Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

50%

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Helga

Yip. It is the 3rd July 2018 and the dam levels in Cape Town are now 50% full. Mike and I took a walk down to the Sun Valley Pond. It has risen so much. Looking to the left… Looking … Continue reading →

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The Rain Came Down

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Helga

There has been such a lot of rain falling over the last three days. We are again so so grateful. If I go on and on about this, this is why…the dam levels last year were so critical, Cape Town … Continue reading →

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Cold & Wintry July 1st

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Helga

Today has been the perfect duvet day! I only moved from my bed for an hour or two. I’ve spent most of it tucked up under the duvet mainly reading and doing a mammoth Sudoku. A storm of note swept … Continue reading →

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Buying the Echo Road Cottage Part 2

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Helga

If you read this today for the first time, to get the picture you need to go and read what I wrote yesterday. So the next day dawned. I looked it up. It was 15th December 2014. Stacey and Adrian were … Continue reading →

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Buying the Echo Road Cottage

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Helga

For the generations that come, I write the story of how we got our cottage on Echo Rd. For a very long time, Julian had wanted a little property in Cape Town. In 2014, he began to escalate the plan … Continue reading →

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When Winter Comes to Cape Town

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Helga

We cannot complain that we have a particularly long or cold winter in Cape Town, but when winter does come to Cape Town, I am taken a bit by surprise. My electric blanket has been the biggest electricity gulping culprit … Continue reading →

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Phoning Google

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Helga

How easy was that? You would think phoning Google would be difficult. I didn’t even have to phone them. I put in a request and within a minute they phoned me. It all began when I went to buy a … Continue reading →

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Overslept

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Helga

It was one of those nights where we ended up only going to sleep at about 1am! Mike and I were up discussing and cogitating over the design of the house. It is going to be a lot smaller than … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Think I’d Say This…

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Helga

I really didn’t think I’d hear myself saying this: ” I hope the rain stays off until my washing is dry!” Let it rain any time. I haven’t done a load of washing for ages and today was the day … Continue reading →

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Quiet Sunday

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Helga

This is going to be a very short blog. There’s not too much to tell! This morning we woke quite early. I made coffee and we made the 8am church service. Afterwards, we met Julian and David for breakfast at … Continue reading →

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Rainy Saturday

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Helga

It was wonderful to have the rain pelting down today. The tanks are overflowing and the dams are filling it up. It’s going to be fun to find out on Monday what the dam levels are again. We are so … Continue reading →

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Sun Valley Pond 2017-2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Helga

We haven’t gone down to the Sun Valley pond for ages. The last time I took a photo of it was back at the end of January and it looked like this… This evening Julian and I took a walk … Continue reading →

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Elsie is 1 Month Old

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Helga

21st June 2018 – Elsie came into the world a month ago today and is thriving. She now weighs 4.5kg, is growing well and sometimes even sleeps through most of the night! She loves looking at her Mom. The other … Continue reading →

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This Happened Nine Years Ago

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Helga

It is always a very significant day in the life of parents when their daughter gets married. For us that happened nine years ago today. The 20th June 2009 dawned bright and clear. Despite it being winter, the sun rose … Continue reading →

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Walking from Beira to Penhalonga

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Helga

In 2018 to drive from Beira in Mozambique to Penhalonga on the border with Zimbabwe,  would take about 5 hours despite it being 315km. The road is not good and you can’t expect to travel at 100km per hour.  Imagine … Continue reading →

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