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Tag Archives: roadworks
Digging Up The Road
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day they dug up the road right outside our house. The workers were so quick. When we got down to the street, this is the sight that met us…they are digging a trench and … Continue reading
Back to the Grid
Monday Today has not been a bad day. I woke up quite early and started working. Yesterday evening, I did quite a lot of work, so this morning just had a couple of emails. As I was up to date, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town dam levels, roadworks, The Grid
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Don’t Go Through an Early Green
Thursday The other day I was at a major traffic intersection about to turn right. In the lane next to me was a taxi, also turning right. We were waiting for the lights to change. The taxi driver saw they … Continue reading
Roadworks Causing Traffic Chaos
It has been crazy in our area. This week they closed a strategic road preventing cars from taking a commonly used route out of the Mall towards Fish Hoek. They are widening the intersection over this time because it’s school … Continue reading
Check Out Day
Everyone needs one of these. It’s a day you just check out and do nothing! I wasn’t intending to have one but at 1-31am, I woke up with the most intense stomach cramps. Clearly the burger I had last night … Continue reading
Truffles at the Vet
No, she wasn’t sick. A few months ago she was due to get her annual shots – it was then that she got mauled and she had her tongue operated on. She has now fully recovered and yesterday I literally … Continue reading
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Tagged roadworks, Truffles
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The Road Behind us is Open
That took me by surprise today. Often when I’m working there is a bit of glare from the window, so I keep the curtains closed. This afternoon I opened them and suddenly noticed there were cars on the road behind … Continue reading
My Lamp Post
It arrived yesterday and towers above the corner of our property. If one can be excited about a lamp-post, I am. It’s going to completely illuminate our back garden and we won’t have to pay for it or its electricity! … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Braces, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cat videos, roadworks, Truffles
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Advent of Kindness
I saw this on Facebook today and couldn’t help but share it…feel free to download it and put it on the fridge. You can do them in any order you like! The Advent of Kindness fits in very well with … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent Kindness, Egyptian Geese, roadworks, Sun Valley pond
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Security Alert
Today our alarm went off. Mike had decided trying 9 holes of golf would be a good idea so we headed for the golf course, noticing that the cars coming towards us had their windscreen wipers going. Didn’t bode well … Continue reading
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The Roadworks Are Progressing
The big vibrations are beginning to shake and rattle the house. Today Mike and I took a walk behind our home to have a look at the guilty party…it’s a vibrating compactor that shudders the surrounding houses… It does mean … Continue reading
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Road Trip Part Two
It’s 106km from Caledon to Swelledam. One hour’s drive. Yesterday Stacey sent me a message to say that someone from her church had made the trip yesterday and there were FIVE sets of road works. This morning we left prepared. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, roadworks, Swellendam
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Super Saturday
Yip, that’s what it’s been. I woke up around 7am and Mike and I met Julian for a bite at the Stag. We weren’t there long – about an hour. After getting home, Mike decided he wouldn’t mind having a … Continue reading
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Tagged Kalk Bay, roadworks, Satoris
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Finding Normalcy
I don’t want to call ourselves Fort Knox, but that’s what it feels like since the little crime spree hit our home. We are finding normalcy in a clanging bunch of keys that opens padlocks and dead locks and security … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith in Christ, roadworks, Sun Valley
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Boxes and Caffeine
Those are the two things that are on my mind today. Boxes, because Julian needs 100 of them. We have now got 25… #369 of my 1000 thanks is for the 13 great boxes I picked up today! About 75 … Continue reading