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Tag Archives: Fish Hoek Shark Nets
Young Guinea Fowl Came to Visit
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day two young guinea fowl came to visit. I wish I had my camera with me. They looked like this (Photo from The Martha Blog) Perhaps my early morning visitors were just a tad … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Guinea fowl
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The Cat’s Weights
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day I weighed the cats! And just for the record, Raiku weighs 4.3kg and Claw’d weighs 4kg. They are both doing very well, albeit still eating things outside that make them throw up inside. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cat's Weight, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Speeding fine
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Doing Things Slightly Differently
Friday Dear Elsie Today dawned surprisingly overcast. The sea was calm and there was very little wind. So I started the day by doing things slightly differently and having my cappuccino out on the balcony. It was a quiet and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Fish Hoek Sharks, Florence
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Shark Siren Went Off
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went to the beach for a swim. It was great to be back in the water, which is warming up. I swam for about half an hour and then warmed up in … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Chess, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Shark siren
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The Boat in the Bay
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we got to go to the beach! While we walked down there we noticed a boat heading towards it. It was dark grey and I thought it was a navy boat doing an … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Shark Spotters Fish Hoek
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Afternoon at the Beach
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went to the beach in the afternoon! We didn’t go this morning and this afternoon my friends were going for a walk and then meeting at the beach Bistro so I went … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Fish Hoek swimming, Open water swimming
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Dotty Day!
Saturday Today was the day… That’s been really chilled with not much going on in the vN home! Mike and I did go for a dip this morning, but truth be told, it wasn’t as good as usual because my … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Bead art, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Gavin Finlayson photographer, Shark nets at Fish Hoek Beach, Spring Regatta
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Tomorrow I Hope To Swim!
Tuesday Today was the day… Mike and I went and bought winter exercise kit and I got my new long-sleeved swimming costume. There was criteria. I wanted a very bright colour and I didn’t want an eye watering price. The … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets
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Very Quiet Easter Monday
Monday Today was the day… We did very little. I went down to the cottage where the family had woken up and after some coaxing Elsie came upstairs to the big house with me. She watched me do all sorts … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Black south-easter, Fish Hoek Shark Nets
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Human-Seeking Mallard
Saturday Today was the day… I saw the human seeking Mallard duck again – only this time it wasn’t in the sea. Mike and I went down early this morning. Swimming conditions were perfect. I swam for 30 minutes. Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged 20 on Echo, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets
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Gotta Love Fridays
Friday Today was the day… …that went past gently. I woke up later than usual and so we didn’t go out for an early walk. Instead we lay in and I did a bit of work before breakfast. Courage and … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets
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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
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Fish Hoek and sculptures, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek Shark Nets, Michael Fish Hoek beach
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My Mind is Whirling…
11-03am It’s difficult to know what to say to someone who has stage 4 cancer; someone who has had 30 chemotherapy treatments; someone who has been told her hands and feet are going to go black with the latest round … Continue reading