Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside

These Are Busy Days

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Helga

Monday 20/1/2020 – all those twenties. I was working by 6:45 am and have clocked up about 8 and a half hours today. I also did the washing. The day was quite quiet because Mike went shopping for the electrics … Continue reading →

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The Last Thing…

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Helga

Friday This is the last thing I have to do today. Put the blog out and then I can go to bed! I’ve got into a bad sleeping routine, where I wake up around 3 or 4am and can’t sleep. … Continue reading →

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A Very Successful Day

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Helga

Thursday Today had many successful elements to it. Mike and I headed to Echo after I’d done about an hour of work. His plan was to do some cabling in the basement. He wanted to see if the conduits we … Continue reading →

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Windy Days

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday The wind has started to pump and it’s not due to stop for some time. This is the wind forecast for Fish Hoek… It’s going to be breezy! Meanwhile, the temperature has been up and it has been very … Continue reading →

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Work Continues

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Work continues both at the site and home in the office.  This morning, I nipped down to the site and met Riana there to show her what’s happened so far. I took this photo from the top of the … Continue reading →

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Working on Site

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today Mike and I planned on working at the building site. On Monday the workers will be raising the retaining wall for the second level and before they do, Mike needed to put in the plug points as well … Continue reading →

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Site Meeting

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today we met with Werner the builder. There were a number of things we needed to talk about. Discussing cladding… Discussing windows… It was a warm summer’s day so a treat to have the basement in which to shelter … Continue reading →

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What a Difference 24 Hours Makes

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Helga

Thursday Today has been a day on which I have gone back to work and routine. I slept *fairly* well last night. I woke a couple of times but when the sun rose I felt refreshed. I made coffee and … Continue reading →

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Home from Egypt!

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday Last night was a very long and tiring night. Our airport transfer arrived promptly at 7pm to take us to Cairo Airport in good time for our 11pm flight. As we approached the airport, we got emails to say … Continue reading →

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Seeing Echo from Elsie’s Peak Ridge

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Helga

Monday Yesterday we climbed Elsie’s Peak. I haven’t been up there for ages – at least a few years.  It was a beautiful day… While we did go to the top which was really windy, our main reason was to … Continue reading →

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I’m On Leave!

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Helga

Saturday Today I just had to keep an eye on my work email just in case something came in. It has been very quiet, so I’ve sent my last couple of emails and I’ve put my work auto email on … Continue reading →

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What Mike Said

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Helga

Thursday We spent another two hours at the site today, moving rocks, shoveling sand, sitting in the dirt, pulling out rocks. I always come away with grit on my face, filthy dirty, disheveled with messy hair. Some would say a … Continue reading →

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“Landscaping”

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday Landscaping sounds so much better than tossing rocks. Today I rested. We woke late and didn’t go to the site this morning, choosing to have a break and go this afternoon. In between Courage came and we now have … Continue reading →

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Jam Packed With Activity

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday I’m not sure how to describe this day. It’s gone by really quickly and has been jam-packed with activity. By 7am this morning, Mike and I were at the building site moving rocks. We did that for an hour … Continue reading →

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Throwing Rocks

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Helga

Monday Work was quite quiet this morning but picked up at lunchtime and kept me busy for a lot of the afternoon. It’s a public holiday in South Africa but working for an international company leaves me the option to … Continue reading →

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