Tag Archives: Manual labour

Labouring Under the House

Thursday Today was the day… We did not swim – again! The day dawned WINDY and I looked at the number of rows of waves breaking onto the beach and how far I was going to need to go to … Continue reading

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Heavy Duty

Monday Today was the day… That I was on Heavy Duty! I got up at 5am and started clearing some of the 400 emails. This is what happens when I do no work over the weekend. I worked until 7am … Continue reading

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What Mike Said

Thursday We spent another two hours at the site today, moving rocks, shoveling sand, sitting in the dirt, pulling out rocks. I always come away with grit on my face, filthy dirty, disheveled with messy hair. Some would say a … Continue reading

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“Landscaping”

Wednesday Landscaping sounds so much better than tossing rocks. Today I rested. We woke late and didn’t go to the site this morning, choosing to have a break and go this afternoon. In between Courage came and we now have … Continue reading

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Jam Packed With Activity

Tuesday I’m not sure how to describe this day. It’s gone by really quickly and has been jam-packed with activity. By 7am this morning, Mike and I were at the building site moving rocks. We did that for an hour … Continue reading

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Throwing Rocks

Monday Work was quite quiet this morning but picked up at lunchtime and kept me busy for a lot of the afternoon. It’s a public holiday in South Africa but working for an international company leaves me the option to … Continue reading

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