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Recap: First 6 Months of 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Helga

Monday Half the year is behind us, so I looked back over my blog and picked out a couple of highlights from each month. January: David’s YouTube channel had 1111 subscribers. Now it’s at 2561. We discovered we had a … Continue reading →

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Protected: It Smacks of Bribery

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Helga

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Back in the System

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Helga

Today after a long break, we received another sms from the city. It was not profound… It just means we are again edging our way forward. The next stop will be to pay the advertising fee for the Council to … Continue reading →

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More Discussions

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Helga

Today has been a good day with not too much work. Mike met with Gareth who is one of the neighbours at Echo. He has a vacant plot behind our land (so higher up the mountain) but he has no road … Continue reading →

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The Piles are Done!

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Helga

Today, I sent a message to one of the neighbours close by to the Echo property – “your peace has returned”. The roar of the compressor fell silent. The workers attached it to their truck and rolled on out. The … Continue reading →

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Elsie Turns One!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Helga

Today we woke up at about 4-15am and by 4-45am we were on our way to Swellendam! We passed 63 cars on Baden Powell drive, got all the traffic lights through Somerset West green and were passing Paul Cluver wine … Continue reading →

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Smile Comparison

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Helga

Today I had a major orthodontist appointment. I have been feeling quite Bugs-Bunny-ish with the growing gaps either side of my front teeth. Today, I had one side closed and it was the side I wasn’t expecting. I went with … Continue reading →

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Noise Complaints!

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Helga

Oh dear!  At our building site, to put the piles in, a compressor is needed and when it is on, it makes a racket at road level. David lives in the current cottage and has given a classical guitar lesson … Continue reading →

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Nothing’s As Easy As It Looks…

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Helga

We woke up latish this morning (7-30am). I have to admit to feeling somewhat sleep deprived, even though my watch says I slept 8 hours. I think it’s because I’ve been waking up in the dead of night, usually thinking … Continue reading →

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Departures and Hard Work

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Helga

Mondays always dawn really busy and today was no exception. It was made busier by the fact that we are trying to get the plans departures signed.  Furthermore, Mike has been looking for a system that will pick us up … Continue reading →

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Such an Amazing Story

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Helga

I read about this story, believe it or not, on CNN! Yes, they ran a story about God answering prayer! It was probably only up for 5 minutes, but none the less, it was there for long enough for me … Continue reading →

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Departures for our Build – Meeting Neighbour 1

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Helga

It was a baptism of fire. Going for the jugular! The neighbour on the Simon’s Town side of our Echo house has the most to lose when it comes to our build. That window is a bedroom window and while … Continue reading →

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Back on Building Track

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Helga

So the building may take a bit longer to get up…but today we got this SMS which is a very good thing… What exactly that means, we have no idea but anything referred for clearance sounds positive. Maybe they have … Continue reading →

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Walking on a Rainy Day

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Helga

This morning I woke up soooooo stiff! It was the Grid workout from yesterday that had my entire torso, from my stomach muscles to my shoulders absolutely *talking*. Today I knew I had to get some exercise, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With Mike

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Helga

This evening, Julian, Mike, David and I had a lovely dinner at the Galley Restaurant in Fish Hoek. Julian, Mike and I had walked down from Echo. David had driven and we thought we would catch a lift back with him, … Continue reading →

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