Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

We Need Rain

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town has not had decent rain for weeks. We were away on Friday 27th July so I’m not sure how much it rained then, but it wasn’t enough to fill our tanks. It couldn’t have been that much. Since … Continue reading →

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Fatality at the Gym

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Helga

Last Sunday horribly,  there was a fatality at the gym. A sms was sent out on Sunday afternoon to say the gym was closed due to a medical emergency.  Yesterday,  I was able to ask the trainer what happened. He was there on Sunday … Continue reading →

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I Drove Over Ou Kaapse Weg Today

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Helga

It’s a road that I have driven over hundreds of times. Usually, it’s a means of getting from the ‘deep South’ to the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. It’s the mountain pass that is often referred to as OTM (Over … Continue reading →

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Almost Forgot to Blog

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Helga

I have just come upstairs to turn in for the night when I spotted my diary and it suddenly occurred to me that I had not yet done my blog! Imagine me forgetting it. That has happened before once before I think. … Continue reading →

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Mike’s Next Eye Appointment

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Helga

The feature of this last day of July 2018: I woke super early (4-30am) concerned that Truffles was sleeping outside. I went out to get water from the tanks, calling her as I did so, but she did not respond. … Continue reading →

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Measuring Out Our Grand Design!

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Helga

Today was another step towards building a house on the mountainside.  It was April 8th 2016 when I first started adding information about this mammoth project on my blog. In the last 2 years and almost 4 months we have … Continue reading →

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Eventually You Will Catch Up

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Helga

The journey of life is such an interesting one.  One of the big things in life that I have learned is that comparison is toxic. It came to my mind yesterday when I was swimming. Next to me there was … Continue reading →

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Mike Got A New Driver

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Helga

Today we woke up really early and snuck out of Stacey and Adrian’s house without waking them. We had said goodbye to them last night, in case they weren’t awake when we left.  It was 5-10am when we glided quietly … Continue reading →

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Pater Wouring Down the Mountains

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Helga

Another glorious day in Swellendam! I love coming here and two nights is just perfect. I get to see the family, still do a bit of work and today I got to walk 9 holes with Mike. I just love … Continue reading →

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Swellendam in July 2018

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Helga

Today we overslept a bit and after intending to leave at 5-45am, but only woke up at 6-15am! Having packed last night we left for Swellendam at 6-30am.  It took us 11 minutes to get to CCFm (6-41). There was … Continue reading →

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Truffles off to Kitty Camp!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Helga

She had not a clue what was coming. There she was just a chilling in the lavender…looking all sleepy…dozing in the sunshine… …when along comes her noisy human, whisks her up, unceremoniously locks her in a box and takes her … Continue reading →

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The Water Bill Arrived

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Helga

The water bill arrived in the mail today…well it is not only the water bill…it’s the rates and taxes but includes the water breakdown. I could not believe it. With it being winter (although for the last week it hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Happy Dance!

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Helga

I worked for an hour and a half last night and got on top of a whole lot of admin! It meant this morning, I could head for gym and start work on my return. The biggest irritation for me … Continue reading →

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Balmy Sunday Evening

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Helga

It’s 8-22pm and I find myself sitting at my desk this evening….not tucked up in bed with my laptop. It’s way too hot. Today has been warm and sunny. At one stage the temperature outside was 29C – startlingly hot … Continue reading →

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Super Saturday

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Helga

It’s been a well-balanced Saturday. We woke at a reasonable time and had coffee. By 8-30am we were at the Stag where we met Julian and David for breakfast. After I got home, I had a little rest and then … Continue reading →

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