Category Archives: Echo Photos

The Kitchen Grows

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day that… The kitchen grew. Mike and Courage left at about 9am. I dropped by late morning to find some progress made from yesterday… When I returned later in the afternoon, they had done so well. … Continue reading →

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First Kitchen Arrived

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today was the day … Our first kitchen arrived. Mike has designed it – it’s the for rental unit. He painstakingly put together the cutting list and today all the pieces arrived…there are a lot.  I was there when … Continue reading →

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Ewww, Nasty Behind There…

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… I did quite a deep clean of the kitchen. Maybe I should say I started a deep clean of the kitchen. I have a l-o-n-g way to go. I was going to clean the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Storm Damage

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… We woke up to heavy winds and driving rain. When my phone rang at 6:45am and it was David, my heart immediately started beating a little faster. As soon as I heard his voice, I … Continue reading →

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“I s’pose I should have my glasses on”

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… I cut Mike’s hair. He definitely has an advantage in getting his hair cut. We can pretty much do a reasonable job with his electronic hair clipper. I got it all done, cleaned up his … Continue reading →

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Thyroid Scan

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… I had a thyroid ultrasound. It showed up that I have a nodular thyroid with one dominant node on the right (which is the one that took me to the doctor in the first place.) … Continue reading →

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Life Changes

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day that… I worked for about 6 hours. Mike shopped. He went to Gelmar in Tokai and bought a stack of stuff for the cupboards he will be building for the rental unit. He also picked … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Echo

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day that… We had morning coffee on the balcony. It’s crazy that we have not taken advantage of the balcony off our bedroom in this way. For 25 years we have had this balcony and we … Continue reading →

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9 Hours at my Computer

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day… That was surprisingly long. I thought it was going to be quietish, but I’ve got a lot of work right now and as you know, you’ve got to take a lot of work and run … Continue reading →

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Tea at Echo

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day… I worked nearly 7 hours. We went to Echo…Werner the builder is happy to be able to be doing some essentials… We had tea on the top… Mike and David just chilling… We have material … Continue reading →

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We Dressed For Dinner

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Helga

Lock Down Level 4 – Day 9 Saturday Today was the day… 34 years ago, Mike asked me to marry him. 😍💍 We had a really lovely day. It began with us going to the police station to see if … Continue reading →

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Work and Play

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Helga

Of Lock Down Level 4 – Day 6 Wednesday Today was the day… The sun shone and the sky was blue – it was a beautiful day – I did a load of washing. I had a team meeting at … Continue reading →

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Back To Echo

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… Of Lock Down Level 4 – Day 2. We remembered that yesterday was the day we moved into our current house 31 years ago! We are house number 31. We’ve been at 31 for 31 … Continue reading →

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Final Floor Has Cement

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Helga

Thursday YaY! Today went off just as planned. It’s quite a nerve wrecking thing using polystyrene blocks. I found flimsy and when Mike and I were walking on them, he kept telling me to walk in the middle of them … Continue reading →

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The Last Hurrah

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday By the time the sun rose, we were already at the site to do the final floor’s electrics. It’s the last hurrah. The last time we’ll be up on the floor the day before a cement delivery rushing to … Continue reading →

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