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Category Archives: Apartment living
Saint Helena Palpitations
Friday Dear Elsie Today was a beautiful day in Cape Town. I worked, I did a bit of shopping for David’s supplements and I walked. As I walked, I thought I must document the awful palpitations I had in Saint … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged arrhythmia, Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek mountain, Palpitations
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A Semi Day Off
Thursday Dear Elsie, Today is Freedom Day and I’m sure you are not at school. Exciting things are happening at your house and I’m sure you are enjoying seeing all the activity. For me today, I worked for about 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Freedom Day, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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What I Came Home To
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I worked and got the Seaview apartment ready for guests who arrive tomorrow. I changed out the duvet as we’ve had the summer one on the bed and it’s much cooler now, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Balance in marriage, happy marriage, Mike
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Home is Where my Heart is!
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today I flew back to Cape Town and arrived home. Wow! Fish Hoek is a beautiful place and here is where my heart is. I arrived home on a very wet day. I thought it was possible … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Home, Landing on Saint Helena Island - Video, Saint Helena Island
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Jo’Burg
Friday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I got up early and by just after 10am I was at the airport and hanging out waiting for my flight to Johannesburg. Teddy is with me. I am about to send you … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Saint Helena Island
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Last Blog from Home for a While
Thursday Dear Elsie, I saw what was happening at your house today! Wow, a big container arrived & soon building work will begin. It’s going to be so exciting for you to watch. For me today was a busy day. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged False Bay, Fish Hoek, Landscaping
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Saint Helena Island Prices
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I did most of the packing for my exciting trip to Saint Helena Island. When we went to Italy last year, we were out the country for 40 nights of which 30 were … Continue reading
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Tagged Saint Helena Island, Saint Helena prices
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Plumber Came
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was a significant day for the development of the plot behind us. The plumber came to put in the first of the drainage pipes. Plumbing in place at the end of the day… Mike has also … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek mountain, Landscaping
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A Happy Easter Sunday
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day you woke up at our house again. We had breakfast together and you helped me with some washing. It’s Easter Sunday! Christ is Risen! We loved spending time with you and miss you … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Easter, False Bay, False bay yachts, Glencairn Beach
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Elsie at Elsies Peak
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day you learned that there is a massive mountain behind our house that has the same name as you. You were fascinated. I took you out the back to see it… Then I took … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Easter, Elsie, Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek Beach
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Good Friday 2023
Saturday Dear Elsie, Today you came! It was wonderful to see you and we had a great time going shopping, rocking on my rocking chair and playing. You spent a lot of time with Uncle David as well and had … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Easter, Elsie
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A Tiny Bit More Energy
Wednesday Dear Elsie If yesterday was a better day, today we saw the tiniest iota of progress with David. Tiny to be sure. When he came up this morning, he said, not too loudly, that he felt he had a … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Long Covid
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There’s Always a Better Day
Tuesday Dear Elsie There’s always a better day than yesterday and today was better. Last night, David came up and he was kaput after the ‘exercise’ in the afternoon but after dinner and an episode of Seinfeld (now on Netflix), … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, L-Arginine, Long Covid
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A Bit of a Bleak Day
Monday Dear Elsie You will have days that are a bit bleak. Today was one of those for us. Stuart left for China. David did not. It was always going to be a bleak day. I thought Stuart was leaving … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, Kommetjie Lighthouse, Long Covid, Red Hill, Simon's Town from Red Hill, Simon's Town steps
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