Category Archives: Building a house on a mountainside

Another Building Meeting

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Helga

Today we met at Echo with the builder and the engineer….the brave minds behind the build sat around the table and discussed how we are going to do this… We are motivated and have a builder who is too. The … Continue reading →

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A Worthwhile Day

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Helga

This morning when I woke up, I knew that today could go either way. I could make it a worthwhile day or have a slack attack (which is what I felt like doing!).  I needed to do some housework, so … Continue reading →

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White Walls and a Broken Door

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Helga

We’ll start with the door. Remember I was so excited about buying a front door for our new build. It was this lovely looking Oregon pine door with stain glass windows. Before I put payment through, Mike and I asked … Continue reading →

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Something Different

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Helga

This morning Mike and I woke up quite early, so we decided to get some exercise at the Beach. We haven’t done this for years. We went to Fish Hoek Beach, parked the car and headed towards Glencairn along the … Continue reading →

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The Orthodontist

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Helga

Today I missed gym and by the time I should have been walking in through those doors, I was sitting in traffic  just off the M3 winding my way towards Claremont. I got there about 15 minutes ahead of my … Continue reading →

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We Bought a Front Door

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Helga

A couple of years ago Julian bought two stained glass windows and we put them to one side for “one day when we build at Echo.” A few weeks ago when Leanne who is doing the plans for our build … Continue reading →

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365 Crime Free Days

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Helga

Today is a celebration of one full year of crime free days! It was a year yesterday that the thugs had their final onslaught against our home – they came in the dead of night. First they tried to break … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Voice Note

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Helga

This morning I was just wrapping up my fast walk on the treadmill when I noticed a Whatsapp on my phone. It was a 56 second voice note from David. I wondered what it was all about. Unexpected voice note … Continue reading →

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Mooching on the Mountain

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Helga

In this instance to ‘mooch’ is to wander aimlessly. We weren’t quite aimless, but we did wander over the mountain above Highway and Echo Roads in Fish Hoek,  looking to see if there was any chance a rough track could … Continue reading →

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365 Days Later

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Helga

Time passes and 365 days have gone by since a crook broke our back door lock, walked in an hour later, while we were at home, took our TV and ran. 1st September 2017 – you can read that blog … Continue reading →

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Suspended

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Helga

I’m far from a philosopher but I am absolutely a believer in God and in His creation of the universe. So when David read Carl Sagan’s famous quote to me, it did strike a chord. Carl Sagan is not someone … Continue reading →

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We Were Euphoric!

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Helga

One of the big issues that has hung over our heads over the last decade is the fact that we  never completely finished the planning process for the cottage we built in the back garden, here at our house.  For … Continue reading →

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Baggy Jeans Day

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Helga

My main jeans went into the wash today so I grabbed a pair that I last wore about a year ago and they were baggy! I was surprised. I’ve only lost a few kilograms but clearly I have also lost … Continue reading →

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Dam Levels Above 60%

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Helga

It’s not 80% but to see the dam levels get up to over 60% is so wonderful! They are also up on 2016 when at this time they were 57.9%. That carried us through to 2017 when the real crisis … Continue reading →

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Rest Day Number 4

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Helga

Today was rest day number 4. Tomorrow I go back to gym. It was very strange as we sort of lost track of what day it was. It felt like Saturday.  I had a complete slack attack, only getting up … Continue reading →

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