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Tag Archives: Family
Remembering Oupa
Thursday Dear Elsie, you are with me as I write this. Today was the day we gathered in Oupa’s beautiful garden to remember him and thank the Lord for his life. What a garden. Elsie, one day you may read … Continue reading
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Kids for Company
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day I had you for company for almost 2 hours! I didn’t realise our video call was that long. It went by so fast. It’s such fun having you for company. I look forward … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas 2023, Family, Holidays
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Oupa
Wednesday Dear Elsie, Today was the day Oupa quietly slipped away from this life and entered eternity. He’s no longer in pain. No suffering. His broken body has been replaced with a new one and he is at peace – … Continue reading
Christmas Eve 2023
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we prepared for Christmas. So did you. Oupa was chipper this morning and so you got to decorate a Christmas tree in his bedroom. You did a fabulous job and I’m sure it … Continue reading
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Saturday Before Christmas 2023
Dear Elsie Today you and I had a good chat. You are so helpful in keeping me company while doing chores. We did a lot. You watched while I filled up the birds’ sugar water. Today I was careful not … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas 2023, Family, Fish Hoek Beach
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Brother & Sister
Sunday Dear Elsie Today you and your Mom and Dad headed back to Swellendam but not before a few photos were taken. Stacey and David And it reminded me of other brother and sister photos that we had taken recently… … Continue reading
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Tagged Brother and sister, Eternal life, Family, Mark Pilgrim, Siblings
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Best Rainbow We’ve Ever Seen
Saturday Dear Elsie You were here! You were here! You and your parents arrived today and we had a wonderful time together as a family. You and I went shopping and in the afternoon we walked on the mountainside. You … Continue reading
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Welcome to the World, Elizabeth!
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the exciting day your cousin was born! Now, on my side of the family, you have two cousins – Ella and now Elizabeth. The three Es! Elizabeth Heila was born just after midnight and weighed … Continue reading
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Port Elizabeth
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we drove to Port Elizabeth. I woke up early and went for a spider-webby morning walk around Carmel’s boundary. The grand architects of invisible strands had woven them across path after path and … Continue reading
Walk to Kalk Bay for Breakfast
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had a lovely chat with you and I watched you paint your nails. You are doing so well. You loved showing me the things you are building with lego and the stick … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Institute, Courtyard Restaurant, Family, Kalk Bay, My Mom
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Adjustment Day
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day you left to go back home. The delightful smile I received; the warm hugs and beautiful goodbyes will last me to the next time we meet. You have no idea of how much … Continue reading
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Higgledy Piggledy Farmyard
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I went to the Higgledy Piggledy Farmyard at Imhoff. We had a blast, best seen in the photos… Elsie you said you loved the rabbits and the chicks the most. … Continue reading
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Family Visits
Wednesday Dear Elsie You are here! You are here! It’s been a grand old day having you and all the family visit. Jess and Gerrie are also here but weren’t in the room when I took this photo. We started … Continue reading
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The Marvellous Overberg
Wednesday Today was the day… That began with the sound of a very old, loud rumbling train that chugged very slowly along a railway line below the resort. It was a large industrial train carrying something like coal. It sounded … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledon, Canola fields, Elsie, Family, Overberg
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Elsie Turns 4
Saturday Today was the day… Elsie turned 4. Let her be the star of this shining day. We drove through to Swellendam and were met by an excited happy little girl. As she swung on her swing, I asked her … Continue reading