Author Archives: Helga

New Day

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Last night ended well. We had a quiet evening & got to bed relatively early. Everything calmed down. My mood improved. Julian had work to do. David was tired.  Neither missed visiting us & today was a … Continue reading →

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An Awful Day

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was an awful day. It was not serious awful, it was just stressful awful. We all worked way too hard and had too many extra issues to deal with that left all of us frazzled and … Continue reading →

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Home From Wolfkop

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today we came home from Wolfkop. The day began with cappuccino on the balcony with lovely light across the mountains. View from the balcony.. We chatted for more than an hour and then just after 8, we … Continue reading →

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Wolfkop 2

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had another lovely day at Wolfkop. I started the day by doing a bit of work and then we went for a walk before it got too hot. We walked across to … Continue reading →

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Wolfkop

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we left for a trip up the West Coast to the Cederberg Mountains. I think we went further than we’ve been, to a nature reserve called Wolfkop and we are here for two … Continue reading →

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4 Years Ago & 3 Years Ago

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had a guest check out and we needed to clean the Seaview apartment before the next guests arrive tomorrow. We also had one of January’s guests arrive to see the cottage. She … Continue reading →

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Satisfying Saturday

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day you went to Nora’s 5th birthday party! We exchanged voice notes in the morning. One of the things that has crossed my mind over the last day is your impression of my daily … Continue reading →

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Log on the Rocks

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day we saw the logs on the rocks.   I had read about this on Facebook & this morning when we went for our swim, it was low tide, so we got to see the … Continue reading →

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Highs & Lows of the Day

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day that had highs and lows. The biggest high of the last 24 hours though, was hearing that yesterday, you, my sweet, darling Elsie, invited Jesus into your heart. I couldn’t be more delighted. … Continue reading →

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Hadedas at Sunrise

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we saw large noisy hadedas at sunrise. They are the noisiest birds in Africa! It was a glorious morning, so we threw open our bedroom balcony doors. Raiku immediately was drawn to them. … Continue reading →

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When Fake is Good!

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that Mike and David dropped Julian at the airport and then went onto Stellenbosch for David to have two lots of blood done. They were home after 12. David was tired. Small steps. … Continue reading →

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Clawed by Claw’d

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie It had to happen! Yesterday was the day I got clawed by Claw’d. I had picked him up,  had him on my lap and he was just sitting there when someone accidentally knocked over a cup. It … Continue reading →

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The Day The Granite Came

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I had a long chat. I can’t believe how tall you are getting and your new hair cut makes you look so much older. Your Mom’s cell phone battery started dying, … Continue reading →

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Back to Kommetjie

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we woke early and before 8, David and I took a drive to Kommetjie. We returned to where we had walked on 3rd April. David had been sick for 6 weeks. This was … Continue reading →

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Biggest Lesson Learned From Airbnb

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie It’s been two years since we put our units on Airbnb and started hosting. And there is one massive lesson I learned almost immediately. We had put together the listing and were about to push the publish … Continue reading →

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