Tag Archives: Corona Virus

Gentle Day of Rest..

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… Of Lock Down Level 4 – Day 3. I went for a walk. The day  had dawned with the sound of rain. By 7am, it was still heavily overcast with misty kind of drizzle which … Continue reading →

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Back To Echo

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day… Of Lock Down Level 4 – Day 2. We remembered that yesterday was the day we moved into our current house 31 years ago! We are house number 31. We’ve been at 31 for 31 … Continue reading →

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Level 4 Lock Down Begins

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today was the day … Level 4 Lock Down began. This means that we could go for a walk or run for an hour no more than a 5km radius of our homes. I took off around the block … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 35

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Helga

Thursday Today was the day that… Was the last day of Level 5 Lockdown. Tomorrow we can walk / run within a 5km radius of our homes! I worked for 7 hours which was very civil. David came round to … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 34

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day… That was beautiful and sunny, so I went “out” for coffee. I sat on the balcony and watched the early morning dawn. It was wonderful. I worked for 9 hours. It was a crazy work … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 33

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day… I did 4 loads of laundry. All the linen on all the beds that came out the cottage and from our guest room – the whole lot went through the washing machine and came out … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 32

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… Mike found out the cottage roof was leaking and went up to find fix the problem. Here he is standing on the roof. I took this from our bathroom window… I got up there as … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 31

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… I finished cleaning the guest room and the cottage. Sue can now move as soon as lock down is level 4. All the stuff that came out of the cottage and guest room now needs … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 30

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Helga

Saturday Today was the day that…. We cleaned out the cottage! This was no small task, yet as we ploughed through it, it bought joy to my heart as I realised it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 29

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… I worked for 3 hours (one of my teachers got an offer) and I helped Mike paint our bedroom for about 5 or 6 hours. First coat done. After it dried,  I did it all … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 28

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Helga

Thursday Today’s the day… That marks 4 weeks of lock down. Yesterday when I typed ’27’ I stopped for a second and thought, ‘only 27?’  It’s because my teeth have been in lock down behind brackets for the last 1 … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 27

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday Today was the day that… I woke up after a stunning night’s sleep. I haven’t slept like that in a while. Woke up around 7am. It was glorious! I had a team Skype meeting at 10am. Afterwards, I cooked … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 26

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today was the day that… We woke up at before 4am. We have block-out curtains, but they were slightly open and Mike woke up to see the flashing blue light of a police car. He got up and looked … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 25

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… It rained! It was chilly and wet and the rain half filled the back tank. I moved downstairs to work and Mike got on with preparing our upstairs for painting. I had three Skype appointments … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 24

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Helga

Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I watched Fish Hoek Methodist church online. I spent an hour and a half on the phone to Riana! How did we have so much to talk about? And in the afternoon I … Continue reading →

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