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Author Archives: Helga
I Had The Sea To Myself
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I just about had the sea to myself. What a wonderful opportunity. The day was cool as it had rained overnight. We nearly didn’t go but, as the wind was not blowing, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Sea swimming
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Final Clean Up Day
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today the sun rose with the hope of a beautiful new day… We went to the beach and while the water wasn’t very cold, it was loaded with an enormous amount of kelp. I swam in more … Continue reading
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Tagged Echo Rd fire, Fire, Fish Hoek Fire
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Post Fire Clean-up
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day it rained and rained and rained. In fact last night there was quite a storm. It was helpful in that the rain put out any possible chance of more fire. This morning, as … Continue reading
The Day The Fire Came
Sunday Dear Elsie Today started as another very windy day. I took a walk to the shops to buy some essentials. The wind was howling, but the outing was refreshing. I got home and shortly after, I looked out the … Continue reading
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Tagged Echo Rd fire, Fish Hoek Fire, Fish Hoek houses burn down
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Digging Up The Road
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day they dug up the road right outside our house. The workers were so quick. When we got down to the street, this is the sight that met us…they are digging a trench and … Continue reading
The Wind and the Warning
Friday Dear Elsie Today is Friday and I usually try to work only in the morning and take some time off in the afternoon, but this week has been super busy so I worked 8 hours. I still finished slightly … Continue reading
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Tagged Black south-easter, Cape of storms, Raiku
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A Calm Day Before The Wind
Thursday Dear Elsie Today begins a bit of a countdown for us. Three weeks today we fly to Italy and 1 month today we fly from Italy to Denmark. I got an email from Easyjet saying we could check-in. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Cape Town weather, Cape Town wind, Ofelia Beach
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Truck Traffic
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that saw quite a lot of truck traffic on our road. Contractors are digging up our road to make way for new water pipes. On top of that there are a number of … Continue reading
Plenty of Movement
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was a day of plenty of movement. Julian was up early to start the long trip back to Johannesburg. He lays down his head in the metropolis of Colesberg. Jess, Gerrie and Lizzy packed up and … Continue reading
Vitamin Sea
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the first day of the new month! We started it by going for a swim in ocean water that is cooling. It probably was about 14C. It was still not warm enough for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Friends, Sea swimming
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Easter Sunday 2024
Dear Elsie Today is Easter Sunday. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. We had a quiet day after a morning swim. Grateful for David’s better health and some family time. Jess, Gerrie and Lizzy visited Swellendam on Friday and … Continue reading
Easter Saturday 2024
Dear Elsie Today was the day I started clearing out old papers, doing some shredding and getting some deeper cleaning done. It was a beautiful day, so we went to the beach first. The water is cooling – today was … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Raiku
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Good Friday 2024
Friday Dear Elsie Today is Good Friday. Today was the day you, my darling Elsie got to meet Lizzy. Yes! Jess, Gerrie and Lizzy drove through to Swellendam for the day. You loved meeting Lizzy. She is so cute. Most … Continue reading
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Tagged Austen Dundas, Easter, faith, Good Friday, Jesus, The Blue Cafe
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Eve of Easter
Thursday Dear Elsie Today feels like Friday because we are on the eve of Easter. It was a day which unfolded quietly. It started very differently as Mike took his car to Kenilworth for a service, so our apartment was … Continue reading
Credit Card, Certificate & Carpet
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that was always destined to be busy. The guest in the Seaview apartment shipped on out for the long weekend and Ruth arrived to clean three of the units. Apart from Julian, Jess, … Continue reading
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Tagged Busy day, Family
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