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Tag Archives: tragedy
Sad Day at the Beach
Saturday Dear Elsie I often say, “the beach is such a happy place.” And it is, most of the time, but occasionally something sad happens at the beach and today as one of those days. We went down this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, Fish Hoek summer, tragedy
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Rest Day – Underscored by a Terrible Tragedy
While today has been a day of rest, my heart has been sore for the family of a young man from Fish Hoek who died in a car accident yesterday. He was in the US and was driving with his wife, … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Coping with death, tragedy
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Diet Review
4-06pm I’ve made a slight change to my eating pattern. Usually, because I go on air at 6am, I eat at 5-30am. Breakfast is consistently berries and great lashings of thick Greek yoghurt, doused with a healthy dash of cream. … Continue reading
Egg Thief!
3-34pm Today began well…Granny got herself up! I washed her linen and made her breakfast. Then René came to cut and blow dry her hair…she was happy… Not long after that, we left to see the penguins at Boulders Beach… … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Boulders Beach, Granny, Penguins, seagulls, tragedy
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