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Author Archives: Helga
Getting Caught in the Rain
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we got caught in the rain. Well, it was really only a passing shower, but it passed for long enough to get us nicely damp. We decided to walk to pick up lunch … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Daisy lane, Fish Hoek winter
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Pajama Day
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was a pajama day for me. I spent the entire day in my pajamas with the exception of showering, after which I got back into them. An ideal day then. The highlight was of course, speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Chess, Fish Hoek winter, flowers, Weekend
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Electricity Box Still Not Fixed
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day the entire street was without electricity – and so far it’s been 22 hours. We have solar, but with the weather cloudy and rainy, the batteries will be hard pressed to last another … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town winter, Electricity outage
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A Numbers Day
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day you sat down and wrote out 1-99. You got up to 57 and then said your brain was tired. But then, after your brain recovered, you sat down all by yourself and following … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building walls with rocks, Chess, David, Fish Hoek sunrise
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Foundations and Walls
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today I saw your house from the back and it is really coming along. It’s looking so good and enormous! I’m looking forward to visiting when it’s finished. For me today was relatively quiet from a work … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Building a wall, Gleneagles Road, Mountainside plots
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The Real Exercise Was…
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that was to be relatively quiet at work so I got to take Julian to the airport. So that was once down the stairs and back up again. Then I went shopping for … Continue reading
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Tagged Stairs, Tiles, Wagyu Biltong
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What Everyone Wants
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day I was reminded of what everyone wants. Everyone wants to be accepted. This last weekend we had guests arrive. When they booked last week, I was a little concerned about their reviews. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Daisy lane, Garden of Remembrance, Unconditional acceptance
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Walking in Silvermine Nature Reserve
Sunday Dear Elsie, I was glad to have a chat with you today and to see how well the changes to your house have come along. It’s looking great! I woke up after another night of palpitations and decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Fynbos at Silvermine, Hiking, Hippo eating watermelon, Silvermine Nature Reserve
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Walking the Pipetrack
Saturday Dear Elsie I missed speaking to you today, but it was the day we walked Cape Town’s famous pipe track. The pipe track dates back to 1887. It was built to carry water from the Disa George, at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town hikes, Hiking, Pipe Track
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David Update
Friday Dear Elsie Today was another cooler day, where there was some more light rain, but it’s finally given way to patchy blue skies and the hope of dry weather over the weekend. Today I also went out to get … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Long Covid, Long covid treatment, Triple therapy
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The Wall Goes Up
Thursday Dear Elsie Today I saw your house and how much the building has come along. It’s looking amazing and I can’t wait for it to be finished. Today was also the day the beautiful sunshine of yesterday gave way … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a wall, Building walls with rocks, Fish Hoek winter
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Beautiful Sunshine
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that dawned perfectly still. There was some cloud but there was also the promise of sunshine. Ah, beautiful sunshine. We needed the sun to get washing dry and solar batteries charged. Both were … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Submarine
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Gloomy Day
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that was very very cloudy. We may have had a shower but generally it was just very overcast. My windows are really dull right now. Combination of salt and sea has misted them … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a wall, Building on a mountainside
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City Working for Me
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day you had sushi for lunch! Yum! 🍣😋 You really looked like you were enjoying it. For us the wind blew and as it did, I watched the branches of the tree next to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged City of Cape Town, Finding Happiness
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Lower Slope of Table Mountain
Sunday Dear Elsie Today the wind was blowing gales. When I first woke up and looked out at it, it reminded me so much of what the sea looks like from the ship. Mike woke up after 9am so church … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Kloof Corner hike, Table Mountain, Walking above the Cable Car
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