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Author Archives: Helga
Mike Rubbing His Hands Together
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today I saw you looking so cute in pink! Off to church you went and afterwards you went to the Padstal to see Oupa and visited the dog which you have altogether outgrown. This is you with … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building, Elsie, Julian, Mike rubbing his hands together, The Argus Cycle Tour
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Definitely Not David’s Heart
Saturday Dear Elsie, Thank you for your prayers for David today! You are so adorable and Granny loves you more than you know! We pray so too. One day you will read these words and smile. David had more left-sided … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, home maintenance
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Conquering Massive Rocks
Friday Dear Elsie, Today was the day two massive rocks got conquered. Courage and his team were working on getting a huge one down a level & they succeeded. The big rock circled came down from below the one above. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building walls with rocks, David, Landscaping
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David’s Health Issues
Thursday Dear Elsie, I’m really hoping by the time you are old enough to read this, it will just be a distant memory of a difficult time. Today I called it adversity. Last night I slept really badly and woke … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Health issues
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The Rock
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I worked for another 10 hours. The hard work is only this week. Next week, it will be back to normal. We did get to walk to the shops for a few supplies. … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged The Rock
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Rough Seas
Tuesday Dear Elsie This morning when we woke up the wind was still blowing gales, but it was forecast to improve as the day progressed. I took one look at Fish Hoek beach and decided I wouldn’t be swimming in … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Fish Hoek, Seaside living
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A Grey Day
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day that dawned cold and drizzly. There was a lot of rain overnight – someone said 31mm and it meant the tanks rose significantly. We needed a few things, so we walked down to … Continue reading
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Tagged False Bay, Sunny Cove
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Brother & Sister
Sunday Dear Elsie Today you and your Mom and Dad headed back to Swellendam but not before a few photos were taken. Stacey and David And it reminded me of other brother and sister photos that we had taken recently… … Continue reading
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Tagged Brother and sister, Eternal life, Family, Mark Pilgrim, Siblings
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Best Rainbow We’ve Ever Seen
Saturday Dear Elsie You were here! You were here! You and your parents arrived today and we had a wonderful time together as a family. You and I went shopping and in the afternoon we walked on the mountainside. You … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Family, Rainbow
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No Water Again
Friday Dear Elsie This evening at just after 6pm, we found we had no water. The horrible news was that we also had new guests arrive from the UK who really want to shower. It’s been off for almost two … Continue reading
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Tagged Burst water pipe, No water, water
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Mike’s Gecko
Thursday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I saw a bunch of photos and a couple of videos of you at your swimming lesson. You can jump off the side of the pool and into your swimming teacher’s arms! And … Continue reading
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Tagged False Bay, Fish Hoek, Pottery
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David’s Birthday Gift!
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was Uncle David’s birthday! And he got a long awaited gift. The invitation arrived for his China visa. The next step is to upload everything onto the portal for the Chinese embassy. That will result in … Continue reading
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Tagged David's Birthday, Glencairn Beach
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Happy Birthday Mike
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today is the day Grandpa turned 72! We are so excited about you coming on Friday, when we will celebrate again. We had a lovely day together. Mike does not have big needs. He wanted to lie … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike's Birthday
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Professional Development!
Monday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I worked for 8 hours. The day began with Courage and Brian coming into the kitchen for some professional development. Outside the back there is a massive rock (or two) that need to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Hard days
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Welcome to the World, Elizabeth!
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the exciting day your cousin was born! Now, on my side of the family, you have two cousins – Ella and now Elizabeth. The three Es! Elizabeth Heila was born just after midnight and weighed … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Fish Hoek Beach, windy day
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