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Category Archives: Apartment living
David Recovering From Long Covid
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day a new resident was installed on the gabion baskets. He stands tall and proud and keeps watch over the stairs. Julian read the book he’s just given me and it’s a delightful story … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Long Covid, Rabbit, trials
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Blog Notifications Going Out Again
Monday Dear Elsie Today is the day your clever Dad updated my blog site and all the missing notifications got unplugged and sent off to recipients. Valerie-Gail was the first to tell me they were missing. She sent me a … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Chess, Helga's Blog, Watership Down
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The Triangle of my Life
Sunday Dear Elsie Today’s the day I’ve been thinking of the triangle of my life. As you grow older you will become very familiar with our apartment. We have 2 bedrooms – one large and one small. The triangle of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged bread, Fish Hoek, Long Covid, Triangle of my life
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Admiring The Moon
Friday Dear Elsie Today I start the blog at the end. It’s almost full moon and it looks spectacular. The light on the water always looks magical. When Mike was designing the house, he had in his mind the water … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Full moon, puzzles, Surf-skiers
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Cappuccino by Courage
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day Courage made us cappuccinos! We have such a good guy in Courage. He is happy and willing all day long. Our cappuccinos … Later in the day, as he was leaving at 4.30pm, … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, Palace of Catalan Music, puzzles
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Silky Water
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day the water was like silk. It’s strange to think water can be silky but it was so still, warm and clear – it was gentle against my skin. It made it hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, False Bay, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Fish Hoek swimming
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Big Fire in Kalk Bay
Monday Dear Elsie This afternoon, suddenly, a huge fire flared up in Kalk Bay – it was on Trappieskop which is the path that leads from Kalk Bay over a little saddle to Clovelly. As the wind was blowing form … Continue reading
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Tagged Fire, Kalk Bay fire
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Starlings & Stained Glass
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day that began with a message from the guests – there were starlings getting inside the roof. Starlings are all over our area and I regularly see them looking for places to nest. They … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Airbnbing, puzzles, Starlings
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Best Times on the Day
Friday Dear Elsie I have some absolute best times of the day. This is one of them.. Sunrise – I need to be up early for them, & every time I am, it is so worth it. It’s the time … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cats playfighting, Fish Hoek sunrise, Living life well
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The Itchiest of Days
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the itchiest of days. The hundred tiny bites from yesterday’s swim roared into life a couple of hours after my morning swim. Today’s swim itself was great. The water was cold and very soothing. But … Continue reading
The Secret to Longevity
Tuesday Dear Elsie, I’ve been thinking about the secret to longevity. Sometimes you see stories in the press about old people who are 103 and they have an inkling into the secret to their longevity. They speak about how they … Continue reading
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Tagged Longevity, Schengen visa
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Sea Swells
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went to the beach at lunchtime. That was something different. I didn’t take my phone with me because I went alone, but these are the photos Fish Hoek Beach Facebook page posted. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Open water swimming, Sea Swells
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Smoky Sunrise
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day of a very smoky sunrise. There has been a massive fire burning over in Pringle Bay. This was it two days ago… Pringle Bay residents had to evacuate their homes. This was soon … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, LDN, Long Covid, Pringle Bay, Pringle Bay Fire, windy day
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Italy Begins
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today started with a magnificent sunrise. The last day of January … We went to the beach early because Mike had to go into Cape Town. It was a perfect day for sea swimming. The net was … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Italy
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11.9C – Alpine Water in Fish Hoek
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach and the water temperature was a chilly 11.9C. I adjusted and spent a wonderful half hour swimming. The water was so clear – it reminded me of alpine … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Fish Hoek Beach, Long Covid
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