Category Archives: Living on Fish Hoek mountainside

Happy Birthday Mike

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today is the day Grandpa turned 72! We are so excited about you coming on Friday, when we will celebrate again. We had a lovely day together.  Mike does not have big needs. He wanted to lie … Continue reading →

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Professional Development!

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I worked for 8 hours. The day began with Courage and Brian coming into the kitchen for some professional development. Outside the back there is a massive rock (or two) that need to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the World, Elizabeth!

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the exciting day your cousin was born! Now, on my side of the family, you have two cousins – Ella and now Elizabeth. The three Es!  Elizabeth Heila was born just after midnight and weighed … Continue reading →

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Fish Hoek Sandcastle Building Day

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day there was a sand-castle building competition at Fish Hoek Beach. Ah if you and I had been there together, Els, we would have had a bucket of fun. It was also wonderful speaking … Continue reading →

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Pottering

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Last night we went to our very first pottery class.  It was interesting. I am very unartistic, but Granpa is the opposite. We learned the first thing we had to do was throw the clay to get … Continue reading →

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259 Steps

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went for a ‘milk’ walk. It’s when we wake up in the morning and realise we don’t have milk. Fortunately, that was after the first coffee was made. I set off just … Continue reading →

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Mike Had Covid

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Unexpected news today – Granpa had Covid! Last Thursday when we went to our final visit of the Sisonki trial, they did a Covid test on us both and Mike’s test was positive. That was last Thursday … Continue reading →

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Taxes Done

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was a productive day. I got to speak to you and your Mom quite early and during that call, you showed my how brilliant you are at numbers! And you are so neat. I have to … Continue reading →

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2 Years and 4 Months

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today I realised we have been in our house for 2 years and 4 months. We are still enjoying each day, admiring the abundance of nature around us, listening to the wind howling and the sea churning … Continue reading →

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Dinner by David

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was a regular Monday with lots of work to be done. The day dawned very misty, so we didn’t go to the beach this morning. Instead, I took a walk down there this afternoon and had … Continue reading →

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Dolphins & Croissants

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we woke up to see a big pod of dolphins having a feeding frenzy in the bay. They were so fun to watch. They were going round and round in circles, possibly rounding … Continue reading →

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71 Days

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I did an adventurous thing. We were just getting home and David was just going out on his bike. He realised he didn’t have his helmet, so asked me to keep an eye … Continue reading →

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Finding Joy in the Small Things

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went swimming! At first I thought we may not because it was quite overcast, but the sea was so still and so alluring, we couldn’t help it. Off we went. As we … Continue reading →

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Water!

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day you came home with a special sticker…you were the sweetest little girl in the class today! Proud Granny for sure! Today, after no water for about 40 hours, we got it back, for … Continue reading →

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27 Hours & Still No Water

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had no water the whole day! I woke up really early (about 4am) and thought to myself, ‘I really don’t want to check to see if the water has come on and … Continue reading →

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