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Tag Archives: Granite countertop
The Day The Granite Came
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day you and I had a long chat. I can’t believe how tall you are getting and your new hair cut makes you look so much older. Your Mom’s cell phone battery started dying, … Continue reading
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Tagged Granite countertop, Granite installation, Israel, Middle East conflict
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On This Day….4 years, 3 years, 2 years & 1 year Ago
Thursday Today was the day…. That I had my final conference day. It was another windy day – and it looks like tomorrow will also be windy. I went to an early physio appointment where my left ankle tendon had … Continue reading
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Tagged Granite countertop, Vietri sul Mare
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Countdown!
Saturday Today was the day… I realised that last night may have been my last Friday night in our current house. Tonight our last Saturday. The countdown has begun. I had been thinking that we may or may not move … Continue reading
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The Granite Arrived!
Thursday Today was the day… The granite arrived. We are jubilant! The risk paid off! We bought it 11 months ago (I wrote about it on 9th November 2019!) The granite along with the counters for the bathroom vanities arrived … Continue reading
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Granite and Solar Panels
Wednesday Today was the day… The solar panels arrived AND we went to see our granite! There it was out in the bright sunlight looking just as it was when we bought it in November 2019. Little did we know … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Granite countertop, Solar, Tile Africa
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We Visited our Chunk of Granite
Friday Today Mike and I took some time off and drove through to Athlone to visit the chunk of granite we bought back in November. How time flies.. It’s sitting against the wall with the front side away from us … Continue reading
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We Bought a Slab of Granite!
Saturday Today will go down as a day we took a risk – we went to a granite sale and bought a +/- 500kg slab of granite. It’s 3.2m x 1.8m x 30mm. This massive chunk of rock now needs … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Building costs, Granite countertop
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