Tag Archives: Chess

Mike’s Birthday Eve

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today is Granpa’s Birthday Eve! Tomorrow is his birthday. I got him a very exciting birthday present (thanks to your Mom who suggested it). He knows what he is getting (a tablet) but he doesn’t know what … Continue reading →

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Blog Notifications Going Out Again

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today is the day your clever Dad updated my blog site and all the missing notifications got unplugged and sent off to recipients. Valerie-Gail was the first to tell me they were missing. She sent me a … Continue reading →

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Pasttimes

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie One of the things you and your Mom love doing is puzzles and the bug has bitten me too. The puzzle I started has grown. The pink, red and orange are done. The other thing I like … Continue reading →

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Shark Siren Went Off

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach for a swim. It was great to be back in the water, which is warming up. I swam for about half an hour and then warmed up in … Continue reading →

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Cats & the Gecko

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was a good day for you! You got a special treats for doing so well at school and you were beyond excited! We are all so proud of you. Back at our house, I had a … Continue reading →

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If You Have a Cat, Get One of These

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day there were riots in Swellendam! What I heard on the news is if you stayed in an informal settlement you automatically got an indigent subsidy. Then the Council instituted a new policy which … Continue reading →

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Snow!

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day you made spring rolls! So many fun things to learn. You have got so tall. This morning I got up quite early and went down to the Seaview Apartment to get the linen … Continue reading →

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Pajama Day

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was a pajama day for me. I spent the entire day in my pajamas with the exception of showering, after which I got back into them. An ideal day then. The highlight was of course, speaking … Continue reading →

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A Numbers Day

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day you sat down and wrote out 1-99.  You got up to 57 and then said your brain was tired. But then, after your brain recovered, you sat down all by yourself and following … Continue reading →

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Mike’s Best Move

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… …that dawned with lots of wind. It was an easy decision not to go to the beach for a swim. I got straight to work early and as a result worked more than 8 hours. … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Chess

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… We celebrated Father’s Day. David came in to wish Mike and then disappeared off to catch up on some sleep. We went to the beach in full winter kit. The water wasn’t too bad, but … Continue reading →

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The Seaview Apartment

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… Mike and I started playing chess! We have not played chess for decades. David gave Mike a chess set for Christmas and today, on a whim, Mike said ‘let’s have a game’. My response was … Continue reading →

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My Brain is Tired

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Helga

Friday! Today was the day… That was busy from sun-up to sun-down and my brain is tired. The wind blew so no swimming was done. I got started with work quite early. At 10am, I went to say goodbye to … Continue reading →

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