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Tag Archives: Chapman’s Peak
Travelling Lunch
Sunday Today was the day… We woke up above the clouds. The mist rolled in but was lower than our house. We had cloud below and blue sky above. By the time we walked down to the beach, the mist … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Chapman's Peak, Constantia Nek, Living in Fish Hoek, Red Tide
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Super Hot Saturday
Saturday September is spring in Cape Town, but today it seemed Spring gave way to Summer and the temperature went up to 30, at least in the City Bowl. This morning, I woke up really early (before 5am) and looked … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Chapman's Peak, Robert Irwin, The Irwins
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My Beautiful Cape Town
It’s hard not to be besotted with this city. Yesterday afternoon, Julian, David and I took a drive into Cape Town via Hout Bay. We stopped on Chapman’s Peak for a few photos… Further on, we stopped at the top … Continue reading
Walking From Chapman’s Peak Drive Towards The Sea
Yesterday was quite a busy day. After church and breakfast, I prepared some veggies for lunch and then Julian and I went for a drive. We have begun to make it a rather enjoyable habit to take a drive over … Continue reading
Watching A Little Fire on Chapman’s Peak
There’s not much left up there to burn. I wonder how it began? Tuesdays are my work days and I’ve been sitting in front of my computer for most of the morning. As I rested my eyes, by looking out … Continue reading
Getting Rid of Clutter in Three Easy Steps…
2-23pm This weekend Mike & I planned to start de-cluttering. When you have lived in the same house for 24 years, it’s amazing the amount of stuff you accumulate. Mike is a Clutter Buster. He has a method that definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Chapman's Peak, decluttering, Getting rid of clutter, Psalm 51
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Peter’s Arrival…
2-50pm So today, “Uncle” Peter arrived. I am not sure if I have told you how he fits into my life. When I was about 5 or 6, he and his wife, Diane were close friends of my parents. Despite … Continue reading
How I Spent The Last Day of 2012…
2-24pm I was up before 7am to see Mike out the door. I thought I would go back to bed with coffee, but Granny was up, so I helped her in the bathroom and got her dressed. Made her breakfast, … Continue reading
What God Can Do!
2-54pm It is amazing what God can do. I have got hooked onto You Tube and spending some time hearing stories of what God has done in people’s lives, in people’s marriages. How God can take a situation and restore … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Chapman's Peak, God's Grace, God's love, Gosling, marriage;
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