Thursday
Today was the day…
We were home alone. There were no workers on site! It was very quiet. Even Courage wasn’t here, because he went straight to the old house to continue the work that needs to be done there.
The wind has been howling, but look at this…it’s going to have dropped by tomorrow morning and then we will be in for some super days…
Because the wind was blowing so hard, I decided my workout would be on the steps, so I walked down to the patio and up again (54 steps from the patio) and did that 7 times. It pushed my heart rate up nice and high. Then I came inside and pulled up an excellent online Pilates class and did most of that. Mike had ventured out on a walk, but came home before too long because he had forgotten his mask. While it wasn’t a full hour, my exercise routine did enough to warrant a shower and make me feel I’d done some work. Tomorrow, with little wind, to the beach we shall go.
Apart from work and shopping, today I went to the nursery and bought small bags of potting soil. When I have to do the carrying up the stairs, I am definitely considering bag size and weight. Armed with manageable loads, I came home and repotted my Checkers seedlings, most of which (surprisingly) survived. Two didn’t.
They have joined the other couple of plants by the windows…
Our list of building work to be done has rapidly reduced and now there are literally only one handful of things to do. David’s unit should be done by the weekend so he can move in very soon. The few things left to be done on our floor will also be done within a week. It will certainly be a red letter day when we pay Werner the final outstanding amount and get to call the building finished. Wow!
The other thing I did today was reduce the internet package at the old house to R399/month and reduce our DSTV package to a cheaper one.
Dinner is almost done, so let me go serve up.
Covid numbers in the Western Cape –684 new cases over the last 24 hours – it’s crazy that it’s going up. I’ll have to see where all the cases are.
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 12 Nov – 2338 new cases – 65 deaths (690903 recoveries/33753 active)
- Fri 13 Nov – 2213 new cases – 77 deaths (692177 recoveries/34615 active)
- Sat 14 Nov- 2237 new cases – 53 deaths (693261 recoveries/ 35715 active)
- Sun 15 Nov – 1842 new cases – 35 deaths (693467 recoveries/37316 active)
- Mon 16 Nov – 1245 new cases – 73 deaths (695496 recoveries/36459 active)
- Tue 17 Nov – 1987 new cases – 118 deaths (696820 recoveries/37004 active)
- Wed 18 Nov – 2888 new cases – 124 deaths (701534 recoveries/35054 active)
Total cases: 757144 Total deaths: 20556
Jeremiah 32:17
Ah, Lord God! It is You who have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for You.
Amen!
The best is yet to come.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
Braces:
2 years and 6 days.