Friday
Today was the day…
I made 8 place mats for R69 and it took all of about five minutes. Mike and I went to Mambos and I spotted some non-slip mat for R69 per metre. I bought a metre.
I cut it in half and in half again..
Then cut them carefully against the horizontal line. It makes 8 perfect placemats…
8 place mats = R69 = it’s a bargain! And the thing is they have a variety of different fabrics so loads can be made.
These, however, are not the place mats to be used for Julian’s birthday dinner tonight. For that honour, I have unpacked the very busy table cloth I got in Egypt back in January. You can read how here. Great to be able to celebrate with Julian today.
It’s covered with hieroglyphics but not all the letters of the alphabet are represented so this is a poor representation of hieroglyphics! Anyway, it’s fun to have it out.
Talking of dinner, the roast vegetables are in the oven and need checking, so time to wrap this up.
Before I do, the view highlight today was watching a kite surfer rip across the bay and come very close to the paddlers kayaking around a beacon. He’s moved away now.
Covid numbers in the Western Cape –288 new cases over the last 24 hours.
Covid 19 stats – South Africa
- Friday 24th July – 13944 new cases (maximum we had in a day)– 250 deaths (245 771 recoveries/169 882 active)
- Frid 23rd Oct – 1897 new cases – 48 deaths (643523 recoveries/49998 active)
- Sat 24 Oct – 1834 new cases – 53 deaths (644641 recoveries/50661 active)
- Sun 25 Oct – 1622 new cases – 24 deaths (646170 recoveries/50730 active)
- Mon 26 Oct – 891 new cases – 40 deaths (646721 recoveries/51030 active)
- Tues 27 Oct – 1092 new cases – 45 deaths (647833 recoveries/50965 active)
- Wed 28 Oct – 1863 new cases – 58 deaths (648654 recoveries/51949 active)
- Thur 29 Oct – 2056 new cases – 53 deaths (649935 recoveries/ 52671 active)
Total cases: 721770 Total deaths: 19164
Psalm 56:3-4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In god, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
The best is yet to come.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
Braces:
1 year and 352 days