Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside

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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Mike’s Great Blinds Project

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Helga

Saturday Mike has been looking at blinds for the kitchen. He got a quote for about R1500. Then he saw blinds at Pep stores for R79 each, so he began experimenting. I wish I had taken photos. The blinds needed … Continue reading →

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First Day in Weeks…

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Helga

Friday Today it’s been the first day in weeks that we have not gone to see the building site. Yip! I woke early – like 4am and went online to see that Boris Johnson was about to win a landslide … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Hectic Day

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Helga

Thursday It’s been a bit of a hectic day today and I didn’t get to go and visit my granite which is what I wanted to do. In the end there was too much work, which is always a good … Continue reading →

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First Building Setback

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday The build has gone very smoothly – almost too smoothly. I thought there would be more difficulties and issues, but up to today there haven’t really been any. Today that changed. It was a big day. The concrete was … Continue reading →

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Second Level Electrics Done!

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday Mike and I were up early and by 6am we were in the garage. Mike was busy loading the car with the prepared conduits. Courage arrived. At 6-20am we were on our way to the building site. It was … Continue reading →

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Quite a Surreal Experience

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Helga

Monday Yesterday afternoon was quite a surreal experience. We went down to the building site, having been there earlier in the day to see the men putting blocks between the ribs. When we got back, the workers had left and … Continue reading →

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