Tag Archives: Building on a mountainside

God is Faithful!

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Helga

Mike and I speak often about ‘building at Echo!’ We call the place at which we want to build “Echo cottage” so the phrase ‘building at Echo’ comes up often. There are many hurdles and challenges. Mike is cautious. He … Continue reading →

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Putting Pain Behind Us

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Helga

So today Mike and I trundled off to Peninsula Eye Hospital for round two. We were there before 8am. This time a tiny injection into his eye. Sounds dreadful. He said it wasn’t bad. All he felt was a tiny … Continue reading →

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Marking and Measuring

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Helga

Today’s been a good day! I did about an hour of work and then went to gym. I am suddenly feeling fitter. I can go to gym, have a solid hour-long work-out and not be exhausted for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Another Step In The Right Direction

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Helga

Sometimes things take time to mature in one’s mind. They need to be mulled over, discussed, thought about and investigated. With us, we do all the above and then shelve them for a few weeks. In fact, what really has … Continue reading →

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Small Steps

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Helga

Yesterday Mike had a number of things to do OTM (Over-The-Mountain) so he took his golf clubs with him and had some fun at the LONG driving range. On the way home, he stopped by the South Peninsula Municipality to … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Fish Hoek

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Helga

The last couple of Cape Town days have been nothing less than spectacular. Somehow I feel I have said this before. Just look at Fish Hoek Beach this morning…. And walking along the beach, it just got better and better…trek … Continue reading →

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Red Letter Day

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Helga

I think I should call this blog Green Bush Day – but it is a notable day. Today we took the first step which may be of a hundred or more steps on a journey to build a house on … Continue reading →

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