Living in the Land of Promise
Yes, we have moved into our home - above is the view from our porch...
..... but to backtrack a bit
While still in the rented house, we were visited by a group of hikers, syping out our freedom in the promised land. Yes, that's Shirley Swart on the right.
Our house being finalised, Trevor & Gerald Richter starting the porch screed.
Tiles being laid
Our bathroom during tiling
and after...
When it was all nearly over, we made a braai for the team, sirloin steaks for all!
Kitchen, with granite tops just completed:
And the view from above just a day or two before moving in:
The colt is in it's stable.
The MAERSK in the background of the kitchen window is the builders' toolshed, which will shortly be removed, just in case you thought we were packing up again.
Living room towards kitchen:
Living room towards porch/patio/stoep:
The guest bathroom :
Our bedroom:
View in from front, with stacking/folding doors open
For those who may want to see a few video clips of the house - you can take a peek at the wall of my facebook site (the one I seldom visit, so don't know how to point you there) Yah, now we're in, it's back to mundane jobs like washing the beast, after Sharon got it stuck in mud.
Other mundane activities, like surfing with mates....
But, thank goodness, this blog post is not just about our fancy schmancy house, in case you were getting bored.
After 3 years of drought in this area, and much prayer by farmers and churches, we had plenty of good rains. So much so that the Buluga river, which is in front of our Glen Eden church building, was almost flooded. Being in the service last Sunday felt like being on Noah's Ark.
The river mouth opened just in time, maybe with just a little help from locals..
Later on Wednesday afternoon, it was flowing a little stronger, but has now settled to it's 'normal' level after 3 years of shrinkage.
Parting shot: An ad-hoc stone sculpture spotted at Queensberry Bay a few days ago. The wind toppled it overnight.
Cheers for now ... !
