Author Archives: Helga

Fish Hoek Sandcastle Building Day

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day there was a sand-castle building competition at Fish Hoek Beach. Ah if you and I had been there together, Els, we would have had a bucket of fun. It was also wonderful speaking … Continue reading →

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Pottering

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Last night we went to our very first pottery class.  It was interesting. I am very unartistic, but Granpa is the opposite. We learned the first thing we had to do was throw the clay to get … Continue reading →

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Walk and Work

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day I worked and I walked, but not in equal quantities. It was a day that I should have swam, but the wind was blowing a bit and we decided not to go to … Continue reading →

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259 Steps

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went for a ‘milk’ walk. It’s when we wake up in the morning and realise we don’t have milk. Fortunately, that was after the first coffee was made. I set off just … Continue reading →

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Mike Had Covid

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Unexpected news today – Granpa had Covid! Last Thursday when we went to our final visit of the Sisonki trial, they did a Covid test on us both and Mike’s test was positive. That was last Thursday … Continue reading →

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Two Mountain Walks

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day I did two mountain walks. I woke early and it rained. It actually poured with rain which is very uncharacteristic for February. By lunchtime, it had cleared, so after I’d done most of … Continue reading →

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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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