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Tag Archives: Wedding Anniversary
The Anniversary Bash
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was a windy, rainy, stormy day. I did get quite a lot done. I walked, I shopped, I cleaned, I did most of my taxes and I spoke to you. So, despite the weather it was … Continue reading
Anniversary 38
Friday Dear Elsie Today was our 38th wedding anniversary. This will be a super short entry. Mainly because it’s past my bedtime so I’ll keep this brief. As it was a work day in the UK, I worked for most … Continue reading
37 Years of Marriage
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today is our 37th wedding anniversary! Yup, ’twas 37 years ago Grandpa and I got married. This was the day! When I woke up, Mike had been up late last night working on one of his creative … Continue reading
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36 Years
Tuesday Today was the day…. We celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary! I took the day off and we headed for Constantia Nek again. This time we walked to the three reservoirs at the top of the mountain. There and back … Continue reading
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Tagged Reservoirs on Table Mountain, Table Mountain, Table Mountain dams, Wedding Anniversary
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Wedding Time – 2pm
Monday Today is the day… …of our 35th Wedding anniversary. On the morning of our wedding – 9th August 1986 – Mike and I met for breakfast at the restaurant that used to be on the mezzanine level of Golden … Continue reading
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33
Friday 33 years ago Mike and I said “I do!” And we happily have. Today we went to Groot Constantia for breakfast with Julian and David. It was a lovely day. This is the restaurant… The long main drive to … Continue reading
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Tagged Baboons in Cape Town, Groot Constantia, Little Stream, Wedding Anniversary
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Anniversary Celebration Round 2
Today, we followed our regular routine, except we went out for dinner for anniversary celebration round 2. This time it was to One Three Six, a new restaurant at Harbour Bay on the way to Simon’s Town. They have a … Continue reading
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Tagged One Three Six, Simonstown, The Grid, Wedding Anniversary
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32 Years of Marriage
In 2012, on our 26th wedding anniversary, I wrote a blog of 26 reasons why we have a fabulous marriage. Today, I can add 6 more, seeing as we have been married 32 years! We have the same faith. On … Continue reading
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Tagged happy marriage, Making marriage work, Wedding Anniversary
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We’ve Arrived at 30!
It really is hard to believe that I got married 30 years ago. It is a very strange feeling. Inside we feel young but on the outside we are getting on! 9th August 1986, Mike & I rose early and … Continue reading
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Tagged Helga's Husband Mike, Wedding Anniversary
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Lessons From A Wedding Anniversary
11-23am The way Mike & I work when it comes to wedding anniversaries is that one year he plans events and the next year I do. This year was Mike’s turn. We’ve just come back from Zanzibar and so we decided not … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise in marriage, happy marriage, marriage;, Wedding Anniversary
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28th Wedding Anniversary
11-57am No blog today! 😀 It’s our 28th wedding anniversary and we are having a ‘slack attack.’ It’s almost noon and we are still in bed! Genesis 2 vs 18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the … Continue reading