55+ ; born in South Africa ; now residing in the United Kingdom ; Mother (of one fabulous daughter) ; daughter ; eldest of 5 sisters & 2 brothers (1 deceased ) ; Aunty to 3 (2 girls & 1 boy), Great-aunty to 7 (4 boys & 3girls) ; Cousin (to many) ; Sister-in-law, and eagerly anticipating becoming a granny.
I am passionate about travelling and love planning trips to and exploring new and exciting places. I am an enthusiastic photographer (still learning), adrenaline sports lunatic, personal development ex-junkie, and all round lover of life.
I love reading, writing (2 published books), writing poetry (published), reading poetry and biographies of interesting people e.g. Richard Branson, Nelson Mandela. I thoroughly enjoy swimming, cycling, walking, caving, cruises, teaching, blogging, twittering, developing websites (with help from my #1 daughter), exploring, history, the English language and collecting travel magazines.
I am 90% vegetarian, a daily activist, concerned about the future of our planet, keen to leave a legacy, and care about children, animals and adults in distress. Oh and I love cats and small, baby creatures.
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 the English Country/side at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/notjustagranny/sets/
my current project is London and I blog at: http://www.3daysinlondon.info where you can find out more about this fantastic city
p.s. I also have a blog called: http://www.takeonlymemories.wordpress.com
you can also find me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/notjustagranny
Not Just a Granny!
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,
I will write to you via my personal email and connect with you there. Thanks so much for the invite!
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!
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