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Category Archives: Apartment living
The Great Spaghetti Spill
Monday Today was the day… I had a great spaghetti spill. It was lunchtime and I went to make myself honey on Finns. I opened the cupboard to get out the honey when suddenly an open packet of spaghetti started … Continue reading
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End of a Good Restful Weekend
Sunday Today was the day… That we took it all quite easy. Mike slept in. At 11am, the guests shipped on out and we spent an hour and a half cleaning the Seaview Apartment. The new guest arrived at just … Continue reading
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Tagged Car accidents, Weekend
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Covering Table Mountain
Saturday Today was the day… We took a drive into the city centre and mooched around a few places. We started off by going to the Wild Sprout for breakfast which is a health restaurant in Constantia. This is where … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakwater, Company Gardens, Table Mountain, The Waterfront
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My Dad Would Have Turned 90
Friday Today was the day… If my Dad had lived he would have turned 90. He was born on 22nd July 1932 and would have loved to live deep into old age. He passed away at aged 76, after having … Continue reading
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Thailand
Thursday Today was the day… David started sending photos of his trip to Thailand. Long overdue, they were great to see. Some are Krabi and some are PhiPhi island. Krabi stairs to no where… Kho Phi Phi resort… Phi Phi … Continue reading
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Tagged David's travels, False Bay, Simons Town, Thailand
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Perhaps Today & It Was!
Wednesday Today was the day… I placed a teacher who has been waiting all year to get a job. It was very satisfying! Some of these teachers are on my mind when I go to bed at night and when … Continue reading
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Tagged False Bay, Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek railway
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David in Koh Phi Phi
Monday Today was the day… That was really busy. The highlight was speaking to David. He is on the Phi Phi island group off Thailand. The entire infrastructure of Koh Phi Phi island was just about wiped out by the … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Elsie
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43 Years
Sunday Today was the day… That 43 years ago I became a Christian. I’m so appreciative of that day and the grace that came my way. Life changed for the good. One tiny little step of faith resulted in a … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Constantia Nek, Faith in Christ, Kirstenbosch, The Boomslang at Kirstenbosch
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Did You Check For Purple Nickers
Saturday Today was the day… We went to the beach and had a swim. The water was about 13. While I was swimming, the guests who were checking out today also came down and we had a really good chat … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbnbing, Summer in winter, Winter in Cape Town
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Second Hand Tooth
Friday Today was the day… …of the second hand tooth! When I first started writing today’s blog, I did paragraph after paragraph of explaining. Never a good idea, so I’ll give you the 8 sentence short version My orthodontic treatment … Continue reading
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Tagged Building, Hotter shoes
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Boys on the Rocks
Thursday Today was the day… That dawned with unexpected rain. I went off and had a much needed hair cut. I worked 5 hours or so and then in the late afternoon, Mike and I walked to Fish Hoek. The … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek
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Nothing to Blog About
Wednesday Today was the day… I worked more than 7 hours, shopped for a minimum of time – maybe 45 minutes from the time I left home to the time I got in, did no formal exercise and concluded at … Continue reading
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Tagged Regular Day
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4-Year Old Writing
Tuesday Today was the day… Stacey sent me a photo of Elsie writing. I looked at the writing and thought that must be Stacey having written her name for her to copy, but Stacey said it was all hers! 4 … Continue reading
Goodbye Little Atos
Monday Today was the day… That Julian started a long and slowish trip home to Johannesburg in my Little Atos. The Atos was won by Wayne Turner’s wife in a competition in 2009. We bought it from them for R80000. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Code breaker, Winter in Cape Town
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The Garden of Remembrance
Sunday Today was the day…. I managed to get a lovely walk in, even though I got slightly damp on my return. And my implant crown popped off. The day dawned overcast with the threat of rain, which in due … Continue reading
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Tagged Cat Walk, Fish Hoek, Garden of Remembrance, Winter in Cape Town
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