Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside

There Are No Objections!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Helga

Friday Music to my ears!! How amazing!  Our plans lady phoned. I didn’t hear the call so she left an 8 second voice note: “I’ve just spoken to Reggie. His words were: ‘Tell your clients to pop that champagne – … Continue reading →

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Echo Photos

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Helga

Thursday Julian is on the plane and won’t see these now, so these are the photos from the last week. Really it’s just the staircase being built, but for us it represents a huge step 😉 towards the start of … Continue reading →

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Cold Feet

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday I’m serious. I have cold feet! It’s been so cold today. I’ve just gone and put some socks on. I don’t have cold feet for anything else. It’s just been raining. Today is the deadline for any objections from … Continue reading →

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New Running Shoes – Sore Feet

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday 8th October and more steps were built. Today I needed to lower my expectations. We have had some plumbing issues at Echo and had a plumber out to fix them about a month ago. We’ve noticed over the last … Continue reading →

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Often Things Are Not As They Seem!

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Helga

Monday After walking through Kalk Bay yesterday and photographing the house being built on the main road…. After admiring it and how far they had got and how many obstacles they had  overcome, I was shocked to discover their plans … Continue reading →

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Serious Slack-Attack Day

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Helga

Friday Today I had a serious slack-attack day. I only really ‘got up’ around 2pm! Before that, I did do some work, but it was from my bed and in my pajamas! Oh the joys of working from home. David … Continue reading →

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Frozen Berries Make a Great Ice Pack

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Helga

Thursday This morning I went to gym early and completely overdid it. As soon as I got home, I went straight to the fridge, took out a packet of frozen berries and a packet of frozen peas and slapped a … Continue reading →

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Preparing the Land

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Helga

Monday Today I have had a catch up day. I caught up with work and rest. The only outing I had was to Echo because the builder needed some direction. Mike and I went down to the site to see … Continue reading →

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Negotiations

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday This afternoon, Werner, the builder arrived with his quote for the first proper phase of our house build. In fact it probably could be described as phase 2, seeing as we already have had the piles done. This phase … Continue reading →

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Back at the Building Site

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Helga

Thursday About a month ago, I met with our builder, Werner at Echo, after he had finished the kerb. He mentioned it would take him a while to get the land cleared before the build starts. We don’t know when … Continue reading →

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Shredding

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Helga

Wednesday Today I shredded! Hundreds of sheets of paper went through my tiny shredder two pages at a time. Paper from more than a decade ago – anything with personal details – got shredded. It was so cathartic. I put … Continue reading →

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A Discombobulated Day

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Helga

Monday It was a discombobulated day! What’s funny about me calling this blog Discombobulated, is that it is the third blog with that title, so I changed it to A Discombobulated Day only to find that title has appeared once … Continue reading →

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Building Pitfalls

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Helga

Friday Today I woke up early and decided to go to  gym. As soon as I got home, I showered and then Mike and I left for Fish Hoek where I stopped in at Pathcare and had my bloods done … Continue reading →

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Solar Panel Installation Day…almost

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Helga

Tuesday So today dawned fair and bright. No rain in sight. I woke early and did quite a lot of work. It’s  a huge advantage being able to take my laptop to my bed and work all warm and snug. … Continue reading →

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Good Building News

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Helga

Friday Today we are in Swellendam! We left mid morning and for a change,  decided to take the N1 through Worcester. We stopped in Worcester and strolled through the Mall. Mike bought a new pair of jeans to replace the … Continue reading →

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