Tuesday
Today was the day…
We got one step closer to solar. Remember this from Saturday?
It now looks like this…
In fact, now it looks even better as all the wires are connected and plates are in place. Tomorrow is a public holiday, so it will probably only get connected to the solar panels on Thursday.
Mike took Julian to the airport and then went onto Rubicon to buy some final stuff, only to find a notice on their door to say they were closed for their end of year office party. Mike went instead to Plumstead Electrical where he bought surge protection. Electricity going on and off can play havoc with appliances. Hopefully this will prevent damage.
He got home close to 4pm and then we walked to Fish Hoek to do some shopping.
I’ve had a good work day but will be taking most of tomorrow off.
From my window, I’ve been laughing at the starlings. They are generally greedy, messy and unpleasant birds but they are sometimes fun to watch. I put some old grapes out on the balcony and they lost no time in grabbing them – taking 2 at a time and flying to the top of the chimney of the cottage. There they put them down and then offered them to their chicks which were in a tree close by. When the chick turned the grape down, the parent ate it. The chicks were sucking nectar out of the flowers on the tree. The babies are getting big and able to fly all over the place now. It’s certainly been entertaining watching them from this height. My bird feeders have gone up onto the side balcony, but the white-eyes have yet to find them. I need to be patient.
Last night when the President spoke, not too many restrictions have been added. Alcohol sales are restricted from Monday to Thursday and the curfew has been extended and is now 11pm to 4am. This means that there will be no Christmas Eve church services or New Year’s Eve parties. Beaches in the hot spots are closed. We are glad that doesn’t include ours. The numbers are down today in the Western Cape which is helpful.
Covid numbers in the Western Cape –1177 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
- Mon 7 Dec – 3313 new cases – 43 deaths (745,750 recoveries/49,879 active)
- Tue 8 Dec – 4011 new cases – 183 deaths (753,072 recoveries/ 46,385 active)
- Wed 9 Dec – 6,709 new cases – 142 deaths (754,658 recoveries/ 51,366 active)
- Thur 10 Dec – 8166 new cases – 173 deaths (756,671 recoveries/57,346 active)
- Fri 11 Dec – 8319 new cases – 205 deaths (758,373 recoveries/ 63,758 active)
- Sat 12 Dec – 7882 new cases – 154 deaths (760,118 recoveries/69,741 active)
- Sun 13 Dec – 7999 new cases – 170 deaths (761,011 recoveries/ 76,677 active)
- Mon 14 Dec – 5163 new cases – 175 deaths (762,746 recoveries/79,930 active)
Total cases: 866,127 Total deaths: 23,451
1 Corinthians 13:13
These three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
The best is yet to come.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂