Author Archives: Helga

Mystery of the Missing Inverter

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today some drama unfolded on our street!  We went to church, got home at about 9:30am. Mike went for a run and shortly after he got home, we got news that a black box containing a battery … Continue reading →

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Taxes Done

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was a productive day. I got to speak to you and your Mom quite early and during that call, you showed my how brilliant you are at numbers! And you are so neat. I have to … Continue reading →

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Psychologically Preparing Myself

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that Philomena and Dominic popped in. They are going on the return cruise. While we came south from Venice, they are going north from Cape Town in about 3 weeks time. They needed … Continue reading →

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2 Years and 4 Months

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today I realised we have been in our house for 2 years and 4 months. We are still enjoying each day, admiring the abundance of nature around us, listening to the wind howling and the sea churning … Continue reading →

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Where We Walked Today

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today the wind was howling so we decided not to go swimming but to take an early morning walk instead. We walked to just above Glencairn… And then back again. While walking back I took a few … Continue reading →

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The Boat in the Bay

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we got to go to the beach! While we walked down there we noticed a boat heading towards it. It was dark grey and I thought it was a navy boat doing an … Continue reading →

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Teddy Returns

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today is the day we came home again! But not before seeing you early in the morning before you went to school. In fact, we got to see your school and then we went out for breakfast … Continue reading →

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We Lay Down Our Heads Here Tonight

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Tonight we lay down our heads just around the corner from you. We woke up early this morning after a lovely evening with Monica yesterday. She may be not as healthy as she was, but she is … Continue reading →

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Port Elizabeth

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we drove to Port Elizabeth. I woke up early and went for a spider-webby morning walk around Carmel’s boundary. The grand architects of invisible strands had woven them across path after path and … Continue reading →

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Ramble, Tennis and a Swim

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today we mainly hung around Carmel. We started the day with a long ramble through the grounds, leaving during the early morning dew – 6:15am and returning at about 7:25am. We came back, hot, damp and a … Continue reading →

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Rowing, Hiking, Swimming

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today we had a busy outdoors day! We started off by doing some work and having a hearty breakfast. Then we set off for the Wilderness to do some rowing on the Touw river. We did this … Continue reading →

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Adventuring

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went on a bit of an adventure. We woke up in McGregor and went for a walk around the nature reserve admiring old houses and the lovely nature reserve… After breakfast, we … Continue reading →

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One Night in 1974

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to McGregor! One day in 1974, Mike aka Granpa was sent to this tiny little insignificant town to do a survey to put McGregor on the map. It was a short … Continue reading →

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Dinner by David

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was a regular Monday with lots of work to be done. The day dawned very misty, so we didn’t go to the beach this morning. Instead, I took a walk down there this afternoon and had … Continue reading →

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Dolphins & Croissants

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we woke up to see a big pod of dolphins having a feeding frenzy in the bay. They were so fun to watch. They were going round and round in circles, possibly rounding … Continue reading →

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