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Author Archives: Helga
At Cape Town Airport
Thursday Dear Elsie Today is the day we hop on a plane and fly to Italy. We split our luggage between a roller bag and a backpack. It makes carrying it easier. Julian dropped us at the airport and we … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Cape Town International Airport, Teddy's Travels, Travelling
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Teddy Ready
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I took off so we could get fully ready for our holiday. It was such a good idea. The day began very gloomy…fancourt slate kind of day…all grey from sea to sky. Mid … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Italy 2024, Teddy's Travels, travel
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Another White Night
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today began in mist and this evening will be another white night as cloud descends on the town in a very autumnal manner. Today I had a haircut. It was arranged for last Tuesday at 9am and … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Autumn, Autumn in Cape Town, Holidays
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Sunrise From Simon’s Town Rd
Monday Dear Elsie Today is my second last day at work before I take a 3 week break. I got up early and did an early morning walk . I’m still coughing so not swimming, which is a shame because … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Holidays, sunrise
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Exercise With A Purpose
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day, I left home not long after 7am and drove the big car back to the garage. It was a chilly morning. I was eager to experience 10 degrees walking home, as that’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Alesund weather, Cape Town winter, Elsie's Peak Hike, Exercise, Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek sunrise, Guinea fowl
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Swellendam & Back
Saturday Dear Elsie Today we visited you in Swellendam! We left early in the morning when it was still dark. After the sun rose, we drove through a lot of mist. Because it was so misty, we ended up going … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Baden Powell Drive, Delonghi Coffee machine, mist, Swellendam
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Out With The Old Coffee Machines
Friday Dear Elsie I was happy to get voice notes from you today! I am looking forward to seeing you. One thing I haven’t yet written about relates to our coffee machine we bought exactly 5 years ago. It suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Breville espresso machine, Covid test, Delonghi Coffee machine
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1 Out Of 8 Women Will Get Breast Cancer
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day Riana & I went for our annual Mammograms. It is a shocking statistic that 1 out of 8 women will get breast cancer during the course of their life. My mother had breast … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Autumn in Cape Town, Beautiful days, Fish Hoek sunrise, Mammogram
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Sleep Deprived
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today I woke up still feeling a bit under the weather. I’m not completely better, but my throat is no longer sore. I now have a streaming nose. I am also sleep deprived. I haven’t slept well … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Autumn in Cape Town, Cold weather, Raiku, Simonstown
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Shadow Fun
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today I felt a little better so spent no time in bed and most of the day at my desk. I got 7 hours of work done. I also took a drive to the traffic department to … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Flight Radar, Ruth First Patrol vessel, Shadows, Simons Town
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A Sick Day
Monday Dear Elsie I haven’t been sick for years, but yesterday I started brewing a sore throat and today it got worse. I felt feverish & unwell but my temperature wasn’t raised. I was able to spend some time working … Continue reading
Learning From The Fire
Sunday Dear Elsie One week – it’s been one week since we had that frightening Sunday afternoon. Today I walked to Glencairn and took photos of the charred mountainside, trying to figure out why some houses burnt and others were … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Daisy lane, Echo Rd fire, Fire, Fish Hoek Fire, Raiku
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An Organising Day
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I did some organising, relaxing and some cleaning. The wind is blowing the dust from the burned patch & it gets under doors and through windows. I gave most of our apartment … Continue reading
Swimming at Kommetjie
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I did something I’ve never done before. I swam in the sea off Kommetjie. The wind was blowing strongly in Fish Hoek, but on the Kommetjie side, it was much calmer and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Kommetjie beach, Swimming at Kommetjie
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Drone Fire Photos
Thursday Dear Elsie Today has been super windy and so no swimming was possible. Yesterday a bunch of drone photos were posted that captured the affects of the fire. They were taken by Andrew Willets. I’ve put the whole lot … Continue reading