Tag Archives: Fish Hoek sunset

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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More About the Baboon and Kittens

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Helga

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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The Baboon Came to Town

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… The baboon came to town. Early this morning, we heard it had been at the end of our street by the new build. And he had been on the mountainside… Then he sauntered through Fish … Continue reading →

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36 Valentines Later

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… I remembered back to my worst Valentine’s day ever. It was Valentine’s Day 1985 and I had just come out of a horrible heartbreak. I was so miserable that day. I could not wait for … Continue reading →

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Railway Tracks on Fish Hoek Beach

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… Venus was again very visible in the morning sky. We saw the new moon rising. It was amazing. Just a sliver of moon spotted early in the morning just before sunrise. When the moon is … Continue reading →

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We Witnessed a Fender Bender

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… We witnesses a fender bender. There is this awkward little intersection just down the road. A car was at a yield sign (red arrow below) . In front of it was a car at a … Continue reading →

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Giant Bluebottle

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… I got to swim! It was not too windy and was sunny and warm. Mike and I actually got down to the beach a lot earlier than usual, so I managed a 40 minute swim. … Continue reading →

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