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Category Archives: General House
Poles, poles and more poles…
Isn’t that a pretty sight? I have to say the kids were so excited when I told them we bought a new door – they thought we’d finally got around to getting a bedroom door, sorry kids…. it’s just a … Continue reading
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What a difference furniture makes…
We have been incredibly fortunate to have ‘inherited’ quite a bit of my folk’s furniture with their moving to Knysna. We enlisted the help of Frank (our trusty Malawian handyman) and a few of his mates to help shift what … Continue reading
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Candlelight, bric-a-brac and rafts
Yep, the glass shelves are up! As my Mom said, our bathroom is the nicest room in the house. I have to say I LOVE it – makes one want to sit on the toilet for hours just staring at … Continue reading
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It’s been awhile…
<— been feeling decidedly grotty last few days - and as I don’t get ill often I tend to over dramatise things when I do so I initially figured I had a stomach ulcer, then moved onto acute appendicitis but alas nothing as dramatic … Continue reading
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Housewarming…
We had our official housewarming this weekend – went off rather well, had enough food, plenty of bubbly and lots of chatting. In fact we’re still eating leftovers, and likely to be for awhile.. especially the carrot salad (which was … Continue reading
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On the house front…
We did a few things on the house front – put up the outside light in the back, put up the lounge curtains (yay!) when we get the folks’ lounge suite – the lounge is really going to look good. … Continue reading
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‘Tis the season to be jolly…
I love Xmas, yes a lot of that has to do with the presents under the tree, but it isn’t just that. For me Xmas is when everyone gets together and you have a jolly good time. This year it’s … Continue reading
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Weekend round up…
I think the “end of year” syndrome is starting to take serious effect in the Hubbard/Blake/de Waal household. There just doesn’t seem to be any energy left to do anything, and the will/desire to do things seems to have gone on … Continue reading
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Looking good…
I have to say these days it doesn’t seem like we’re making much progress – but actually we are… it is just that a lot of the stuff being done is small stuff and usually technical (ie. wiring and suchlike … Continue reading
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