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Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks
God is Faithful!
Mike and I speak often about ‘building at Echo!’ We call the place at which we want to build “Echo cottage” so the phrase ‘building at Echo’ comes up often. There are many hurdles and challenges. Mike is cautious. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Building on a mountainside, Christmas, God is Faithful
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The Carpet
So the plan was possibly to ditch the carpet before Christmas but not wanting to rush it, the carpet lives to enjoy a little more wear. Overall, photographed, it doesn’t look so bad… But get close up and the flaws are … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek Galley, Kandahar carpet, Mike
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Working & Cleaning
Today I worked some and I cleaned some. The cleaning was mainly the big toys that came out of the roof. They got mopped down (with tank water) and stored in the guest room where Stacey and Adrian will stay … Continue reading
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Clearing out the Roof
We moved to this house in 1989. Stacey was 18 months old. David came in 1991 and we grew our family and our belongings. Then came Mike’s Mom in 2002. In 2009, Stacey married and moved out. Granny fell just … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Housework, Making crazy memories, Roof cleaning, Spring cleaning
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It’s a….
So today, when I went onto Facebook, a memory popped up of me on 12/12/2011 in the CCFm studio. Six years ago I was 47. I was wearing the same gym kit that I still use today! So Mike and … Continue reading
The Wind is Good for This….
The Cape Doctor has been in town these last few days. Thanks Wiki We hope for some of that black South Easter rain. It’s not been a black South Easter this week however. The wind is good for this…. I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Taste Of The South-Easter, Gym, Sun Valley
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A Little Flutter
I got a lovely little message from Stacey this afternoon. This was the message she sent… Baby is 17 weeks and 2 days and is about the size of a turnip! Baby should be about 12.5cm long and weighs 141 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Cape Town Drought of 2017, Weather
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Improving Water Issues!
Yes! Mike is a genius. He woke up in the middle of the night wondering if we needed some valve to stop the water going backwards. On writing this, I’m reevaluating the genius of Mike. I think the Lord gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Plumbing, water leak
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So So Grateful
This morning when Mike woke up he could see the stems of the roses! We have a vase with eight (artificial) red roses. When Mike’s vision was deteriorating, he would look at the roses and comment that they were just … Continue reading
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Tagged The Willis Clan, trials
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Putting Pain Behind Us
So today Mike and I trundled off to Peninsula Eye Hospital for round two. We were there before 8am. This time a tiny injection into his eye. Sounds dreadful. He said it wasn’t bad. All he felt was a tiny … Continue reading
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Tagged Building on a mountainside, Cape Town Drought of 2017, Mike, water leak
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Work Day
It was good to have a normal day where work could get done. I went off to gym early, did some shopping and then got stuck in work. Five hours later I was up-to-date. #499 of my 1000 thanks is … Continue reading
Procedure One Done & Dusted
We didn’t know how today would roll. We both felt a bit betwixt & between. We got up early. I had work to do which I started. Mike then called me down to redo the recording I had done yesterday. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike, Peninsula Eye Hospital
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Stacey Turns 30
It is hard for me to believe that I am old enough to have a 30-year-old daughter, when it seems just the other day I myself turned 30. I remember my 30th well and I will remember this weekend to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Fish Hoek High School
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Sights of Swellendam
Today was a really chilled day in Swellendam. Mike and I went for a couple of walks and we ate leftovers from last nights celebration for Stacey’s 30th birthday, which is tomorrow. We had a wonderful evening celebrating with Stacey … Continue reading
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Tagged Eagle Encounters, Family, Swellendam
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Friday 1st December 2017
Wow, December has arrived. A beautiful sunny day in Cape Town. The only issue is we are still leaking water somewhere. The plumbers and leak detectors have come and gone (a couple of times) and we are still left with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Truffles, Truffles in hiding
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