Category Archives: Building a house on a mountainside

Storm Damage and Breaking Ground

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Helga

Last night’s storm was pretty significant. This morning when I left for gym I was surprised by some of the damage. There were a number of trees down and a lot of debris on the road. We ourselves had our … Continue reading →

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Sunset From The Bed

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a typical Monday with quite a lot of work in the morning, gym at lunchtime, a little work in the afternoon and a sunset from the bed. Between it all, I have tried to contact our building … Continue reading →

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My Heart is Full

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Helga

It is Mother’s Day 2018 and as it comes to an end, my heart is full. #659 of my 1000 thanks is for just that: a full heart! I woke up just before 5am with a loud house alarm going … Continue reading →

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Fill In The Blank

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Helga

I am not very active on Facebook. While I haven’t deleted my profile (too much history), I seldom post anything and don’t spend too much time on it. Yesterday I did do some scrolling and I came across the blog … Continue reading →

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Life is Full of Compromises

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Helga

Until we get to heaven, life will never be perfect! It is full of compromises. No perfect country, no perfect city, no perfect suburb, no perfect home, no perfect car, no perfect job, no perfect people. It’s just impossible to … Continue reading →

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First Fruits

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Helga

There was only one that was ripe, so while I was putting the washing on the line, Mike picked it, washed it and when we went inside we cut it up and ate it. It was the first nectarine from … Continue reading →

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Ready for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Helga

Apart from one Christmas present which is not yet bought, I am pretty much ready for Christmas. Oh, oh, apart from food – I’ll need to do some Christmas food shopping before Christmas as well. But, today the family start … Continue reading →

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Relaxing Sunday

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Helga

Today has been a nice relaxed day. Mike wanted to check something out at Echo,  so at lunchtime we went around there and did some measuring. We did come up with a new idea to start, so it was worthwhile. … Continue reading →

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God is Faithful!

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Helga

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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Putting Pain Behind Us

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Helga

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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Mike’s Left Eye

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Helga

It’s horrible when things happen to your body that are completely out of your control. That’s what has happened with Mike’s left eye. We went to the ophthalmic surgeon on Monday 20th November and since then the vision in his … Continue reading →

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A Litre Lost Every Ten Minutes

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Helga

Mike has worked out that our water leak is resulting in the loss of a litre of water every ten minutes! As a result the water is off for most of the day and the plumber is looking to see … Continue reading →

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Chipping Away at the Chips

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Helga

Today I spent another few hours at the other house. The pile of wood chips is getting smaller. It was this… Then it became this…. Now there is even less. A couple of faithful gardeners (Talitha and her Dad)  have … Continue reading →

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We Found The Water Leak

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Helga

Today has been a productive day, albeit a day that has at times had me ‘out of kilter’. Mike turned the municipal water off coming into the house last night to stop the leak.  So we had no water, apart … Continue reading →

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Water Leak

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Helga

In years gone by we seldom checked our water usage. We just did what normal people did…we showered at least once, maybe twice and occasionally in summer three times a day. We did dishes in large bubbly sinks of hot … Continue reading →

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