Monday
Dear Elsie
Today was a big day for you! Your finally found your voice at school! My darling shy little one, you spoke! We are so proud of you. Small steps. The other thing that happened today is the blanket strips began to be sewn.
I’m going to finish the 6th strip of 10 squares and then courier it to Swellendam and my part of red blanket making will be over. It’s been fun. Knitting is very therapeutic and a good stress reliever. Mike wants a scarf next so my knitting days are not over.
I worked for close to 10 hours today. It’s because I woke up early and began at 7am. While I was working, Courage was overseeing a delivery of sand being lugged up the stairs. It’s now in a big heap behind the house.
As we had extra help, they also bought the very heavy window frame up. I don’t even know how they got it round the house, but they did. It’s super heavy and awkward.
While I was up at the top, I took a photo of the long stairs going down. It also shows Mike’s stamp on the front entrance, with his lamp, new gate and the portico just in view.
It also shows the ‘fancourt slate’ day. It’s cold out there. Another day we would light a fire if we had a fireplace!
So while I was working and sand was being lugged up the stairs, Mike went into Cape Town to take David’s smashed camera lens to Cameraland. It needs a damage assessment for the insurers. The tripod got knocked over a few weeks ago and it crashed either into the wall or onto the floor. The outside looked fine. The inside was in smithereens. Poor David was very bleak. He returned from his Joburg trip to find it like this.
Anyway, tomorrow, we should get the formal damage assessment and we can submit it to the insurers with the quote.
Now it’s time for dinner.
Psalm 119:66
Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂