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Tag Archives: Courage
Cappuccino by Courage
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day Courage made us cappuccinos! We have such a good guy in Courage. He is happy and willing all day long. Our cappuccinos … Later in the day, as he was leaving at 4.30pm, … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, Palace of Catalan Music, puzzles
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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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New Flat Tenants
Saturday Today was the day… Mike and I went for a walk to buy some yoghurt as we had run out and needed it for breakfast. We decided to go to the Glencairn Spar and left at about 7:45am. It … Continue reading
We Have a Gem in Courage
Thursday Today was the day… We woke up in Caledon, slept in a bit and then went for a long pre-breakfast walk. It was cold and misty but a 40 minute walk warmed us up. There is a long dirt … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Courage, False Bay, Summer in winter
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Mike’s Best Move
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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Chess, Courage
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Courage Was Sick Today
Monday Today was the day… Courage called in sick. This has to make my blog because he has worked full time for us for an entire year (more than because he started permanently at the beginning of November last year) … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged A Taste Of The South-Easter, Blowing gales, Cape Doctor, Courage
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Only 4 Hours of Work Today
Thursday Today was the day… I only worked for 4 hours, so that was a good day. Also a cold front blew in. Wind guru was pretty accurate. They said it would blow up a storm until this afternoon and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape Town rain, Courage, Fish Hoek winter
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