Category Archives: Cape Town Drought

Rainy Saturday

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Helga

It was wonderful to have the rain pelting down today. The tanks are overflowing and the dams are filling it up. It’s going to be fun to find out on Monday what the dam levels are again. We are so … Continue reading →

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Sun Valley Pond 2017-2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Helga

We haven’t gone down to the Sun Valley pond for ages. The last time I took a photo of it was back at the end of January and it looked like this… This evening Julian and I took a walk … Continue reading →

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Storm Damage and Breaking Ground

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Helga

Last night’s storm was pretty significant. This morning when I left for gym I was surprised by some of the damage. There were a number of trees down and a lot of debris on the road. We ourselves had our … Continue reading →

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Massive Storm

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Helga

As I write, the wind is picking up at a hectic pace. The doors and windows are rattling and every now and you can hear the trees rustling and the wind gusting. There’s a lot of rain on the way to … Continue reading →

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The Things We Take For Granted

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Helga

For so many years we took water for granted.  In Cape Town, that’s no longer the case. Every drop counts. Today we washed the linen  What a treat it is for me to write this blog from my bed, with … Continue reading →

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Washing Day

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Helga

I realised again today that doing laundry is no longer a chore but a privilege. Due to the water shortage, we have been going weeks without doing washing. I do a bit of hand washing in between. So today it … Continue reading →

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Thursday Feeling Like Friday

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Helga

Julian comes to Cape Town every other week and usually arrives on a Wednesday evening. It means that Thursday always feels like Friday and that was how today felt. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s Thursday. Today was … Continue reading →

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These Issues Take Time…

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Helga

It was 4am and I woke to two things – POURING rain and the cat meowing!  Despite the rain, she needed to go out. She rushed towards the window and took an enthusiastic leap up to the window sill but … Continue reading →

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They Weren’t Kidding

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Helga

It’s pouring with rain. They said it would. There was even a warning of flood damage. The downpour started about an hour ago and it has continued. We even went outside and got some sand bags to put up against … Continue reading →

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A Six Hour Day

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Helga

We woke this morning to the rain having passed having washed the Cape and assisted in filling the dams. The dam levels were measured yesterday (before the rain) and were 20% full compared to 20.9% the week before and 23.6% … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Rain

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Helga

A stiff north-westerly wind was blowing when we woke up this morning….it was the promise of rain. Chapman’s Peak was hidden behind a cloud and the bird feeder was being buffeted to and fro. It did not stop a couple … Continue reading →

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The Rain Finally Came

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Helga

Today we waited for the rain. There was an 80% of chance that a cold front would come sweeping in, dump some rain and then leave. Mike went into the garden early, clearing gutters and transferring water from the two … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Helga

With the water crisis in Cape Town, we shelved our plans for building on the mountainside. They are on the shelf but not over forever. This week, we moved forward on plans to finish the plans for our current house. … Continue reading →

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Unforecast Rain

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Helga

I have the AIX weather app on my phone. While it forecast rain for tomorrow afternoon, it certainly did not show the rain and thunder storms that we have had this evening! #612 of my 1000 thanks is for this … Continue reading →

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Cultural Lesson Learned

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Helga

There was some shouting in the street. I walked across to my bedroom doors and peered out. One of the neighbours who lives down the road was having an altercation with a man. The resident took a photo of the … Continue reading →

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