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Tag Archives: Fish Hoek Beach
Spring Has Sprung
Spring has definitely spring in Cape Town. In fact it resembles summer. The south-easterly wind blew, the beautiful white waves were crashing on Fish Hoek’s beach, delivering great swathes of seaweed and millions of bluebottles. The beach was alive with … Continue reading
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Compromise
To be a fly on the wall at our house, you will hear many conversations about what to do build, how to build and the differing options and possibilities. If Plan A doesn’t work out at Echo, we have a … Continue reading
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Fish Hoek Beach Morning and Evening
This morning, we woke up quite late and headed down to Fish Hoek to meet Julian at the Echo Rd house. The gardener would be there and he needed some gardening equipment. From there, we walked to Fish Hoek Beach. … Continue reading
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WW2 in HD Colour
Jess and Gerrie (my niece and her husband) came to Cape Town for Christmas. Gerrie set up Netflix on our TV – from his Netflix account. He has left it for us to use, so now we have Netflix and … Continue reading
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“You’ve Lived Life Well”
What a compliment! Today, David came over for lunch and afterwards he was looking for a particular photo of himself from when he was about 5 or 6. This resulted in us taking out a whole box of photos and … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek and sculptures, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Michael Fish Hoek beach
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Aunty Wyn Makes 95
Yay! I think this may be her last birthday, but I have to say that she looks pretty good and only the Lord knows when exactly she will head off to heaven. Here is Aunty Wyn celebrating with her family. … Continue reading
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I Joined the Gym
Last night we were at Fish Hoek beach during the full moon. It was amazing. My cell phone camera did not do it justice… It was a lovely evening. Today I took the plunge and joined the local gym. I … Continue reading
Schengen Application Ready
The day began in a very civilized manner when we woke up at 6-30am. I did the kitchen run and made coffee. Mike worked late into last night and it was time I did my bit. After our regular routine, … Continue reading
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Sunset Strolls
Saturday evening, well late afternoon really, Mike and I decided to go for a walk on beautiful Fish Hoek beach. It was idyllic… Down the other side of the beach, looking back we marvelled at the beautiful mountain side… If … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Sun Valley pond, Sunrise and Sunsets, sunset
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Five Minute Date
This morning I had a five minute date with Mike! We had decided to go to the Fish Hoek Methodist Church 8-30 service and I planned on walking. Looking at the threatening rain clouds, I set off with a warm … Continue reading
A Great Little Piece of History
The other day when Julian and I stopped by a show house in Fish Hoek, I got into a brief conversation with the estate agent. I told them we had bought a house together (my brother and Mike & I) … Continue reading
Don’t Judge
The other day I had a lesson that reminded me not to judge! I was waiting at the entrance to Fish Hoek beach – I was there to pick someone up and they were a little late. The railway booms … Continue reading
If We Look For The Joy, We Will Find It
What if I get a day that is so ordinary and non descript that I cannot write on it or about it? That’s sort of how I feel about today as I try to dig deep for inspiration. I am juggling … Continue reading
Beyond The Beach Litter
I can’t stand seeing our wonderful Cape Town beaches littered with chip packets, coke bottles and endless amounts of rubbish left behind by thoughtless beach-goers. Litter bugs. It’s unpleasant and unnecessary. If everyone put their trash into a rubbish bin … Continue reading
Christmas 2016
A very merry Christmas to you! Today is a spectacular day in Cape Town. Mike & I rose early and went down to the beach. It was perfect… There was a seal who enjoyed the sunshine and bent over backwards … Continue reading