Thursday
Today was the day…
I turned 56! I’ve had a super day.
But the event of the day that almost supersedes me getting a day older is that after three years of growth, David had his hair cut. This is the before… 
And after…
He looks soooo good. Since the above photo was taken, he has shaved off his beard as well so he looks very young!
Meanwhile, apart from celebrating my birthday, chatting with family, and oohing and aahing over David’s hair, Mike and Courage were hard at work connecting the water tanks to the gutters. Courage spent the day putting the piping in. This afternoon, we dragged the tanks back into place after they blew down the hill. See that story here. Courage connected them…
The race was on to get the job done before the rain comes. There were a few light showers earlier and it was still enough to hear the water falling into the tank. This is the rain forecast for tomorrow…
So the tanks should get a decent filling. Eventually this water will flush the toilets.
Today Mike saw a mongoose run behind our house. He saw it through the scullery window. Lots of little wildlife around.
Still no definitive US election result.
Altogether it’s been a lovely day, filled with calls and messages from all over the place. So grateful.
Covid numbers in the Western Cape –321 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)
- Thur 29 Oct – 2056 new cases – 53 deaths (649935 recoveries/ 52671 active)
- Fri 30 Oct – 1912 new cases – 66 deaths (653052 recoveries/51400 active)
- Sat 31 Oct – 1770 new cases – 46 deaths (654182 recoveries/51994 active)
- Sun 1 Nov – 1371 new cases – 135 deaths (655330 recoveries/52082 active)
- Mon 2 Nov – 772 new cases – 54 deaths (657500 recoveries/50630 active)
- Tue 3 Nov – 1241 new cases – 74 deaths (659259 recoveries/50038 active)
- Wed 4 Nov – 1712 new cases – 46 deaths (660185 recoveries/50778 active)
Total cases: 730548 Total deaths: 19585
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
My our Lord Jesus Christ, who loved us, strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.
The best is yet to come.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
Braces:
1 year and 358 days