Tag Archives: Sun Valley pond

A Betwixt & Between Day

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Helga

Today has been one of those iffy kind of days where I tried to make things go well and they went off-kilter anyway! Mainly related to my computer which froze five times! It was so disruptive! Then the alarm people … Continue reading →

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Follow Up to Yesterday’s Tragedy

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Helga

This morning news broke that not only had Austin Wesson died in a car accident but his wife of one day had succumbed to her injuries as well. Austin’s family are hastily making arrangements to fly to the States to lay … Continue reading →

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Food Barn Breakfast Day

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Helga

What wonderful rain fell overnight. Mike and I had a bit of a restless night, but slept in and woke up around 7-30am. What a treat. It was lovely to hear the rain. We decided to go out for a … Continue reading →

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No More Stress for Now

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Helga

It’s easy to know what to be thankful for today. #358 of my 1000 thanks is that all 61 of the waiting applicants have received their tickets and head off to Abu Dhabi this coming week. There have been some … Continue reading →

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Overslept

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Helga

It’s not often that Mike and I wake up and find the time to be closer to 8am than 6am, but that was what happened this morning!  It left me a bit behind as I needed to get washing on … Continue reading →

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We Give Thanks…

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Helga

Yes, today we give thanks. Apart from the pouring rain that came down overnight, David met up with Stacey’s brother -in-law at the rendezvous point and is back on the N2… With the temperatures in the Western Cape about to … Continue reading →

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Sunset Strolls

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Helga

Saturday evening, well late afternoon really, Mike and I decided to go for a walk on beautiful Fish Hoek beach. It was idyllic… Down the other side of the beach, looking back we marvelled at the beautiful mountain side… If … Continue reading →

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The Building of a Road

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Helga

They said it will take three years to build the road behind us, so what we are seeing is really just the birth of it. Mike and I took a walk to have a look at what they are busy … Continue reading →

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The Pond Rises…

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Helga

After last night’s rain, I had to go down and take another photo of the Sun Valley Pond….it is slowly rising….this was it on Tuesday… And this is it today… Considering this was it on the 7th June! We are … Continue reading →

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Happy Memories

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Helga

I love this day. I love the remembrance of it. It is the day Stacey and Adrian got married. What a beautiful sunny June day it was. The sky was blue and the sun was warm. 20th June 2009. She … Continue reading →

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And So The Pond Rises

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Helga

I woke up around 3am to the sound of heavy rain! I went downstairs and opened the front door to see if the cat was anywhere to be found. I called but she didn’t come. The rain fell in fragrant soaking … Continue reading →

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Home Again!

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Helga

Today we arrived home just after lunchtime. All was well back at the house and David arrived about 5 minutes after we did. We had a surprise for him, because we had a surprise at the hot springs! First here’s … Continue reading →

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