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Tag Archives: sunrise
Summer 2024 Has Arrived
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day we really felt summer had arrived – the first real signs of it. The golden orb of sunrise. I left for an early morning walk. It was close to 7am and already there … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek mountain, Fish Hoek summer, sunrise
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Quite a Display of Nature Today
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day we had quite a display of nature from the moment the sun rose to the moment it sank in the evening sky. After days of rain, we had sunshine today. This afternoon, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Snow photos, Southern Right Whales, sunrise, Sunrise and Sunsets
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Sunrise From Simon’s Town Rd
Monday Dear Elsie Today is my second last day at work before I take a 3 week break. I got up early and did an early morning walk . I’m still coughing so not swimming, which is a shame because … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek sunrise, Holidays, sunrise
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Quiet Friday
Friday Today was the day… I only had a few hours work, which was great. One of the things that stands out for me today was the sunrise… The other thing of significance was Mike and I rested this morning. … Continue reading
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Sunrise Rays
Wednesday Today was the day… I woke up after a fabulous night’s sleep. So many nights I wake up in the small hours of the morning and lie awake for an hour or two, but last night I slept through. … Continue reading
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Visitors!
Sunday Today was the day… We had a bunch of visitors come over to see the house. Riana had arranged to pop by this morning and when she was here, she took a couple of photos and posted them on … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek paddlers, sunrise
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I Forgot It Felt This Good
For the first time in many months, I got up early this morning and headed for Fish Hoek Beach. I got there in time to see the sun rising… I took a slow jog along the cat walk, up the … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 7 – Sorting Granny
3-05pm A good eating day today! I seemed to have got the balance right. For breakfast I had my berries with double cream plain yoghurt, almonds AND a tablespoon of marscapone cheese. Oooh, it was very good! It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Granny, Kalk Bay, Kalk Bay roadworks, LCHF, sunrise
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A Moment of Me Time…
2-52pm The day has flown by. It’s been full and busy. It was beautiful start… This was at 5-55am, so straight after I hit the ‘post’ button to put it on my FB profile, I zipped downstairs to do the … Continue reading
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Tagged cheesecake, Ecclesiastes, Facebook, Me Time, sunrise, three cord
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A Blog About A Blog…
3-41pm A few things are happening right now…show prep is done…dinner is planned and cricket is anticipated. 🙂 Today, being a stunning spring day in Cape Town, I went out onto the CCFm balcony just before going downstairs to the … Continue reading
A Season of Sadness…
2-59pm It is not fun to watch Granny deteriorate. There is peace in knowing that she is ready to die and in fact looks forward to taking that step into eternity, but it’s certainly not pleasant walking the road with … Continue reading