Waiting for a back garden

Two Zimbabwean guys helped to clear all the cement and rubble from the back.



Johnson, former shop clerk in Harare.



Obvious (yes, its obviously his name) was a driver. Both now do hard labour to survive.



At, a plasterer from the neighbourhood, sculps plant troughs.



A great job but now everythings a cement mess again.

Be kind... Rewind

The builder agreed (we had kept some of his money) to replace the floor and stairs. Sounds simple? Both were particularly painful processes, but more so the stairs as that involved the original third party builders.



Jy maak n gamors!! Shoveling the cement in for the new effort.



Most of the floor looked great with some bits in the middle a bit crumbly. I fixed it with a bonding key and cement wash but now theres nasty marks on the floor so the clear sealer is not an option anymore?



The new and improved stairs. The risers and treads are now much better, although we had to come out a bit in front. Also everything is a bit rounded off, hopefully making bone crunching falls a bit less likely.

We have plumbing!

Apart from the tiles issue the bathroom looks nice. Just needs a door and a clean.

These stairs are ok

It feels like I'm gonna be...

...forever blue



Nobody ever warns you, or tells you what to do.
She walks away, your left to stay.
Alone forever blue.
The stars have all stopped shining, the sun just won't break through.
Each days the same, more clouds more rain.
Your left forever blue.
Forever blue 'cause you love her, but she dosen't love you.
You did your best, life did the rest.
Your left forever blue.
( Guitar Solo )
No reason left for living, still there's alot to do.
New tears to cry, old songs to sing.
And feel forever blue.
And be forever....Blue



Lots of little (and some not so little) problems to fix for the rest of the year.

So that's how they do it

Cretestone gives the walls that smooth finish.

Bathroom blues

Lummy from Zimbabwe did a fairly good job on the wall tiles.



But struggledwith the marley floor tiles because he hasnt done them before. It took me 3 hours in the middle of the night to replace 3 tiles. In retrospect we realised we made a mistake and should have gone with normal tiles as these get very dirty and can break.



The final day with the plumber was a terrible experience I dont want to repeat. Looking quite nice despite all the dramas.