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Tag Archives: Mike
Mike & the TV
Monday Dear Elsie It’s the day before your 6th birthday! I am thinking so much about you. When you wake up tomorrow, you will be 6! What a happy day! As for me, I worked more than 9 hours today … Continue reading
Mike Has Covid
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day Grandpa had a positive Covid test! If you are reading this when you are much older, look up Covid to find out what it’s all about because in a few decades, it will … Continue reading
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Tagged Coping with Covid, Covid test, Covid-19, Mike
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Waiting for Darkness
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was another good day for you and I. I got to take you to school again. I gave you a big hug and goodbye and left you with your teacher while I headed back to Cape … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Fish Hoek, Mike, Ruth First Patrol vessel
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3 Updates
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day I caught up with all my work and was able to have a little afternoon break. 3 updates on the cats, David and Mike’s workshop work. The cats have come out from under … Continue reading
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Tagged Claw'd and Raiku, David, Landscaping, Long Covid, Mike
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Mike in his Workshop
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day a strong black south-easter blew and a cold front started to make landfall. I got dressed up warmly in the long jersey I bought in Milan. Julian will remember the event. Mike was … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building, Fish Hoek winter, Landscaping, Mike
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What I Came Home To
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I worked and got the Seaview apartment ready for guests who arrive tomorrow. I changed out the duvet as we’ve had the summer one on the bed and it’s much cooler now, so … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Balance in marriage, happy marriage, Mike
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My Dad Would Have Turned 90
Friday Today was the day… If my Dad had lived he would have turned 90. He was born on 22nd July 1932 and would have loved to live deep into old age. He passed away at aged 76, after having … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Mike, My Dad
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Father’s Day Chess
Sunday Today was the day… We celebrated Father’s Day. David came in to wish Mike and then disappeared off to catch up on some sleep. We went to the beach in full winter kit. The water wasn’t too bad, but … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Chess, David, Father's Day, Mike
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Mike Making Gates
Wednesday Today was the day… Mike made gates. This is the second set. He made these ones for the Little Lookout… And now he is making more for the Seaview apartment entrance…this is the gap into which they will go… … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Building, Landscaping, Mike
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A Rare Two-Swim Day
Monday Today was the day… That was super busy but we made it into a rare two-swim day. We went down early this morning, had a shorter swim than usual. The water was warm but there was a load of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Mike
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Mike’s 71st Birthday
Monday Today was the day… Mike turned 71. Every birthday is a blessing. Today was no different and it was beyond wonderful to have Adrian and Stacey and Elsie with us. We started with coffee before 7 & gave Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Elsie, Family, Mike
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Things That Warm My Heart
Wednesday Today was the day… That was very busy. I had a number of video meetings which wiped out hours of the day. The wind was howling so there was no visit to the beach. As a result, I started … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie, Mike
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First Vines Planted
Saturday 30th October 2021 – I wasn’t sure if I was going to make the title of this post about the vines or about my toenail. I concluded, we’ll still be talking about the vines in years to come and … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Cat Walk, Fish Hoek Beach, Grape vine, Mike, Mike's vines, Toenail
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Warmth to Windy
Friday Today was the day… That bought with it a strong north-westerly wind. It roared across Cape Town replacing the warmth of yesterday with a chilly possibility of another cold front. No swimming, but Mike and I did walk to … Continue reading
Mike in His Happy Place
Thursday Today was the day… We reverted to our usual routine. We went to the beach and I swam in choppy water while Mike jogged. There was no crawl to be done in the sea today. I tried, but got … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 on Echo, Mike
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