Wednesday
Dear Elsie
Today was a work day. There were quite a few things that happened and one of them was I spoke to Davide the developer of the big 3200 square meter plot on the mountain. One of the things he told me was there were already plans for Gleneagles Rd – road plans that had gone through Council and were passed. They have now been extended and are grinding their way through the process. He said he’s expecting the cost of the road which will start on Highway Rd and get as far as his plot to be R3.5 million – maybe more depending on how many rocks they encounter. He said for the road to go further will probably cost another R750k and he will want to get a preliminary commitment from other landowners as to how much cash they can put forward in the end to get it done. I asked him if he had a time line. He feels construction may begin in a year. Davide says he buys land for overseas investors. He’s working on an estate in Hout Bay. I think he’s Swiss but he’s in the US at the moment, so he really gets around. Anyway, we’ll stay in touch. We’ll see what becomes of this. I’m a little cynical because we know how slow things can be.
Apart from my regular work, today more laundry got done. We don’t have a washing line, so washing day looks like this…
The sun did its job, both in drying the washing and keeping our electricity supply on tap. The City of Cape Town still hasn’t sent the electricity department round to see to the one phase that’s down. Apparently, it’s been escalated to the supervisor, so we’ll see what tomorrow brings.
The Amaryllis is bringing us great joy with another bloom.
Claw’d is in charge of Raiku hygiene.
And so that was the day, which is ending watching Namibia playing Uruguay and leading at the moment.
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted and the train of His robe filled the temple.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂