Back in August Petra gave birth to seven small Jack Russell puppies in the high-tech Hornbydale birthing suite. Yours truly was midwife for the day – though in the end Petra was an excellent mother and knew exactly what to do. Extra heat lamps provided as it was still winter here in Zim. In the … Continue reading
Woke up to a perfect temperature inversion – cloud level just below the house:
Over the weekend we went to look at 1.8 metre high veld fence (also called bonox) at a nearby house and ended up at World’s View.
Routes were chipped out of the brickwork for the electrical conduits prior to plastering the interior. (No nice cavity walls here) Next Mr Patrick 2 ‘plasters’ (with cement) the exterior and interior. Chicken wire was used to add strength to the outside of the existing round rondavel. Mr Tadoka and Mr Paul the plumbers chipped … Continue reading
We have a few tricky overhanging tree and branch projects. Something that Tendai and I get up to with the 6 ton winch when everyone else is away (pure coincidence)! Obviously he is the brave one here… (with me safety on the ground working the winch and taking these pictures). This row of tall gum … Continue reading
This is our first building project! We are refurbishing the fire damaged rondavel below our house to make a study centre for the children. It started out as a single round room and will be steadily transformed into a two story building with an added ‘tail’ (below) containing the new entrance and bathroom downstairs. Here … Continue reading
