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Author Archives: Helga
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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
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
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
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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Today Was a Swimming Day
Tuesday Dear Elsie I’m glad you are feeling better today. Today was the day we went for a swim. It was also the day Courage was not here as he had an appointment, so he swapped a public holiday for today. … Continue reading
Designing the Funicular
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day you were not well. You woke up last night with a horrible earache. Fortunately, your parents took you to the Doctor and got it treated before it turned into tonsillitis. My poor Poppet … Continue reading
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Tagged Funicular, Funicular design, Raiku
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Goodbye & a Front-End Loader
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we said goodbye to you as you headed back to your home. We love you! We love you! We were sad to say goodbye but you are such a darling and we look … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Full moon, Gleneagles Road
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Beach and Higgledy Piggledy Farm
Saturday Dear Elsie Today you and I had such a fun day together. You had your breakfast and then we went to the beach. You enjoyed that so much running on the beach, splashing in the water, drawing in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm animals, Fish Hoek Beach, Higgledy Piggledy Farmyard
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Elsie Came – the Buoy Left
Friday Dear Elsie You are here! How lovely it is to see you and we had a fabulous time at the beach today and at home afterwards. We parked by the bridge and walked over the bridge and onto the … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Family, Roman Rock Buoy
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