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Tag Archives: Claw’d and Raiku
3 Updates
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day I caught up with all my work and was able to have a little afternoon break. 3 updates on the cats, David and Mike’s workshop work. The cats have come out from under … Continue reading
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Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, David, Landscaping, Long Covid, Mike
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Cat Firsts
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day the the wind turned round to the south-east, bidding goodbye to the rain. The wind has been icy cold today, so I can imagine there may be a sprinkling of snow on the … Continue reading
Scams!
Tuesday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I had the 2nd scam attempt in the last week, so I thought I’d write about it so others can be warned! The first one was a work one. Someone from Nigeria took … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cat photos, Claw'd and Raiku, Internet scammers, Scams
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Sweet Flavour of the Day
Monday Dear Elsie When my eyes opened today, I remembered it’s the 17th July. This day is special as it’s the day I became a Christian in 1979. I always marvel at the gift I was given on that day. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cats, Claw'd and Raiku, God's salvation
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Beach Art
Sunday Dear Elsie Today we saw some amazing beach art at Fish Hoek beach. You would have loved it. I had seen a few photos on Facebook and walked past today and saw some more. Such a lot of amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, Fish Hoek Beach Art
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Cats Settle In
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had a lovely long chat with you. You are really doing well and showed me all your lego with all the things you have made as well as the babies and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Claw'd and Raiku
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Skittish Cats
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day after a very restless night. We made the mistake of keeping the cats in our bedroom for the night and they were wide awake right through the night. While yesterday they were hiding … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Claw'd and Raiku
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New Family Members
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was an exciting day for us because an overnight secret arrived! Yesterday morning when I woke up there was a Whatsapp message on the neighbourhood watch group about a couple of cats that were in dire … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cats, Claw'd and Raiku
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