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Tag Archives: Birds on the balcony
Taxes Done
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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Elsie, Taxes
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Thirsty Birds
Wednesday Dear Elsie We have thirsty birds. The great big long-tailed Cape sugar birds have had babies! Lots of them. Yesterday morning early (5am) I filled the bottle and without thinking put in a lot of sugar. A whole cupful. … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Christmas, Fish Hoek summer
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Melancholy to Contentment
Tuesday Today was the day… I woke up feeling melancholic. Everyone was leaving! The guests checked out at 8:30am and by lunchtime, I’d taken Julian, Jess and Gerrie to the airport. By the time I got back from the airport … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Birds on the bottle, Fish Hoek Beach
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The Birds are Back
Saturday – 7 days til Christmas! Today was the day… The birds came back in variety and number. One of the fun moments of the day was watching a young long-tailed sugar bird holding court and protecting his turf. Other … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Christmas 2021, Full moon, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds
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Long Day, But Happy News
Wednesday Today was the day… That was quite busy. I have worked for 8 hours and have had success for which I am so grateful. I’ve just finished some additional work now so it’s been a long day. Mike and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged beach, Birds on the balcony, Fish Hoek Beach
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Tables are Turned
Saturday Today was the day… The tables were turned. Actually, the one table got moved yesterday and today another table arrived. We decided to take Granny’s dining room suite off Julian’s floor and put it into the cottage… I think … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Fish Hoek to Simon's Town, Penguins
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Firebreak Got Cut
Thursday Today was the day… The firebreak behind us got cut. It was a hot day and it is a huge job walking along the firebreak with a heavy duty noisy petrol weed eater cutting back the long grass, thatch … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Fire break, Petunias
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Bird Got Stuck
Wednesday Today was the day… The sun shone, the sky was blue and the swell of the sea rolled gently towards the coast. It was a perfect summer’s day. I put yesterday’s blog out before Mike and I went walking. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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New Year Games
Friday Today was the day… 2021 began! Last night we had some New Year games. To start with, we took this cracker filler and took turns to see who could get it to spin the longest. Gerrie won with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Cat Walk, Fish Hoek, New year, Orange-breasted sun bird
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Lock Down 3 Again
Tuesday Today was the day… We began Lockdown Stage 3 again. Last night the President spoke and reintroduced stricter measures to curb the second wave of Covid which we have been experiencing over the last ten days. Having crossed the … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, False Bay, Fish Hoek birds, Lock Down 2020
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New Move-in Plan
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I figured the house will not be completely ready for us to move in permanently on Friday. We will speak to the builder tomorrow about some of the details and see what he … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Building a house on a mountainside
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Nice to Have a Quiet Day
Sunday It’s nice to have a quiet day and that’s what today has been. We were up in time for the 8am church service, shopped right after and then came home. We put veggies in the oven early so they … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Sundays
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Columns Got Unboxed
Monday Today the boxing came off the columns. They mustn’t dry out too quickly, so they are getting sprayed down from time to time. The other side of the second level… I took a couple of photos from up the … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Building a house on a mountainside
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The Cutest Sound
Babies are adorable, regardless of their breed. Stacey sent me a voice note of Elsie babbling. It was too cute. #952 of my 1000 thanks today is for the baby birds tweeting. No Twitter to be found. This is real … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony
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Success and Failure
Major fail today when Mike’s cell phone got pocketed while he was in the bank. He walked away from the counter and didn’t notice he had left it sitting there. The next person in the queue simply put it in … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds on the balcony, Success, Theft
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