Category Archives: Cape Town Drought

Breaking Glass in the Night

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Helga

Last night at about 11-30pm, Mike and I were just dropping off to sleep when suddenly Mike heard a suspicious noise. As he got up to go have a look, our tenant Stuart, called across on the internal line saying … Continue reading →

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No Wind, No Dust

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Helga

It’s a wonderful reprieve coming to Swellendam. This is one of the positive stories coming out recently…. There is an abundance of water, so we have been able to shower and do dishes and loads of washing without thinking too much … Continue reading →

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Road Trip

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Helga

Yay. Today it was fun to wake up and know that we were going on a short road trip. The car is loaded. The cot for my first grandchild does not quite fit, so we have the sides of it … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Clean Laundry

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Helga

With the drought, doing a load of laundry has become a luxury more than regular chore. Today I got to do one. It was such a treat not doing it by hand and having a whole lot of clean clothes. … Continue reading →

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We Practised for Day Zero

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Helga

Today our street had no water. It was a good practice for Day Zero. The truth be told, we hardly noticed. We already use tank water to flush and we have a few 5 litre bottles of drinking water, so … Continue reading →

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Golf and a Puff Adder

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Helga

Today, Mike and I headed to Simon’s Town for a round of golf. It’s been too long since we were there. They can’t be accused of wasting water on the fairways. They are keeping what they have for the greens. … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Rain to Come

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Helga

It’s been a blustery few hours, with a fresh north-westerly wind and lots of ominous looking clouds. It looks like rain; it’s supposed to have come already,  but we are still waiting. It’s now almost 8pm and rain has just started … Continue reading →

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Life is Full of Compromises

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Helga

Until we get to heaven, life will never be perfect! It is full of compromises. No perfect country, no perfect city, no perfect suburb, no perfect home, no perfect car, no perfect job, no perfect people. It’s just impossible to … Continue reading →

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Other Cities Running Out of Water

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Helga

Today, I fell back into my normal Tuesday routine. We had coffee and read the Bible. I managed to work after that for a little while. Then I put the rubbish out and went to gym. I walked for 25 … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Leads The Way

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town is the first major city in the world that very soon has the potential to run out of water. In this regard, Cape Town leads the way. The city has certainly bumped its head a number of times … Continue reading →

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Pungent Odour

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Helga

Phewee! I have learned something about toilet chemicals. Don’t mix them! We were using the Loo me stuff. After a flush, I squirted some Harpic power cleaner into the loo and gave it a clean. A little while later, I … Continue reading →

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Cape Town is Thirsty

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Helga

Use the GPS. I’m so glad I learned that lesson from the last time I got lost in my own home town. Fish Hoek is not exactly a metropolis, yet in December I drove around one of its tiny suburbs looking … Continue reading →

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Restful Sunday

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a very restful day. We went to church early – and the rest of the day was made up of watching Roger Federer squeeze out his 20th grand slam title against Marin Cilic. It was a good … Continue reading →

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Stomping Around Noordhoek

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Helga

That’s one of the things I did today. Riana and I parked at Noordhoek Farm Village and went stomping around Noordhoek. It is so lovely with its fields and paddocks… Behind the Common, we visited this magnificent vegetable and herb … Continue reading →

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Time To Be Positive Despite Drought Fatigue

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town seems a whole lot out of kilter, especially our beautiful little valley of Fish Hoek.  Water is on the down. The wind is on the up and so is the dust!  But it is the water crisis that … Continue reading →

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