Category Archives: Building a house on a mountainside

Back at the Building Site

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Helga

Thursday About a month ago, I met with our builder, Werner at Echo, after he had finished the kerb. He mentioned it would take him a while to get the land cleared before the build starts. We don’t know when … Continue reading →

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A Very Profitable Day

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday Sometimes you have a day where you get a lot of stuff done. Today was that day. I did some work and then Mike and I took my car to the local service centre to get the brake pads … Continue reading →

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Shredding

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday Today I shredded! Hundreds of sheets of paper went through my tiny shredder two pages at a time. Paper from more than a decade ago – anything with personal details – got shredded. It was so cathartic. I put … Continue reading →

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Sorting and Shredding

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Helga

Monday Over the last month, I’ve only worked on average 22 hours a week, which has been very comfortable but I have asked myself what did I do with the rest of the time? Today, as I got to the … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Dam Levels – 2015 to 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Helga

Monday Today was pretty busy but it increased in intensity as the afternoon progressed. There was just a number of things to do and so, after dinner and a quick walk to pick up berries, I worked until after 7pm. … Continue reading →

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Overcooked a Bit!

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Helga

Thursday Today I was due to go to Pilates at 9-35am, but work called so I cancelled that and went to gym later. It was just as well because a number of things happened between 9-30am and 10-30am – some … Continue reading →

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Mike Finished The Electrics

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday Mike was up early this morning working to prepare for the final onslaught of the electrical box.  When I finished with a team meeting at about 12 noon, he turned the electricity off and got on with the job. … Continue reading →

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A Discombobulated Day

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Helga

Monday It was a discombobulated day! What’s funny about me calling this blog Discombobulated, is that it is the third blog with that title, so I changed it to A Discombobulated Day only to find that title has appeared once … Continue reading →

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Hello Weekend!

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Helga

Friday There’s something good about the sound of Friday! It is always a work day for me, but generally a slower day as it’s weekend already in the Middle East. I’ve probably said that a lot of times before. I … Continue reading →

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Building Pitfalls

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Helga

Friday Today I woke up early and decided to go to  gym. As soon as I got home, I showered and then Mike and I left for Fish Hoek where I stopped in at Pathcare and had my bloods done … Continue reading →

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1.3 Billion Disappointed People

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday We have followed the cricket world cup with half an eye. South Africa’s early losses soon put paid to any hope of being in the final four. We rejoiced as we beat Australia in what would be a dead … Continue reading →

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Good Building News

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Helga

Friday Today we are in Swellendam! We left mid morning and for a change,  decided to take the N1 through Worcester. We stopped in Worcester and strolled through the Mall. Mike bought a new pair of jeans to replace the … Continue reading →

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Recap: First 6 Months of 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Helga

Monday Half the year is behind us, so I looked back over my blog and picked out a couple of highlights from each month. January: David’s YouTube channel had 1111 subscribers. Now it’s at 2561. We discovered we had a … Continue reading →

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A Long Walk

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Helga

A childhood friend of mine recently flew to Portugal and did one of the Camino trails through Portugal and part of Spain.  She flew into Lisbon on 31st May and arrived in Santiago on 13th June. She walked 280km, averaging … Continue reading →

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Protected: It Smacks of Bribery

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Helga

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