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Category Archives: Day to Day Blogs
Roaming Raiku
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day you got your marks for term 2. Life skills – 82% Maths – 85% Afrikaans- 90% English – 88 % Well done!! For us today was another drizzly day. I tried to get … Continue reading
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Walking for a Purpose
Monday Dear Elsie Today is Youth Day in South Africa so you, Elsie also didn’t need to go to school. It was very quiet at our house, because Courage wasn’t here, but I still got to work. Rain was due … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Raiku
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Father’s Day 2025
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was Father’s Day and I’m sure you gave your Papa a great day. I know your Mom made muffins and waffles. It was good to see you today. For us, I walked to the shops quite … Continue reading
We Won a Cricket World Cup
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was another glorious winter’s day. We went to the beach early and had a lovely swim. The water is cold, but I’m wearing my spring suit which really helps. I’m not taking my cell phone to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Moonrise, South African Cricket, World Test Championship 2025
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Big Rock Wipes out Street Light
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I woke up to hear of drama on our street last night. I didn’t see all the messages coming in until I got to read them this morning. The city had cleared a … Continue reading
Fish Hoek 1953
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was a most beautiful winter’s day in Fish Hoek. This was just before sunrise… And it was the sight that made me decide a visit to the beach was mandatory. We headed off just before 8am … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunset, Fish Hoek winter, Historic photos of Cape Town
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The Fillies
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day your Dad celebrated his birthday! Happy birthday Adrian! I’m sure you gave him a good day! Today was also the day I thought about the Fillies! Elsie, maybe one day you will play … Continue reading
My New Fireplace
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day, my ‘fireplace’ arrived. A fireplace in our apartment has been a topic for conversation every winter. As soon as it gets cold, I start grumbling about the need for a fireplace. Today I … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric fireplace, Fish Hoek sunrise, Fish Hoek sunset
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Courage Built 4 Steps
Monday Dear Elsie Today Courage built 4 steps in one day. If it was me, I would build one step in 4 days. It’s going to be great to watch this space develop this week, although tomorrow sand is being … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, Fish Hoek, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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After the Rain….
Sunday Dear Elsie If there’s ever a lesson I’d love you to learn early, it’s to know that even the hardest of times will pass. I’ve been thinking about that today after my Bible reading, and as I’ve seen the … Continue reading
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Tagged God is Faithful, Life lessons, Storms of life, Sunshine after the rain
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A Very Do-Little Day
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was a very do-little day. We had a late lie-in. Around 9am, David came up for coffee and we hung out and chatted. Anna asked him what he was doing, so David took this photo of … Continue reading
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Tagged Forests, Lichen, Tokai forest, Winter in Cape Town
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Waiting for the Rain
Friday Dear Elsie Today has been an overcast and gloomy day. This morning, the sun struggled to be seen. Those little lights on the water are fishing boats. They were there for most of the night. Later from my rocking … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek winter, Rain coming, The loft, Winter in Cape Town
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Looking Back on the 5th June
Thursday Dear Elsie Today is 5th June and whenever this date rolls around photos start being thrown up in my Google memories for the time the house was being built 5 years ago. Looking back on the 5th June, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, David and Anna
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Visiting a Funicular Site
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day the plumber came to put in more plumbing pipes down the channel and we also went to a house where a funicular was being installed. I worked the morning and when my meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged 2050, Building a house on a mountainside, David, Funicular, Mike
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Wintery Day in Fish Hoek
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that dawned with rain. I heard it gently falling and then there was a thud, meow, meow, meow as Raiku hastily came inside. He jumped on our bed and proceeded to give me … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Funicular, Silvermine wetlands
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