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Tag Archives: Claw’d and Raiku
Still No Claw’d
Sunday Dear Elsie It’s been almost 36 hours since I last saw Claw’d. There’s been no signs of him anywhere. I’ve put his photo on the Whatsapp groups with little response. My head tells me this is the way with … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Claw'd, Claw'd and Raiku, Fish Hoek mountain
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Rocking Chair Therapy
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day I got some lovely rocking chair therapy. When you come for a visit you’ll also get to enjoy the rocking chair again. This is you and I in 2021! Wow! How you’ve grown! … Continue reading
The Cats Who Sit
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day I got Claw’d to sit from a lying position, and, I had no snack for him. Els, it’s one of the things you’ve seen them do on our video calls. When you come … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cats, Claw'd and Raiku, puzzles
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Half Day Off
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I had half the day off. I did some work early this morning and then a bit more this afternoon but had most of the day off. That was a treat. This … Continue reading
The Cats & the Bath
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today I got to see what happens when the cats and the bath meet. When we first got them, the previous owner decided they were a bit too smelly and he bathed them. We arrived to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats hanging out, Claw'd and Raiku
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No Penguins or Seals
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach again, but there were no penguins or seals. there was tranquil water and beautiful clean sand. The weather has been good enough for us to have swum 6 … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged blankets, Cats, Claw'd and Raiku, Fish Hoek Beach, Long Covid
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How Many Does it Take to Catch a Seal?
Tuesday Dear Elsie Yesterday, it was a penguin; today it was a seal! The Fish Hoek seals have been worrying the locals because over the last year or two, they have occasionally taken to attacking people. An innocent swimmer was … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, Cricket World Cup 2023, Seals at Fish Hoek
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Carrying Sand
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was a warm and sunny day. We had a sand delivery and Brian, Courage’s handlanger, was assigned the task of carrying the sand in bucket loads up the 99 stairs to the top. He is so … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Cats, Claw'd and Raiku, David
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Hadedas at Sunrise
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we saw large noisy hadedas at sunrise. They are the noisiest birds in Africa! It was a glorious morning, so we threw open our bedroom balcony doors. Raiku immediately was drawn to them. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunrise, hadedas
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When Fake is Good!
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that Mike and David dropped Julian at the airport and then went onto Stellenbosch for David to have two lots of blood done. They were home after 12. David was tired. Small steps. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Artificial lawn, Claw'd and Raiku, Courage
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Clawed by Claw’d
Monday Dear Elsie It had to happen! Yesterday was the day I got clawed by Claw’d. I had picked him up, had him on my lap and he was just sitting there when someone accidentally knocked over a cup. It … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd, Claw'd and Raiku, Life with cats, Rotator Cuff injury
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Davide the Developer
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was a work day. There were quite a few things that happened and one of them was I spoke to Davide the developer of the big 3200 square meter plot on the mountain. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Amaryllis, Claw'd and Raiku, Davide
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Cats & the Gecko
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
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, Chess, Claw'd and Raiku, David, gecko
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What Grabbed our Attention Today
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I did half a day’s work, had an important meeting, visited friends, welcomed guests and watched cricket! And that’s it! I could end the blog here, but I’d better unpack it a little. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, Claw'd and Raiku, cricket, SA Cricket
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2 Months
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we celebrated 2 months with the cats. They have had a quiet day as neither appreciated the flea and tick drops of yesterday. Claw’d tolerated them better, but Raiku has been a bit … Continue reading