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Category Archives: Building a house on a mountainside
Mike’s Eye Issue
This morning, Mike and I left early and drove to Claremont for his eye examination. As he had not had any issues since Friday, I imagined that the doctor would have a good look and say all was well. He … Continue reading
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Aunty Wyn Makes 95
Yay! I think this may be her last birthday, but I have to say that she looks pretty good and only the Lord knows when exactly she will head off to heaven. Here is Aunty Wyn celebrating with her family. … Continue reading
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Marking and Measuring
Today’s been a good day! I did about an hour of work and then went to gym. I am suddenly feeling fitter. I can go to gym, have a solid hour-long work-out and not be exhausted for the rest of … Continue reading
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Old But Faithful
Today as I drove out of my area I passed a lovely old green truck with Old But Faithful written across the front. I immediately wished I could have taken a photo of it. That’s what I want to be, … Continue reading
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A Good Time of Reflection
By the time I get home tonight I will have been away from the tension of living at my home for about 36 hours. It’s been a good time for reflection. One of the phrases that has come to mind … Continue reading
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One Place I Want To Live
I said to Stacey today when I was on the phone to her that I feel at times that our lives are in a bit of a state of flux. With the road being built around us – behind us … Continue reading
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Easy To Please
Mike is so very easy to please! In fact he loves to say Mother’s Day is for when Mother gets spoiled. Father’s Day is for Father to spoil Mother! He did make me coffee this morning, but that was where … Continue reading
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What God Expects
This evening Mike and I went for a walk and he started talking about paying taxes and the exchange that Jesus had with His disciples when the tax collectors had challenged them about paying tax. Jesus could have done many … Continue reading
A Great Little Piece of History
The other day when Julian and I stopped by a show house in Fish Hoek, I got into a brief conversation with the estate agent. I told them we had bought a house together (my brother and Mike & I) … Continue reading
My Beautiful Cape Town
It’s hard not to be besotted with this city. Yesterday afternoon, Julian, David and I took a drive into Cape Town via Hout Bay. We stopped on Chapman’s Peak for a few photos… Further on, we stopped at the top … Continue reading
Theewaterskloof Dam Picture
With the massive drought in Cape Town and the dam levels at their lowest in 34 years, I thought I would put up a photo I took of Theewaterskloof Dam as the plane flew over it on a trip out of … Continue reading
Another Step In The Right Direction
Sometimes things take time to mature in one’s mind. They need to be mulled over, discussed, thought about and investigated. With us, we do all the above and then shelve them for a few weeks. In fact, what really has … Continue reading
Small Steps
Yesterday Mike had a number of things to do OTM (Over-The-Mountain) so he took his golf clubs with him and had some fun at the LONG driving range. On the way home, he stopped by the South Peninsula Municipality to … Continue reading
Autumn in Fish Hoek
The last couple of Cape Town days have been nothing less than spectacular. Somehow I feel I have said this before. Just look at Fish Hoek Beach this morning…. And walking along the beach, it just got better and better…trek … Continue reading
Red Letter Day
I think I should call this blog Green Bush Day – but it is a notable day. Today we took the first step which may be of a hundred or more steps on a journey to build a house on … Continue reading