Tag Archives: Black south-easter

The Wind and the Warning

Friday Dear Elsie Today is Friday and I usually try to work only in the morning and take some time off in the afternoon, but this week has been super busy so I worked 8 hours. I still finished slightly … Continue reading

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Sit & Knit

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day I spent some time sitting and knitting. That was after church. The big knit project has everything to do with you. You love red & I figured knitting you a red blanket would … Continue reading

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What’s With The Weather!

Monday Today was the day… The weather changed and changed again. We woke up to rain and a cloud came over leaving everything damp and gloomy outside. As the rain fell, it no longer came from the north but the … Continue reading

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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

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Very Quiet Easter Monday

Monday Today was the day… We did very little. I went down to the cottage where the family had woken up and after some coaxing Elsie came upstairs to the big house with me. She watched me do all sorts … Continue reading

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The Internet Dish Blew Off!

Friday Today was the day… The internet dish blew off. The black south-easter that has been pounding the Cape over the last couple of days was particularly strong last night. At 2:30am, I woke hearing an enormous kaboom! I thought … Continue reading

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Winter in Summer

Sunday It’s crazy that it’s the 19th January and we are having such winter weather. The pumping south-easter which turned black has caused a bit of havoc in some areas of Cape Town with stories of trees being uprooted and … Continue reading

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