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Tag Archives: Fynbos at Silvermine
Doing Special Things
Sunday Dear Elsie Today I thought about how I’ve been doing special things each month because it’s my 60th year, but today I had a change of mind. I’m going to start doing special things just to enjoy life, not … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Fynbos at Silvermine, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Silvermine reservoir, Silvermine walks
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Walking in Silvermine Nature Reserve
Sunday Dear Elsie, I was glad to have a chat with you today and to see how well the changes to your house have come along. It’s looking great! I woke up after another night of palpitations and decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Fynbos at Silvermine, Hiking, Hippo eating watermelon, Silvermine Nature Reserve
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Mountain Walk
Sunday Today was the day… Adrian, Stacey and Elsie returned to Swellendam. It was soooo good to see them! We spent a quiet morning and then in the afternoon, we walked up Silvermine. I have not done this for years – … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Fynbos at Silvermine, Silvermine
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Sommer Blomme
1-52pm It was unexpectedly cloudy and cool in Cape Town this morning. The to-do list was a walk up the mountain, but the cloud was low and this meant that all the lookout points would be in misty conditions. We … Continue reading