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Tag Archives: Fish Hoek sunset
Hope of Sunshine
Sunday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I thought we may get some sunshine and it did come from time to time. But intermittently there were showers too. In anticipation of the sun coming out, I did a load of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town winter, Fish Hoek sunset, Wimbledon
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Saving The Day
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I worked for almost 10 hours. It was a Monday on steroids! By the time I turned my clock off, my head was sore, my eyes were dry and my brain was … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek sunset, Paddlers at Fish Hoek
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We Had a Good 1st June
Saturday Dear Elsie Today we had a good 1st June which included a lovely chat with you as you and your Mom made oat cookies & hot chocolate on what was a very rainy day in your little town. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town winter, Fish Hoek sunset, Lime Tree Cafe, Raiku
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Last Day of May
Friday Dear Elsie Today is the last day of May. I went into the CCFm studio for a quick visit with Jonathan and Rachel who present the Breakfast with Friends show. Jonathan replaced me when I ended my radio career … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, Cape Town winter, Fish Hoek sunset
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Missing Photos
Tuesday Dear Elsie One week to go before you turn 6! So exciting. Today was the day I worked more than 9 hours and still have a truck load of work to go, so my capacity for a long blog … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek sunset, Sunrise and Sunsets
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21 Today!
Monday Dear Elsie It was 21 today! The temperature of the sea water was 21 degrees Celsius and it was so lovely swimming. It was a beautiful day with a light breeze to offset a maximum of about 30. The … Continue reading
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Tagged African violets, False Bay sunset, Fish Hoek summer, Fish Hoek sunset
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First Column
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day you sent me a lovely voice note, explaining what colours you like (red and pink) and what colours you don’t like (brown!) as well as all the numbers you wrote to put on … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek sunset
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Now What Have I Done?
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day I mainly worked! But I began the day by reading the Bible as usual and I came across a verse that I’ve read before but not really paid attention. Today I noticed it … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged David and Goliath, Fish Hoek sunset, Monica
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Old Cell Phones
Monday Today was the day…. That I went swimming and Mike stayed at home. I went quite early – about 7:30am, walked down, swam for about 35 minutes, dried off and walked home. I was home by about 9am. The … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living
Tagged Cell phones, False Bay, Fish Hoek sunset, Old cell phones
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2
Monday Today was the day… That was crazy to begin with. Fortunately, our guest checked out at about 9am and so not long after that Mike and I went to clean the Seaview apartment. In between stripping the bed and … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Fish Hoek sunset
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Dinner for Two
Wednesday Today was the day… The crazy warm weather continued. We didn’t get to swim. I had work, so we got on with it and did some walking later on in the day. Washing dried in no time. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cape Town weather, Fish Hoek sunset, Fish Hoek winter, Summer in winter
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Good Weather and Work Day
Monday Today was the day… We should have swum but didn’t. It was an incredible day for swimming, but we concluded last night that it wouldn’t be possible. This morning, we woke early, mainly because we had heard there would … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Eclipse of the moon, Fish Hoek sunrise, Fish Hoek sunset, Full moon
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I Love the Pastel Colours of Sunset
Tuesday Today was the day… That was busy from sun-up to sun-down. I worked for 8 hours and had some great success today. I saw guests into the Sea-View apartment – really nice guests. A South African who once lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunset, Load shedding
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We Woke Late
Saturday Today was the day… We woke late. It was such a treat to wake up later than usual. No work today! We had coffee & then walked to Fish Hoek with Julian and had breakfast at Peak café. Afterwards, … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek low tide, Fish Hoek sunset
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More About the Baboon and Kittens
Saturday Today was the day… We did a few things back to front. I slept really badly last night, so was awake way into the small hours of the morning. Eventually, I fell asleep and woke up just before 7am. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baboon in Fish Hoek, Caracal, Fish Hoek sunset, Kittens, Pink sea
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