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Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside
More Foundations Thrown
Monday Dear Elsie More foundations were thrown today. As I stood with Mike outside and looked to see what was being done, it dawned on me that this is actually the start of the foundations for the house behind! How … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Claw'd, Foundations
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First Column
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day you sent me a lovely voice note, explaining what colours you like (red and pink) and what colours you don’t like (brown!) as well as all the numbers you wrote to put on … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek sunset
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Foundations and Walls
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today I saw your house from the back and it is really coming along. It’s looking so good and enormous! I’m looking forward to visiting when it’s finished. For me today was relatively quiet from a work … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Building a wall, Gleneagles Road, Mountainside plots
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Beautiful Sunshine
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that dawned perfectly still. There was some cloud but there was also the promise of sunshine. Ah, beautiful sunshine. We needed the sun to get washing dry and solar batteries charged. Both were … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Submarine
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A Storm is Brewing
Friday Dear Elsie Today is the day a storm is brewing. It’s all overcast and the wind is blowing in from the north. Also, the temperature has dropped and it’s got cold. Wind guru is always a good predictor of … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Gabion baskets, Landscaping
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Outside Work Continues
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day David had his visit to the Chinese embassy in Johannesburg and all went well. His passport should be available for collection by Monday and he will then have 3 months to get better … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Landscaping
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Coronation Day
Saturday 6th May 2023 Dear Elsie, I got to speak to you today. You who are nearly 5! We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks. The big event of today was the first coronation to take … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Getty Images, King Charles Coronation
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Portico Under Construction
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that dawned with a beautiful sunrise, no wind and a good day for an early morning walk. I did a 30 minute loop and came back along daisy lane. What a sunrise. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek sunrise, Friends, Landscaping
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Plumber Came
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was a significant day for the development of the plot behind us. The plumber came to put in the first of the drainage pipes. Plumbing in place at the end of the day… Mike has also … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek mountain, Landscaping
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Walk Up Memory Lane
Saturday Dear Elsie It was great having a video call with you today. You are so chatty and full of beans and opinions and fun things to say. I’m so excited you are learning to swim and loving it. Already … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek summer
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Little Piece of Paradise
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day you had your first swimming lesson! I’m so excited for you to learn to swim. We went swimming too. The sea was very flat and swimming was hard work. I swam round the … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fish Hoek Beach, Jet skis, Sea swimming
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A Hardworking Day
Monday Dear Elsie Shew! Today was a busy, hardworking day. With the wind still blowing we didn’t go swimming but we did clean the Seaview Apartment. The guest who was there left early and so we could get stuck in … Continue reading
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Amazing What You Can Do With Rocks
Monday Today was the day… Ruth came to clean the cottage. It was a reasonably good working day with about 6 hours done. Mike and I walked to Fish Hoek in the morning as my regular Monday meeting was moved … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Load shedding
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Feeling Much Better
Saturday Today was the day… I woke up feeling better – and I’m feeling almost back to normal. The main event for the day was the arrival of guests into the cottage for a week. While I was waiting for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bali, Building a house on a mountainside, David's travels, False Bay, Fish Hoek Beach
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Looking Back Two Years
Tuesday Today was the day… I worked 7 hours. Riana visited for tea. Julian arrived from Johannesburg and I looked back on what was going down two years ago. This was written 20th July 2020… This is how far we … Continue reading
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