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Category Archives: Building a house on a mountainside
Life Lessons Through Doing a Puzzle
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I had a good chat. You have become so verbal and articulate since you started Grade R. You have always had a good vocabulary but now you are really using it. … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Glencairn Beach, puzzles
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New Phone – Old Photos
Thursday Dear Elsie, Today was the day my new phone got all its contacts and apps transferred across. It took a chunk of the day but it got done. The camera is fantastic and there is a macro feature that … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek Beach, Long Covid, New phone 2023
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Mike Painted a Picture
Thursday Dear Elsie Today’s the day before the day I get to see you! I’m so excited to be spending the weekend with you and see your two concerts. This time tomorrow we will be with you! Today was also … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Gabion baskets, Mike's Art, Summer in Cape Town
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The Building of Boundary Walls
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day more of the back plot boundary wall got built. This is going to take a long time, but you have to start somewhere and Courage is relentless. He has built all the walls … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Gabion baskets, Landscaping, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Raiku
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Young Guinea Fowl Came to Visit
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day two young guinea fowl came to visit. I wish I had my camera with me. They looked like this (Photo from The Martha Blog) Perhaps my early morning visitors were just a tad … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Guinea fowl
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The Day The Granite Came
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I had a long chat. I can’t believe how tall you are getting and your new hair cut makes you look so much older. Your Mom’s cell phone battery started dying, … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Granite countertop, Granite installation, Israel, Middle East conflict
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All Out For Dinner
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was mainly a work day where I sat in front of my computer and worked. After a full day, the highlight had to be we all went out for dinner. We haven’t been out for dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Glencairn Beach, Long Covid
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Shark Siren Went Off
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach for a swim. It was great to be back in the water, which is warming up. I swam for about half an hour and then warmed up in … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Chess, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Shark siren
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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
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek mountain
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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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Today We Swam!
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day that we went to the beach and swam for the first time in months! We had woken up to a sparkling day. When we went outside, it was warm! There was a berg … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Berg winds, Claw'd and Raiku, Fish Hoek sunrise
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Formwork and Foundations
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day formwork & foundations happened. To get to this point, Mike needed to make up a tripod for his theodolite. He so enjoyed getting the formwork straight and not having to use a level. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Foundations, Seals at Fish Hoek
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Raiku on the Move
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day we have had the cats for 2 weeks! I celebrated it by letting them out and then spent about half an hour looking for them. I followed Claw’d to make sure he didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku
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Mike at Work
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was another busy day. First I want to tell you a really funny story from last night. I wish I had a video of it. It relates to Raiku. I could smell the litter box needed … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Funicular, Landscaping
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More Foundations Thrown
Monday Dear Elsie More foundations were thrown today. As I stood with Mike outside and looked to see what was being done, it dawned on me that this is actually the start of the foundations for the house behind! How … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Claw'd, Foundations
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