Goodbye Margaret!
Sunday we all just chilled, Dee and I are “checking out” all the local eateries only so as we can recommend the good ones, we went to Zorba the Greek’s spot which has two names, one greek – thats the greek restaurant of course and one French, that of course is the Italian restaurant, HUH! we tried the greek and it was Dee-licious.
You leave them alone for a few weeks and they change!
Blue Monday – mr B treated some more decking and – I got frustrated by paperwork and admin…
well that is it – Tuesday 31 July, the thatchers completed their nesting and flew the coup finally, THANK HEAVENS! I had had quite enough of waking up with dust on my teeth! As it is I have a whole new challenge, typing this when I have lost keys on my keyboard, I now have broken keyboards in tandem.
I use 2 keyboards at once
check my leaf springs – whoa!
calibre security did the final sorting out of the alarm systems, yes we have 2. Dee to cape Town, the lucky fish just in time for Luke’s birthday.
1 Aug – Wednesday – I went to the dump, had my car checked for insurance and collected tiles from Humansdorp – HECTIC! that was quite a load, luckily I had the trailer leaf springs changed from 4 blades to 6 or it wouldn’t have managed. expecting the DSTV guy and a plumber today + shopping and fetch Dee from the airport and get her car assessed as well. Wednesday and Thursday – Bongani cut the tiles because I could only get 300 X 300 and I needed 300 X 200 – Thys from the stone and tile place lent me his machine, I just had to pay for wear and tear on the diamond blade. Thursday it rained so he worked under a gazebo 🙂 I returned the cutter on Thursday and saw I had a flat – 2 screws grrrr! luckily its only R25 for a plug here but my valve had gone on another tyre so I had that replaced and 2 wheels balanced.
cutting slate in the sun
cutting slate in the rain
Friday I bid farewell to mr B, he is going home for 10 days to see his wife and children, I am deeply grateful for all he has done to help me on this ever expanding project and wish him a good rest but I look forward to his return, heaven help me if I am not ready with materials and plans… After a long day Dee and I were alone in our home for the first time.
Traffic jam EC style
Sat – I have a cold – annoying!! we have started moving in at last though everything will have to move as we decorate.
love!