Tag Archives: David

Biggest Things This Year

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie, The highlight of the day was David coming up to talk about his weekend and his chess channel. As he was away with friends over the weekend, he wasn’t constantly glued to his phone watching his channel … Continue reading →

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David Live Streaming Chess

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I spent a number of hours this afternoon with David’s live stream on my screen.   Magnus Carlson was playing Fabiano Caruana. It’s down to the end game. Anyone interested in Chess, can … Continue reading →

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Family Weekend

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day you came to visit! I have thought of what to do this weekend for a long time. I pondered if we should go away for it, but then thought that wasn’t necessary if … Continue reading →

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The Great Nougat Challenge

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went swimming for the first time in a while. It was wonderful and even though the water was cold, it felt so good! We remembered why we got so addicted to going … Continue reading →

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Warm is Relative

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went down to the beach in the afternoon on what was a windy day. We didn’t go this morning, but as I got to lunchtime, I couldn’t help it. I went off … Continue reading →

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Smoky Sunrise

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day of a very smoky sunrise. There has been a massive fire burning over in Pringle Bay. This was it two days ago… Pringle Bay residents had to evacuate their homes. This was soon … Continue reading →

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11.9C – Alpine Water in Fish Hoek

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach and the water temperature was a chilly 11.9C. I adjusted and spent a wonderful half hour swimming. The water was so clear – it reminded me of alpine … Continue reading →

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Bravecto Day

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I needed to put Bravecto on the cats again. With the mountain behind, they pick up ticks so easily. My strategy today was to put it on first thing in the morning. I … Continue reading →

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Super Restful Day

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day we did very little. We did not go to the beach. We rested and I snoozed in my rocking chair. The day was really beautiful with the sun warm, the sky blue and … Continue reading →

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Morning Routine

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today I followed my regular morning routine. I woke up just after 5am and let the cats out the study. I usually pick each of them up to give them a good morning cuddle before feeding them. … Continue reading →

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The View from the Valley

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie A beautiful sunrise this morning… Today was the day I walked down to the beach twice. The first time was for a swim. The tide was super low, so there wasn’t too much swimming space, but I … Continue reading →

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The Main Event of the Day

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach for a swim. While there wasn’t too much wind, there was a bit of swell. The water clear, clean and warm. There was very little seaweed and kelp … Continue reading →

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Carrying Sand

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Helga

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 →

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Highs & Lows of the Day

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day that had highs and lows. The biggest high of the last 24 hours though, was hearing that yesterday, you, my sweet, darling Elsie, invited Jesus into your heart. I couldn’t be more delighted. … Continue reading →

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Back to Kommetjie

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we woke early and before 8, David and I took a drive to Kommetjie. We returned to where we had walked on 3rd April. David had been sick for 6 weeks. This was … Continue reading →

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