Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

Rest Day Number 4

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Helga

Today was rest day number 4. Tomorrow I go back to gym. It was very strange as we sort of lost track of what day it was. It felt like Saturday.  I had a complete slack attack, only getting up … Continue reading →

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Something Different

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Helga

Today we woke up in Swellendam and had a lovely day.  We babysat! Adrian and Stacey went out for a couple of hours in the morning. While they were out, I got to change Elsie’s nappy for the first time … Continue reading →

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Swellendam News!

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Helga

Today we left home for Swellendam at 5-07am, more than an hour earlier than last time. Instead of passing 1000 cars on Baden-Powell Drive, this morning we only passed 108. We got to the N2 in half an hour. It … Continue reading →

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Resting

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Helga

It’s not often I have a resting day. Today was it.  I’m on a 4-day gym break. If ever there was a day to take a break, today in Cape Town was a good one. It poured with rain this … Continue reading →

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Our Concept Plans Have Been Sent

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Helga

It’s already been a long journey. Mike designed a dream house, had it squashed down by red tape and council rules; he then designed another (smaller) dream house, changed it (several times), repositioned it at least once and tweaked it many … Continue reading →

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Whose House Is This Anyway?

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Helga

Today Truffles had a visitor. A crazy, cat chasing, yappy, excited Meggy. Meggy is Riana’s dog and she has a thing about cats. She loves to chase them, harass them, torment them and most of all bark at them. Truffles … Continue reading →

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Productive Monday

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Helga

I haven’t given much thought to today being 13th August. One year ago today was pretty much the worst day of 2017 – the day Morgan arrived home to find the cottage had been broken into and ransacked. So much … Continue reading →

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Security Alert

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Helga

Today our alarm went off. Mike had decided trying 9 holes of golf would be a good idea so we headed for the golf course, noticing that the cars coming towards us had their windscreen wipers going. Didn’t bode well … Continue reading →

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Challenging Saturday To-Do List

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Helga

I got a lot out of today. Unless I set a goal, quite often a Saturday can drift by aimlessly without getting too much achieved. I woke up in the night psychologically preparing myself to wash windows today. I worked … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Celebration Round 2

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Helga

Today, we followed our regular routine, except we went out for dinner for anniversary celebration round 2. This time it was to One Three Six, a new restaurant at Harbour Bay on the way to Simon’s Town. They have a … Continue reading →

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32 Years of Marriage

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Helga

In 2012, on our 26th wedding anniversary, I wrote a blog of 26 reasons why we have a fabulous marriage. Today, I can add 6 more, seeing as we have been married 32 years! We have the same faith.  On … Continue reading →

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Cold Start To The Morning

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Helga

This morning, Mike and I jumped into our cars and trundled over the mountain. I managed to stay behind him 7/8 of the way, finally getting caught at a traffic light just moments before our destination. My car was going … Continue reading →

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A Lot of Work

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Helga

Today was a lot of work day! There have been some changes at the company and as a result we (Riana and I) have been asked to take over some more admin work, albeit possibly temporarily. We had a Skype … Continue reading →

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Thoughtful Thief – Maybe Not!

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Helga

Yesterday’s blog contained just a short note that David’s cell phone and wallet were stolen yesterday. Today, there was good news! Look: I don’t actually think the thief was really that thoughtful. The wallet was in a bank bag and  he … Continue reading →

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Till Watching

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Helga

I don’t like to be a till watcher, but sometimes I just can’t help it. I’m the type of person that gets into a queue at the shopping till and then looks to see if the one next to me … Continue reading →

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