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Tag Archives: roadworks
Fake It Til You Make It
I have been feeling slightly under par the last couple of days. This morning when I woke up, I felt better, but still had ‘fake it til you make it’ going round in my head. That phrase has served me … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Menopause palpitations, roadworks, Sunrise and Sunsets, Sunset over Chapman's Peak
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It Stopped!
This morning the multi-tonne vibrating compactor was right behind our house. The vibrations were crazy, shaking the walls, the windows, the floors and my brain. I couldn’t think, so Mike and I went down to the The Stag, a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, roadworks
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Watching the Crack
Morgan went to the States for a month and just before her return, we went into the cottage to check that all was well. That was when we noticed a crack in the wall… Remember this fellow… Well when he … Continue reading
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Tagged Helga's Holiday 2017, roadworks, Southbound Cruise Sinfonia
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Big Vibrations
Not good vibrations, I may add. Just big ones. I walked in at lunchtime after being out for an hour or so to find the house vibrating. Everything was shuddering just ever so slightly…here’s why… This massive steam roller with … Continue reading
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Tagged David, roadworks, Sun Valley Dust
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The Building of a Road
They said it will take three years to build the road behind us, so what we are seeing is really just the birth of it. Mike and I took a walk to have a look at what they are busy … Continue reading
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Tagged Coffee, Espressii, roadworks, Sun Valley pond
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I Get To Live An Extra Day!
4-09pm A full and fabulous Wednesday…oops! No! It’s Tuesday! I keep thinking it’s Wednesday, so I get to live an extra day! 🙂 The show went well, with Wayne in between 7 & 8. How am I using my time … Continue reading