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Category Archives: Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Rain is Coming
Friday Today was the day… I swam knowing that tomorrow I most likely won’t. Rain is coming. This is tomorrow’s forecast. At least the wind is not too strong. I swam out to Skellies and because the tide was not … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged CapoXProductions, Fish Hoek sunrise, Winter in Cape Town
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My Robot Has Been Named
Thursday Today was the day.. I named my robot. It’s a Milex Robot vacuum cleaner and I have named mine Milo. She has a calm lady’s voice and says things like, “I am here to serve you” and “begin to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Milex - Intellivac, Milo
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I Bought A Robot!
Sunday Today was the day… I bought a robot! Stacey has been telling me about her robot and how wonderful it is, so today, Mother’s Day 2021, while I was on a video call with her, I bought my own! … Continue reading
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Tagged Milex - Intellivac
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New Favourite Recipe – Frikkadels
Saturday Today was the day… I made frikkadels again! This is my new favourite recipe. It’s really good served with Sheba sauce. I don’t often post a recipe (haven’t done that for years), but I’ve posted one today – it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Frikkadels, Sheba sauce
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Something Strange Happened Last Night
Friday Today was the day… We found out why something strange happened last night. Mike and I had turned in for the night. It was quite late – around 11pm when suddenly the lights went off. Then they came back … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Electricity outage, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, Taxi
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Strong Winds and Seaweed
Thursday Today was the day… …after a big stormy windy night in Cape Town. It was a storm swept in by a black southeaster which howled all last night driving in 22mm of rain and has blown all today. There … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Black south-easter, Cape Town wind, Cape Town winter, Fish Hoek Beach
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Storm Warning
Wednesday Today was the day… …that began calm and still but has picked up now. It’s expected to be a stormy night with a strong black south-easter blowing bringing with it the threat of heavy rain. I think it’s mainly … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town storm, Fish Hoek Beach
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Poor Rat!
Tuesday Today was the day… Mike and I did not go to the beach for our exercise. We watched the sun rise… And I got working quite early. The day was again very still with not much wind. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged 20 on Echo, Rats on the cat walk
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Fire and Red Tide
Monday Today was the day… …that was another summer’s day in autumn. The sunrise was spectacular, with False Bay looking like a lake it was so still. Breathless and breathtaking. But with the rising sun came a convoy of fire … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Fire, Fish Hoek sunrise, Orca whales, Red Tide
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Dawn Through the Lounge Doors
Sunday Today was the day… That was breathless from the start. I woke before sunrise, which is not hard to do these days as it’s rising after 7am. The stillness of the morning was immediately noticeable. We got up to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek sunrise
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Getting To Know The Locals
Saturday Today was the day… Before sunset, I stood at my balcony door and shivered at the coldness of the wind. Hmm, I was fast losing enthusiasm at the idea of going for early morning swims. Maybe I wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cat Walk, Fish Hoek Beach
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Success!
Friday Today was the day.. I had success. It’s been a bit of a grueling week work-wise but it has ended on a positive note with a South African teacher getting an offer for China for an August start! If … Continue reading
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Tagged Landscaping
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Long Day, Short Blog!
Thursday Today was the day… That I worked a very long day – almost 9 hours. The reason why I’ve got so much work right now is that it’s the last couple of days of the month and we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Fuchsias
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To the Beach we Went
Wednesday Today was the day… I got to swim in my new springsuit! It made all the difference. Even though it’s short so my legs are completely uncovered, having my entire torso and arms tightly wrapped made swimming far more … Continue reading
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Tagged Super moon pics
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Tomorrow I Hope To Swim!
Tuesday Today was the day… Mike and I went and bought winter exercise kit and I got my new long-sleeved swimming costume. There was criteria. I wanted a very bright colour and I didn’t want an eye watering price. The … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets
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