Wednesday
Dear Elsie
Today started with a magnificent sunrise. The last day of January …
We went to the beach early because Mike had to go into Cape Town.
It was a perfect day for sea swimming. The net was not out when we arrived – earlier than usual – so I swam from the cat walk towards the lighthouse and back. It was shallow, flat and clear, and, slightly warmer than yesterday. A great start to the day. I think we may take a break tomorrow and Friday as the wind is due to pick up and Mike needs some recovery time after his several runs. His heart rate went up to 170 this morning which is a bit on the high side.
At about 9am Mike headed into Cape Town to get put his application in for his Schengen visa – he needed to apply for an Italian entry because that’s where our holiday begins. So that was one way Italy begins. Here is the other…
All that Bougainvillea! 😲 I’ve sorted a couple of hundred pieces of purple and now have a puzzle within a puzzle to work out. It’s a bit hit and miss to be honest, but I’ve got a few pieces in.
I also worked for 6 hours & did two loads of laundry. I think tomorrow I have one more and I’ve caught up.
I didn’t see much of David today, but he did ask for the car keys so went for a drive. When Mike took the keys down to him, I suggested he also take David’s sunglasses which were up here. Mike picked up the first ones he saw and took those, which happened to be my cheap ones with gold arms. Later, when I went to drop off washing and dinner, David opened the door with my sunglasses on and announced that Mike had made a grave error of judgment! He still has his sense of humour. I just looked up ‘arms of glasses’ because I’ve never use that phrase before, but I’m sure you know what I referred to. Did you know the correct term is ‘temples!’ Smartbuyglasses.co.za has this on its website.
Anyway, my ‘temples’ are gold and clearly out of favour with David!
Psalm 25:21
May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in You.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂