Tag Archives: Fish Hoek sunset

From The Outside Looking In

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was another beautiful sunny day in Cape Town. The wind has been significant enough to cool things and gentle enough to have the doors thrown wide open.  One of the things we have been saying lately … Continue reading →

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Hope of Sunshine

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Helga

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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Saving The Day

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Helga

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 →

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We Had a Good 1st June

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Helga

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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Last Day of May

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Helga

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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Missing Photos

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Helga

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 →

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21 Today!

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Helga

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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First Column

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Helga

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 →

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Now What Have I Done?

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Helga

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 →

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Old Cell Phones

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Helga

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 →

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Posted on July 4, 2022 by Helga

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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Dinner for Two

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Helga

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 →

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Good Weather and Work Day

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Helga

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 →

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I Love the Pastel Colours of Sunset

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Helga

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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We Woke Late

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Helga

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 →

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