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Author Archives: Helga
Adjustment Day
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day you left to go back home. The delightful smile I received; the warm hugs and beautiful goodbyes will last me to the next time we meet. You have no idea of how much … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Fish Hoek
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Higgledy Piggledy Farmyard
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I went to the Higgledy Piggledy Farmyard at Imhoff. We had a blast, best seen in the photos… Elsie you said you loved the rabbits and the chicks the most. … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Family, Higgledy Piggledy Farmyard
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Family Visits
Wednesday Dear Elsie You are here! You are here! It’s been a grand old day having you and all the family visit. Jess and Gerrie are also here but weren’t in the room when I took this photo. We started … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Family, Fish Hoek Beach
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Unusual Sights To See
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was a good fishing day in Fish Hoek. There were loads of boats and fishermen out on the bay. This one got out early, as we left for the beach at 7am. The private fishing boats … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, The Trek Fishermen
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Not Every Day is a Good Day
Monday Dear Elsie This is such a good thing to remember. I heard it today and am passing it forward. “Not every day is a good day, but there is good in every day.” Finding that good is a positive … Continue reading
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Tagged False Bay sharks, Fish Hoek Beach, Shark flags
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Welcome 2023
Sunday Dear Elsie Today is the first day of 2023. Last night I set my alarm for 11:50pm. We watched from our balcony as midnight came and across the bay dozens of flares lit up the night sky. Also on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible reading plans, New year
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End of 2022
Saturday Dear Elsie Today we had a very quiet day as we enjoyed the last day of 2022. I did something I seldom do – climbed into bed at about 11:30am and slept for an hour. It was wonderful! We … Continue reading
“You’re In My Soul”
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I had a ‘slack attack!’ I didn’t do much except lie around reading and playing some of the word games I love. I did work for a short time, but there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, South-Easter, windy day
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Slow Day
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was a slow day. It’s okay to have a slow day. It is rare for me to wake up feeling blugh. I think it was a post-Christmas slump. I had very little energy – probably due … Continue reading
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Working Day
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today, I worked! I love these kind of working days. They are low key and I can do as much or as little as I like. I worked for an hour and then we went to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the bottle, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, The Little Lookout
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Birds All Time Record
Monday Dear Elsie, Today was the day the birds finished the bottle of sugar water in less than 6 hours. It was an all time record! I filled the bottle at 6am this morning. Before 12 noon, they had slurped … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Basil the cat, Birds on the bottle, Cats
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Christmas 2022
Sunday Dear Elsie Yay! Today was Christmas Day. You, Elsie went to Christmas with Oupa. We missed having you and the family, but we hope that we will all be together next year. For us I got up early and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas 2022, Kommetjie Lighthouse
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Christmas Eve 2022
Saturday Dear Elsie Christmas Eve! We began the day by going to the beach. The wind was from the north and was slightly cool. The water was cooler too, but it was nice and clear and there were quite a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas
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Rising Glow of Happiness!
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day all the guests checked out. Ruth came and cleaned the cottage and the Seaview Apartment. Next guests in are family! I had this rising glow of happiness as I also have so very … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise
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