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Tag Archives: Building a house on a mountainside
Echo Catch-Up
Tuesday Today was the day… I had a busy work morning. We then went to CTM to pick up some cheap tiles for under the stairs before going to Echo to see progress. To get inside you had to walk … Continue reading
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Messy Area
Saturday Today was the day… We ticked off a lot of decisions at the building site. Werner met us there at around about 9am and we went through the list from yesterday and added a number of discussions to it. … Continue reading
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The Electrician has gone AWOL!
Friday Today was the day… I worked through my to-do list… Bible reading Work Laundry Bird feeder refill Then to Fish Hoek for coffee with friends. By mid afternoon, I’d wrapped up work for the week. Rain is coming. We … Continue reading
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Tax Time
Thursday Today was the day… I started doing my taxes. My main bank account is supposed to email me my bank statements and they haven’t been doing so. I get ongoing notifications of my transactions both via SMS and email … Continue reading
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Running out of Space
Wednesday Today was the day… Google told me I was running out of space. It’s been 12 years of Gmail and I’ve maxed out. Probably most of the space has been used up over the last 6 months as I’ve … Continue reading
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Waterproofing
Monday Today was the day… Mike did some waterproofing. It’s a public holiday in South Africa, so Courage didn’t come and Mike got stuck into putting some stuff on the roof so the rain stops dripping into the piano room. … Continue reading
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34 Years
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I celebrated 34 years of marriage! It’s been 34 pretty spectacular years and we are humbled and grateful that God has seen fit to bring us together and bless us with a happy … Continue reading
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Grown-Up House
Saturday Today was the day… I got some super comparison photos. Firstly, I took a new photo from the road (scroll to yesterday to see the before photos)…this was today with Julian’s balcony roof being secured. There are some quite … Continue reading
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Summer in Winter
Friday Today was the day… That was gloriously sunny – was really summer in winter. I did a bit of work early and then Riana picked me up and we went to the beach to meet up with friends. At … Continue reading
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Books Have Feelings
Thursday Today was the day… I learned books have feelings! This important lesson could only have come from my book dealer brother. I was talking about how I needed to sort through all our books. I said the ones I … Continue reading
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Loo With a View
Wednesday Today was the day… I got to see the loo with a view. This is in the guest bathroom on the top floor of the new house. The bathroom is at the top of the stairs before entering Julian’s … Continue reading
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Orthodontist Visit
Monday Today was the day… I visited the orthodontist. It’s now August. Next appointment is mid September. Is it possible that I may have only 4 more orthodontic appointments? I’m too scared to imagine that to be the case but … Continue reading
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Looking Back, Going Forward
Friday Today was the day… Mike and I both took the day off! Google reminded me what we were doing two years ago. At the end of July 2018, Mike and I went down to Echo to mark out where … Continue reading
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