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Category Archives: Echo Photos
A L-O-N-G Queue and No Reward
Tuesday Today was the day I tried to get a car licence disc renewed. I thought going at lunchtime would be a good idea. I got there at 1:40pm and the queue was out the door, past the library entrance, … Continue reading
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Walk to Kalk Bay and Back
Monday Today was the day… We walked to Kalk Bay to have dinner. It was a little windy but the views were as usual, absolutely stunning… After dinner, Mike jovially suggested we walk back again, so we did. I have … Continue reading
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Painting and Cornices
Sunday Today was the day… I had a lovely Skype call with the Swellendam family. Plus we had a happy family lunch and in the afternoon visited Echo to see today’s progress. Whenever the end of the week comes, Werner … Continue reading
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My Beautiful Cape Town
Saturday Today was the day… We went back to the tile stores in Paarden Eiland. A batch of our tiles had arrived and we took our sample out to check they were the right ones. They weren’t. It ended up … Continue reading
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Plastering and Picture Windows
Friday Today was the day… Plastering got done on the brick part of the back of the house. This is something we have been waiting for. As soon as it’s finished and dried, it needs to be painted. Meanwhile, inside, … Continue reading
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Echo Catch-Up
Tuesday Today was the day… I had a busy work morning. We then went to CTM to pick up some cheap tiles for under the stairs before going to Echo to see progress. To get inside you had to walk … Continue reading
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Another Massive Cape Storm
Monday Today was the day… Another massive storm rolled over Cape Town, bringing an absolute downpour of rain and I’m sure it caused widespread flooding. I opened the back door and there was Chino, Sue’s dog, dripping wet, freezing cold … Continue reading
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Quarry Hike
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I walked along the ridge below Elsie’s Peak. I will call it the Quarry Hike, because had we carried on, we would have arrived above Glencairn Quarry. Perhaps next time we will go … Continue reading
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Tagged Elsie's Peak Hike, Fish Hoek, Quarry Hike, Shark Spotters Fish Hoek
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Messy Area
Saturday Today was the day… We ticked off a lot of decisions at the building site. Werner met us there at around about 9am and we went through the list from yesterday and added a number of discussions to it. … Continue reading
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Tax Time
Thursday Today was the day… I started doing my taxes. My main bank account is supposed to email me my bank statements and they haven’t been doing so. I get ongoing notifications of my transactions both via SMS and email … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Corona in Cape Town, Covid-19
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Running out of Space
Wednesday Today was the day… Google told me I was running out of space. It’s been 12 years of Gmail and I’ve maxed out. Probably most of the space has been used up over the last 6 months as I’ve … Continue reading
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Waterproofing
Monday Today was the day… Mike did some waterproofing. It’s a public holiday in South Africa, so Courage didn’t come and Mike got stuck into putting some stuff on the roof so the rain stops dripping into the piano room. … Continue reading
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34 Years
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I celebrated 34 years of marriage! It’s been 34 pretty spectacular years and we are humbled and grateful that God has seen fit to bring us together and bless us with a happy … Continue reading
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