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Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside
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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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
Posted in Apartment living, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs
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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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside
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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
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
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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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside
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One More Sleep
Tuesday Today was the day… …that represents one more sleep for David. I was down at the blackboard early… I’ve got a plan for tomorrow. He spent the morning teaching and the afternoon visiting a friend and packing. Meantime, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, David
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We Have a Rickety Fence
Friday Today was the day… We had two extra workers come. They were here to help lug fencing and poles up the hill. The other day, the worker for the house on the Simon’s Town side started cutting back some … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Landscaping
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Building up the Road
Monday Today was the day… I worked to the morning backdrop of 11 cement trucks rumbling up the road to a new build about 15 houses up. The owner, Andrew, who once stayed at our cottage for a few days, … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Cape Town winter
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Back of the House Update
Monday Today was the day… That was a balmy, balmy day. Even now, there is not a breath of wind. Dinner was on the balcony and the candle stayed alight for the duration. We walked up the road, where the … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Cape Town winter, Summer in winter
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When Guests Leave the Apartment…
Sunday Today was the day… That was pretty chilled. We had a relaxed morning which included a latish visit to the beach. The water was about 14C and I swam for 34 minutes. It was more bobbing up and down … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbnbing, Building a house on a mountainside
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Builder at the Back
Wednesday Today was the day… That dawned cool and overcast. It was windless, so swimming would have been easy but sitting on the bench afterwards would have been cold. There was no sun peeking out from behind winter clouds. The … Continue reading
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A Significant Day
Thursday Today was the day… That was significant for South Africa. It was the first day that we can legitimately be outside with no mask! Yay! It was wonderful walking outside today, maskless and not worried about it! What a … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Fancourt slate, Lightening
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