Tag Archives: Elsie

Recap: First 6 Months of 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Helga

Monday Half the year is behind us, so I looked back over my blog and picked out a couple of highlights from each month. January: David’s YouTube channel had 1111 subscribers. Now it’s at 2561. We discovered we had a … Continue reading →

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A Day in Swellendam

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Helga

Yay. Today I got to see the family in Swellendam! We left early and enjoyed sunset on the road… I love this land… A chilly morning  at 1C …(also not bad fuel consumption!) We spent the morning working and the … Continue reading →

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200 Days

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Helga

Two hundred days down and probably about 400 to go.  That’s the braces update. On 17th May when I last saw the orthodontist, he was very happy with progress. Initially, he said this would be between 22 & 26 months … Continue reading →

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Elsie Turns One!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Helga

Today we woke up at about 4-15am and by 4-45am we were on our way to Swellendam! We passed 63 cars on Baden Powell drive, got all the traffic lights through Somerset West green and were passing Paul Cluver wine … Continue reading →

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A New Thing & Fiery Drama

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Helga

Not a big new thing…when we went to Echo today, there was just a little new thing…but a new thing none the less… It must be a piece of the machinery for the drilling that will be coming soon….probably next … Continue reading →

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Elsie on the Move

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Helga

Adrian and Stacey have a very cool way of keeping Elsie enclosed. They bought a baby pool and inflated the first three rings, turning it into a playpen. Soon for Elsie the three rings was not high enough so they … Continue reading →

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