Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

Burglary Round Two

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Helga

This is just to record that today the cottage was burgled again. The intruder came back and with Morgan out, and us at home, he broke into the cottage through a bedroom window, forcing a window lock and the burglar … Continue reading →

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One Place I Want To Live

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Helga

I said to Stacey today when I was on the phone to her that I feel at times that our lives are in a bit of a state of flux. With the road being built around us – behind us … Continue reading →

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4-30am Sandbag Run!

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Helga

I was woken at 4-30am with Mike leaping out of bed telling me he was going to see if water was flooding into the guest room. Rain was pouring down and the guest room door is not far off the ground. … Continue reading →

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There’s Good News & Bad News

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Helga

The good news is that Mike and I had a wonderful 31st wedding anniversary.  We reached the number of years of our street number! We went to Harbour House Restaurant at Kalk Bay and enjoyed a three course meal – … Continue reading →

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31 Things About Mike

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Helga

Saturday 9th August 1986 I walked down the aisle before a couple of hundred people and Mike and I said “I do!” If I knew then what I know now, I would have run down the aisle saying, “Where do … Continue reading →

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The Day in Numbers

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Helga

I woke up this morning at 4am. I worked from 5am to 7am and then had a break. At 7-30, I started cleaning the house and finished that at 9-30. I went back to work around 10am and worked through … Continue reading →

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Follow Up to Yesterday’s Tragedy

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Helga

This morning news broke that not only had Austin Wesson died in a car accident but his wife of one day had succumbed to her injuries as well. Austin’s family are hastily making arrangements to fly to the States to lay … Continue reading →

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Rest Day – Underscored by a Terrible Tragedy

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Helga

While today has been a day of rest, my heart has been sore for the family of a young man from Fish Hoek who died in a car accident yesterday.  He was in the US and was driving with his wife, … Continue reading →

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Birds for Company

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Helga

The starlings have been at the sun bird’s seed again, so I moved the seed ball onto the security gate. This is literally at the entrance to our bedroom. Right now I’m on my bed and there is a steady … Continue reading →

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Nine Tonnes of Books Travelling in a Truck

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Helga

That is what is happening right now. Nine tonnes of books (give or take a tonne) have been loaded into a container on a truck. They will spend the night in Cape Town and tomorrow will head north for Johannesburg. … Continue reading →

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The Books are on the Move

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Helga

Thousands and thousands of books are on the move….we went this morning to pack up these… These…. And these… And that was not all of them, by a long shot. We did it. We did not have enough boxes, but … Continue reading →

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The Sneering Laugh of the Starling

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Helga

It was that jarring chirrup that got me out of bed this morning. Yesterday I put a fresh new seed ball out for the sun birds. The starlings will make short work of it. They would absolutely get more if … Continue reading →

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The Thing About Decaff

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Helga

So the other day Mike and I were sitting in bed having decaf and thinking how nice it tasted. We had got decaf coffee beans from Woollies and you really can’t tell the difference. I always get suspicious when something … Continue reading →

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Last Day for Mavis

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Helga

So today was a significant day as it was the last day for Mavis. She has been a part of our lives for years. When she first came it was in order to try stop Mike’s Mom, aka Granny from … Continue reading →

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Cat on a hot tin roof!

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Helga

It’s usually where the Egyptian geese sit. Yesterday I heard a scrambling outside above the balcony and saw through Truffles sliding down the plastic sheeting onto the roof. I called her and she jumped back onto the apex. I climbed … Continue reading →

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