Monthly Archives: August 2010

Brute Force, Politics and Architecture

Saturday 28th August Monday was spent filling all the joints in the panelling. Well, about half the joints, since I ran out of pollyfilla during the afternoon, so I made a start on the backing supports for the opposite wall, … Continue reading

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Trenches Every Which Way

SUNDAY, 22nd August At last, the partition is up and ready for every joint to be filled before starting on the waterproofing. However, I see another trench or two in my future! The grey-water trench is not too bad, only … Continue reading

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An Escape to the Theatre

Friday 20th August Yeah well, what was it some apprentice country bumpkin said about Plans? The Eskom Ditch began to feel as though I was challenging Ferdinand de Lesseps shovel for shovel. Eventually I decided to do a few meters … Continue reading

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Another Cricket Match week at Boggy Pond

9th August 2010 “Har-de-har-de-har” indeed! A day’s worth of frantic activity crammed into seven. The brusque young man at Wimpie’s omitted to tell me that they had no gypsum board in stock. Of course they were going to wait until … Continue reading

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Plans vs Reality

2nd August 2010 “Plans are what you think you’ll be doing before Reality grabs hold of you….” Well, an eventful few weeks – relatively speaking. I had several marathon consultations with Vic the Builder. After three trips to Boggy mansion, … Continue reading

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