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Category Archives: Apartment living
Cats Visit the Vet
Thursday Dear Elsie Today I took the cats to the vet. We got them 7 weeks ago today and there is no doubt that trust has built up between us. The other evening, after dark, I went to find Raiku. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, Glencairn Vet, Jacob's Ladder Saint Helena Island
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Blue Moon
Wednesday Dear Elsie Tonight there is a blue moon! We got to see it for a few minutes before the clouds rolled in ahead of the cold front. But what we did get to look at was the morning sun. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Blue moon, Fish Hoek sunrise, Plumbing
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The Big Book Removal
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day that tons and tons of books were moved out of Julian’s storage and onto a massive truck. Three years worth of book buying amounts to this. The garage was packed full of them … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Books, spring
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Walking the Simon’s Town Tracks
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had some time together on video while we cleaned the Seaview Apartment. Guests left at 12noon. At the same time, I received a request from the guest who was due to arrive … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Fish Hoek to Simon's Town, Long Beach, Simons Town
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We Journeyed Home
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day we came home, but we took the long route. This meant going via Betty’s Bay which is where we honeymooned 37 years ago. The place has grown up, but the road on which … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside
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Rain and Wind
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day that the wind blew and it rained. Meanwhile, guests left and the pile of washing grew, so we did 3 loads, which put a mighty strain on our washing line facilities and my … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town winter
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The Alarm Went Off
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day I didn’t get dressed. I stayed in my pajamas the entire day. Shortly, I will go and shower and then get back into clean pajamas and climb into bed. A storm is brewing. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, House alarm
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The Sunniest of August Days
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I spent quite some time hanging out on video chat. You took me to your bedroom and showed me your tent and all your ‘friends’ (toys) who were sleeping in the … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, David
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The Wall is Getting Bigger
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day the guests left and we prepared for more to arrive tomorrow. However, they are going into the cottage, leaving the Seaview Apartment available. I worked for several hours. This afternoon, I went up … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek mountain
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Night Fire Below the Street
Thursday Dear Elsie, Today was the day you stayed at home again while things settled down in your home town. Your Mom sent me a lovely photo of you doing a work sheet. You are so good at writing. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Fire, Fish Hoek Fire
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If You Have a Cat, Get One of These
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day there were riots in Swellendam! What I heard on the news is if you stayed in an informal settlement you automatically got an indigent subsidy. Then the Council instituted a new policy which … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cat entertainment, Chess, David, Swellendam
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A Varied Tuesday
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today I took Julian to the airport. It’s always nice to get out, have an eye break & drive across the city. There was an accident on the M3 coming back and as a result there was … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, My Dad
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A Run of the Mill Monday
Monday Dear Elsie Today was one of those day where I reached 5pm and thought to myself, ‘I’ve got nothing to write about!’ These days happen more than I care to admit, because they are regular run of the mill … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged A Day in my life, Cats, Claw'd and Raiku, Traffic license
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Hiking Kalk Bay Mountain
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we did two walks. The first was to Scarborough where we went to pray. View from the rocks where we prayed. We had to cross the river to get to the rocks and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Echo Valley, Hiking, Kalk Bay, Ou Kraal, Scarborough Cape Town, Walking Kalk Bay to Muizenberg
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Mike Got His Tripod!
Saturday Dear Elsie What a good chat we had today. You showed me a very interesting anatomy book you have been looking at and told me about the skeleton. That was fun to see. I had a busy day. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Tripod
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