Tag Archives: windy day

Windy Windy

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie The wind blew in the start of the new week with great gusto! I had seen it may be gusting up to 65km/hour and braced myself for whistling, howling and whooshing past our windows. When it’s this … Continue reading →

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Smoky Sunrise

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day of a very smoky sunrise. There has been a massive fire burning over in Pringle Bay. This was it two days ago… Pringle Bay residents had to evacuate their homes. This was soon … Continue reading →

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A Quieter and Windier Day

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that was just a normal working day. I had a few calls and lots of computer work to do which I got through in just under 8 hours. Early this morning, I finished … Continue reading →

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Windy Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day the wind blew hard and strong and long. All day long it churned up the waves and white horses galloped towards the beach. The wind is expected to abate overnight. We had a … Continue reading →

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The Cape Doctor is in Town

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day I went birthday present shopping for YOU! That was fun. In collaboration with your Mom I bought the things we think you will love. They are now mostly wrapped & ready to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside | Tagged A Taste Of The South-Easter, Cape Doctor, Cape of storms, False Bay, Fish Hoek, windy day | Comments Off

Welcome to the World, Elizabeth!

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the exciting day your cousin was born! Now, on my side of the family, you have two cousins – Ella and now Elizabeth. The three Es! Elizabeth Heila was born just after midnight and weighed … Continue reading →

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No Water

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Helga

Sunday Dear Elsie This afternoon we had no water. What was different to other times is that no one had seen a burst water main. The water just went off in our whole neighbourhood and there was no burst pipe … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside | Tagged A Taste Of The South-Easter, Water supply, windy day | Comments Off

“You’re In My Soul”

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that I had a ‘slack attack!’ I didn’t do much except lie around reading and playing some of the word games I love. I did work for a short time, but there was … Continue reading →

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Whistling Wind

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… It blew gales. I sat in my rocking share watching a little sparrow cling to the cottage roof. He found shelter behind the chimney pot but then decided to brave the gale and sit on … Continue reading →

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Autumn Begins

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… That was far windier than I thought it would be. I thought today was going to be calm – a brilliant swimming day. Nope! All I can say is the Cape Town Cycle Tour peeps … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside | Tagged A Taste Of The South-Easter, Autumn, Fish Hoek, Little Stream, windy day | Comments Off

The Unpredictable Cape Weather

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day… Of more unpredictable Cape Town weather. The south-easter is roaring as I type. It’s crazy how windy it has been – more than last year, it seems. It’s forecast to be quite windy for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs | Tagged Lorraine Skin Aesthetics, South-Easter, windy day | Comments Off

No More Side-Effects

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day… I woke up well rested and full of energy. No more side-effects from the J&J Booster. Mike had no side-effects at all from his, although he did complain of slight fatigue this afternoon. A strong … Continue reading →

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Another Airbnb Anecdote

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… The wind continued to blow. And so it shall remain for almost the next week. Next weekend looks stunning though. Despite the wind, we decided to go to the beach for a swim. It took … Continue reading →

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First Significant Rain of 2021

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… It rained. It blew hard last night and at around 11pm, Mike and I realised that the chairs on the top balcony may be in jeopardy. Up we went and opened the balcony door. Everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside | Tagged Autumn in Cape Town, Cape Town rain, Fish Hoek Beach, windy day | Comments Off

House Work Day

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… That was very satisfying, because I cleaned our little space. While we have built a house, we are living on one floor of it and it is so like apartment living. I love it. I … Continue reading →

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