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Category Archives: Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Coffee at 9
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today I got to see you learning to read and you are doing so well! Granny is so proud! Today I waited until 9am for my first coffee! It wasn’t easy but it is intermittent fasting David … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Echo Photos, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Elsie, Intermittent fasting
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Waves in a Hurry
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we managed to get to the beach. The sun rose and as it did, the wind dropped. It was difficult not to want to go to the beach. The light breeze forecast cold … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Fish Hoek Beach
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Saint Helena Reading
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day, I did more reading of my book on Saint Helena. It’s getting closer. Three weeks from today, God willing we will be on Saint Helena Island. The book is a rich catalogue of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Airbnbing, Saint Helena Island
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Misty Saturday
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to Chalk & Cheese for breakfast. I had Avo on Toast but also followed it up with this….they do a very nice scone, although I did share it with Mike. (Photo … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Chalk and Cheese, Rainy Day in Cape Town
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A Day Off
Friday Dear Elsie Today I took the day off from work and it was wonderful. I don’t need a lot of time off to catch my breath and regain some strength. I spent some time in my rocking chair reading, … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged rest
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Rain
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day I did my last day’s work before having a bit of a long weekend. I think I will check my email tomorrow but I won’t be covering for anyone and will enjoy some … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town rain, Cape Town winter
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Days Are Finding a Rhythm
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day you cut yourself quite badly and ended up having it checked by the hospital. We are grateful it didn’t need stitches but it could be fixed with steri-strips and a bandage. I’m sure … Continue reading
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Tagged CoQ10, Fish Hoek sunrise
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So How Is David?
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that began with drizzle and ended with sunshine. It turned out to be a beautiful day. I worked for 7 hours of the day, but also got some reading done and went for … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, Long-haul Covid
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Something for Nothing
Sunday Dear Elsie Today we got something valuable for nothing. It’s not often this happens but today it did. There was a guy on the Mountainside Chat Whatsapp group that posted this at 12:46pm At 12:57pm, I asked if it … Continue reading
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Tagged Teak Window
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The Submarine
Saturday Dear Elsie It was super fun speaking to you today. You showed me your doll named ‘She’! I love the names you call your ‘friends’. Thank you for the video call and we look forward to seeing you again … Continue reading
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Tagged Submarine
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Friday Friday Friday
Friday Dear Elsie Friday has such a nice ring to it. I know you enjoy Fridays as well! Today we didn’t go to the beach, but I did head off to the mall early to buy supplements for David. He’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, Fridays, Submarine
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Looks Can Be Deceiving
Thursday Dear Elsie, I’m so glad you are learning to swim. One day you and I will be able to swim in the sea together and I will be sure to teach you to respect the dangers of the ocean. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David, Riptides, Ruth
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A Much Better Day For Me
Wednesday Dear Elsie, Today was a much better for me, probably because I fell asleep at about 6:30pm last night! I slept until just after 9pm got up for a short while, went back to sleep until 2am. Was awake … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Books, Paw paw
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David’s Strategy
Monday Dear Elsie, What can I say about today? For me it was another desk bound day. While I covered for my manager all of last week, this week, he had a family crisis and needed to fly to Spain … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Long Covid
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Mike Rubbing His Hands Together
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today I saw you looking so cute in pink! Off to church you went and afterwards you went to the Padstal to see Oupa and visited the dog which you have altogether outgrown. This is you with … Continue reading
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Tagged Building, Elsie, Julian, Mike rubbing his hands together, The Argus Cycle Tour
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