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A Little Gem of a Walk

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie I’ve often looked across at Kalk Bay and St James and thought how it looks very Mediterranean – a bit like a mountainside town you’d find  in Italy – although Italians can be over the top when … Continue reading →

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19.5 Degree Sea Water

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach and swam in beautiful warm water. Someone said it was 19.5 and that last week it was a balmy 22. There was quite a bit of swell but … Continue reading →

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Out & About With Mike

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… I went out and about with Mike.  Today, we wanted to go and look for new cushions because the ones I had on our bed have migrated down to the guesthouse, where they look pretty … Continue reading →

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All Day Dolphins

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… A small pod of dolphins spent the entire day frolicking and feeding just off Fish Hoek.  The leaping and diving that took place was such fun to watch. We see dolphins from time to time … Continue reading →

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My Beautiful Cape Town

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… We went back to the tile stores in Paarden Eiland. A batch of our tiles had arrived and we took our sample out to check they were the right ones. They weren’t. It ended up … Continue reading →

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Ivy Out of Control…

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… I trimmed some more of the ivy. At home we have a front wall made up of pillars with iron verticals in between. The pillars are covered with ivy and with all the rain, it’s … Continue reading →

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Into Cape Town

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today was the day that… I went into Cape Town. I did a bit of work first and then had an appointment with the surgeon who will be assisting my main surgeon for the jaw surgery, but he will … Continue reading →

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Cape Town As You’ve Never Seen It Before

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday Yesterday when we were at Echo, I found one of Julian’s new books, entitled Views of South Africa. Julian estimated it was published in about 1903, as it makes reference to the late Cecil John Rhodes and he died … Continue reading →

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Making a New Memory

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Helga

Sunday Today Mike and I started chatting about his first overseas trip. Until the age of 60, Mike had never been overseas, so that first trip was to be so memorable for him. We started talking about exactly what happened, … Continue reading →

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Sizzling Day 1

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Helga

This week there is a bit of a heat wave in Cape Town this week. Even now it’s 23C and close to 9pm. This is the forecast for the week… The hope of rain on Tuesday. We started the day … Continue reading →

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Truffles is Better

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Helga

This evening Truffles looks almost back to normal. She is her old snooty self. Such a relief. Earlier I was thinking she was about 80% better. Now I’m thinking it’s about 90%. She’s eaten a lot today, but still not … Continue reading →

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Bad Truffles

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a fabulous day – really enjoyable. But the main incident of the day was when I drove up to the house after taking Julian to the airport. There was Truffles in the front garden with a dove … Continue reading →

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Berg Winds

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Helga

Today was hot. We are mid-winter, dry and desperate for rain. The dam levels have done well with the rain that fell a week ago, but since, we have had sunshine and plenty of it. Today the berg winds blew… … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Winter’s Day in Fish Hoek

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Helga

It most certainly has been a most beautiful winter’s day in Fish Hoek. This evening Julian and I walked to Kalk Bay. It’s such a lovely walk from down the cat walk, along the beach and then along the Main … Continue reading →

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Back In Cape Town

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Helga

We left Swellendam at 6am. I was quite embarrassed because we had to get out the house and Adrian and Stacey were still fast asleep. I thought perhaps Elsie had woken them at 3 or 4am and they had gone … Continue reading →

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