Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

Tea and Faith

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Helga

It was a good conversation we had this afternoon. David arrived. Mike arrived home from hitting golf balls and we sat and had tea and a chat about faith. The truth be told, a lot of people have been hurt … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Leads The Way

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town is the first major city in the world that very soon has the potential to run out of water. In this regard, Cape Town leads the way. The city has certainly bumped its head a number of times … Continue reading →

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Pungent Odour

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Helga

Phewee! I have learned something about toilet chemicals. Don’t mix them! We were using the Loo me stuff. After a flush, I squirted some Harpic power cleaner into the loo and gave it a clean. A little while later, I … Continue reading →

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Cape Town is Thirsty

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Helga

Use the GPS. I’m so glad I learned that lesson from the last time I got lost in my own home town. Fish Hoek is not exactly a metropolis, yet in December I drove around one of its tiny suburbs looking … Continue reading →

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Restful Sunday

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a very restful day. We went to church early – and the rest of the day was made up of watching Roger Federer squeeze out his 20th grand slam title against Marin Cilic. It was a good … Continue reading →

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Stomping Around Noordhoek

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Helga

That’s one of the things I did today. Riana and I parked at Noordhoek Farm Village and went stomping around Noordhoek. It is so lovely with its fields and paddocks… Behind the Common, we visited this magnificent vegetable and herb … Continue reading →

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Time To Be Positive Despite Drought Fatigue

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town seems a whole lot out of kilter, especially our beautiful little valley of Fish Hoek.  Water is on the down. The wind is on the up and so is the dust!  But it is the water crisis that … Continue reading →

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Hand Cleaning Stash

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Helga

Today I went in search of hand cleaners. I wanted one that doesn’t need a rinse. Checkers had none. Dischem had a display at the entrance with hugely expensive options. R150 for 200ml, so I went down the aisle and … Continue reading →

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A Varied Day

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Helga

Today was just that – a varied day. I hit the gym at just after 8am, intent on putting together the components of the mini triathlon in the order in which they are supposed to be done. Swim 400m first, … Continue reading →

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100 litres for three

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Helga

Mike took a reading of the water metre yesterday at 2pm and then check it again today. There are three of us on the property (Mike, me and our tenant in Granny’s cottage, Stuart). In 24 hours we had used … Continue reading →

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Cape Town’s Biggest Crisis

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Helga

People in Cape Town are beginning to panic. I can understand why. I thought the rain would come, so I checked out Accuweather…they have forecast some rain for Cape Town tomorrow… Expected rainfall over the next three months is scarily … Continue reading →

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Sucked the Marrow out of Sunday

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Helga

Today has been full and fun. We went to church at 8am. Julian joined us. We then went to Espresso for breakfast. Got home, did a few things then I went to gym. I cycled for an hour (23km) and … Continue reading →

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“Barefoot, Pregnant & In the Kitchen”

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Helga

At school Stacey’s strength lay in the sciences. One of the subjects she took was Tech Elec which is a subject those who are planning on a career in Engineering take. Stacey was consistently the only girl in the class for … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Swellendam!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Helga

Roadtrip! David was leaving for a night in Swellendam today. His plan was to stop for the day in Grabouw on the way back tomorrow, but those plans fell through. I got this whatsapp “do you want to go to … Continue reading →

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Another One’s Done

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Helga

Another injection into Mike’s eye is done. Today’s was horrible. The first one he was psyched up for. He anticipated pain and suffering and it was only a tiny burn and some visual bubbles. Today it was more uncomfortable. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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