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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jul 2, 2017, 7:40 PM UTC

The real fear of Fire

Just over four months ago a fire ripped through an informal settlement in Hout Bay, Leaving loads of families displaced. Now for those of you that have no idea of what an informal settlement looks li…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 29, 2017, 5:42 PM UTC

This little light of mine.

Gogo, Zach and I. Gogo means granny in Xhosa, so that's Zachs name for my mom. It's amazing to see him not only grasping English at an alarming rate but now can rap off some Xhosa too. Today I had to…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 29, 2017, 6:22 AM UTC

Let's make this day better than the last!

Now this isn't so easy when you have had zero sleep due to a toddler and have to get up and go be bright and entertain someone else's child! Mind over matter... Often we get caught up in the hustle o…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 28, 2017, 6:36 AM UTC

7 days @ Klein Constantia

I am lucky enough to be working on an amazing farm, (will post more details later) for the next few days and look forward of exploring it with steemit. Here are just a few pics of us settling in. Her…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 26, 2017, 5:37 PM UTC

Is this really what the age of 71 looks like in 2017?

Ok so I am having an issue lately with a friend who I feel like is refusing to grow up. This got me thinking. I saw Cher performing at the Billboards a little while ago, we could not believe she is 7…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 26, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

Two years of parenting. The ups and the downs

Where has the time gone? its feels like just yesterday that Dean and I pulled into Kingsbury hospital blasting Florence and the Machine to have Zach our first born. Its crazy on one hand I feel like…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 20, 2017, 7:30 PM UTC

@steempact please help The Cape of Good Hope SPCA

Hello steemit community, I would like to put forward the SPCAin Grassy Park to @steempact. There are plenty of horses who land up in the wrong hands in 🇿🇦 South Africa and thanks to the SPCA there…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 20, 2017, 7:12 PM UTC

Time well spent .

Living in Cape Town with a water 💦 situation that is getting dire the last few months with extreme water shortages. It feels like everywhere we look there is a looming threat. So when it rains the w…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 16, 2017, 12:36 PM UTC

#momrant 1 -FItting into the mother mold..

As a parent to a 22 month son I find myself now filling my days with kiddie adventures and often am the one having most of the fun! Yes Zach is little and so still feeds off my attitude and energy to…

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tjnorton
@tjnorton Jun 14, 2017, 6:33 PM UTC

introduceyourself 🤗Well hello steemit!

This is a little intimidating to say the least I have been told to introduce myself so here I go! I am Tjarla( pronounced Sharla), I am a 28 year old mother to 1 two legged child Zach and a few four…

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