from Kerala, a small state at the Southern tip of India.
I share a similar passion with you, that, I hate plastic … also trying to help people lead a sustainable life through my organization.
Hope to read many more interesting stories here…
Have a great weekend 🙂
Hello there. Thanks ever so much for connecting. Yes, plastic. So pernicious and so entrenched in our lives. I went on a blitz some years ago and did my best to avoid buying anything in plastic, favouring cardboard containers…my purchases were minimal 😂😂 But when I discovered that cardboard also contains plastic I just despaired. Its going to take more people than can be bothered, to make a big enough difference. I applaud your determination to help people live a more sustainable life. Thanks for dropping by. I look forward to reading more about what you do. Regards Cindy
Thank you so much, Cindy for sharing your thoughts and I am hopeful that we will be able to overcome this over dependency on plastic soon.
There are many individuals and organizations working towards sustainable goals and I am sure that we will be able to reverse the negative impacts on nature…
So good to get connected here 🙂
Oh gosh I really hope so. The children of now and the future deserve to inherit a clean planet
I am super excited to read about your Portuguese Camino – we’ve done ours in 2018 and your stories brings back so many memories … loving it! I find your blog very interesting (maybe because there is a connection between us … being born in South Africa 😊). Keep safe 👣👣
Ohhhh cool 🇿🇦 ☺☺ that’s awesome. I’m delighted you have enjoyed my blog, I tend to post random stuff amongst the travels, not always to everyone’s taste. I’m so excited to learn you’ve walked the Portuguese Camino too 👏👏 I had such a fantastic walk in 2017 that I’m going to repeat it with my younger sister is 2022 or 2023…Covid and finances depending. I’m really looking forward to visiting Portugal again. K just loved it.
I just loved it….not K 😉
You too. Strange times we’re living through…