Tag Archives: Corona Virus

Lock Down Day 8

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Helga

Friday Yeah! Today was very quiet work-wise. At noon, Mike and I had tea in the garden. I came inside to get the garden clippers to cut back the daisy bush.  Before – just on the right of the picture… … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 7

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Helga

Thursday We have done a week of lock down and I’ve been out once. Mike has been out a few times but we are pretty stocked up and I’ve got two grocery deliveries coming in the week ahead so he … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 6

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday Dreams can be crazy. You know what’s on your mind through your dreams. Well I do anyway. I’ve been dreaming these weird dreams of being forced onto public transport where no one cares that there is social distancing and … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 5

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday The days just past by. I’ve been sitting at my desk most of the day, having had a productive last day of March 2020. Worked 7 and a half hours.  Mike on the other hand has been busy with … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 4

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Helga

Monday Corona stats are at the bottom. SA went up yesterday to 1280. So last week as the Corona Lock Down started, Mike thought it would be a good idea to detox. Just stop eating for a while and clean out … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 3

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Helga

Sunday In the future, possibly Elsie and her siblings and cousins will read this blog and read about the Corona virus and how it impacted South Africa and the world. The world statistics continue to rise… USA has grown… Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 2

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Helga

Saturday So surreal. It’s really as if the world has pushed stop and everything has come to a standstill. That’s what it looks like but tune into the news both national and international and it’s clear the medical world is … Continue reading →

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Lock Down Day 1

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today began a new normal – at least for a while. We are being implored by people both home and abroad, in high office and low, to stay home. The Corona virus has got a grip on the world…it’s … Continue reading →

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Final Floor Has Cement

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Helga

Thursday YaY! Today went off just as planned. It’s quite a nerve wrecking thing using polystyrene blocks. I found flimsy and when Mike and I were walking on them, he kept telling me to walk in the middle of them … Continue reading →

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The Last Hurrah

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday By the time the sun rose, we were already at the site to do the final floor’s electrics. It’s the last hurrah. The last time we’ll be up on the floor the day before a cement delivery rushing to … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 – Control What We Can

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Helga

Tuesday Today I was thinking about all the things we can control in this crazy unexpected Corona Virus season. I was looking through photos of about a year ago and thinking how simple things were then! In fact, you just … Continue reading →

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The Build Goes On

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Helga

Monday We are waiting to hear from the President of South Africa – what the next steps are, if any to try to curb and spread of Covid-19. It is a crazy season that will pass but for today the … Continue reading →

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Saturday at the Site

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Helga

Saturday With the Corona virus dominating news and life, staying in has become more important than ever. But with our building going up and no workers there today, it was a good day to go and get some measurements on … Continue reading →

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Last November…

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Helga

Wednesday It’s hard for me to get my head around it being March already. The first few months of this year have rushed by. The next few will too. Last November we made two significant purchases. The first was pretty … Continue reading →

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Such a Beautiful Day in Cape Town…

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Helga

Co Today the wind has dropped and it’s such a beautiful day in Cape Town. The Corona virus seems a million miles away, although I read this morning that the global death toll now exceeds that of China. Best to … Continue reading →

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