Tag Archives: The Little Lookout

A Little Look Back

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today we expected some sunshine, but instead it was a very overcast, gloomy day with occasional spots of drizzle. I worked 9 hours, but one thing that did happen is we saw a whale.  I actually got … Continue reading →

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Working Day

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie Today, I worked! I love these kind of working days. They are low key and I can do as much or as little as I like. I worked for an hour and then we went to the … Continue reading →

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R114 vss R499

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… That dawned overcast with a hint of rain that didn’t materialise. No swim was had, but we did walk to Harbour Bay this evening. One of the reasons we didn’t swim this  morning is because … Continue reading →

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Triple Hat Trick

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… I came out of my funk. I’ve been so overwhelmed by work and working. Yesterday I pondered if what I was feeling was burnout. The to-do list is constant and  there’s never a time when … Continue reading →

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Error of Judgement

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… We found out what happened with our Airbnb guest who was asked to leave yesterday. We still don’t know all the details but she sent me a whatsapp message to say that a guest at … Continue reading →

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A Really Messy Morning

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… That I would have changed early morning events if I could! It was so messy. I had 5 teachers interviewing early in the morning. Yesterday, the interviews went off without a hitch so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Creative Christmas Gift

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… I wrote all over David’s Christmas present! A few years ago David gave me a diary that he had opened and written messages on certain days…all the birthdays particularly. Today I’ve done the same. He … Continue reading →

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Cottage Fridge Died

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… The cottage fridge inconveniently, died. The guests had just flown in from Johannesburg, gone off and done a big shop, stocked the fridge and then found it wasn’t cooling. We were out walking this evening, … Continue reading →

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First Paying Little Lookout Guests

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day… That was pretty busy. We had the first paying Little Lookout guests arrive. In theory they have arrived. The gentleman arrived to drop the luggage and pick up the key. Then he left and we … Continue reading →

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Such A Varied Day

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… That was super varied. We woke up early and with the wind just fresh, we decided we’d try a swim. We got there early (around 7am) and with the sun shining, I took to the … Continue reading →

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Little Lookout Entrance

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day… We (as in Courage) reformatted the steps to the Little Lookout and now instead of there being 50 to the LL front door there are 53. Fresh steps going up.. Steps looking down… But look … Continue reading →

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4 Bookings in One Day!

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… Inclement weather was forecast. It spent the day blowing from the north with increasing intensity. We’ve had a little pre-frontal rain but more is forecast overnight. I have downloaded a new weather app to my … Continue reading →

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Reading a Book Out Loud

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… I started reading a book out loud. What happened was last evening, Mike and I went for a walk to the end of the street and on the way back in, we stopped at the … Continue reading →

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First Cancellation

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… Our guests cancelled! This is the first cancellation – I think we’ve had about 12 or 13 guests. I had whatsapped her yesterday saying we were looking forward to having them. She wrote back late … Continue reading →

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Swimming in the Rain

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day… The water at Fish Hoek was c-o-l-d! It literally went from Mediterranean to Alpine overnight.  After the hectic high winds of last night, true to the forecast, the wind dropped and this morning dawned still … Continue reading →

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