PENNIE Arrived!

Friday

Dear Elsie

Today was the most wonderful day of the year for you because PENNIE arrived. Your excitement levels have been at an all time high for this special addition to your life!

She is so adorable and I can’t wait to meet her! Such a cutie pie.

For us the day began with a couple of unexpected events. Quite early this morning, I walked down the passage to see Raiku showing a big interest in something behind the passage door. Very quickly, I saw a striped field mouse had eluded our hunter’s evil intent and was holed up behind the door in the corner. While Mike took the cat out, I kept the mouse trapped. Mike then bought a glass bowl and a clip board for me to try to trap him. These critters are so fast. As I moved the door and tried to put the bowl over it, it rushed past me. I was on my haunches. In my haste, I dropped the bowl and it crashed to the floor. The mouse froze, snuggling against my right (socked)  foot which was leaning on the skirting board. Mike rushed off to find another receptacle while I froze in place. An empty 2l ice cream container was placed in my right hand. In my left I had the clip board and with these two rodent catching devices, I gingerly moved my right foot. The little creature tried to climb the wall using my leg for leverage. I managed to scoop him into the container and slapped the clip board over him. Phew! If he had got away, he would have been able to scuttle into any number of inaccessible hiding places. I took him outside and let him loose. Raiku was let out the study and sniffed hopefully. That was how the day began.

Then, I went walking and while out, I got a message from David saying the internet was down in the cottage. David without internet on a live-streaming day is not a good start. Mike & Courage ran around and got it up and running. The live stream went off without a hitch and now Courage is doing battle with the tree that has been growing over the internet line.

Add to that,  we had a 9-night December Airbnb cancellation. Ouch. I’m hoping to recover because a many time returning guest, Graham, comes in on Sunday and he is thinking of staying on, so I’ve blocked the days in the hope he will decide to do so. He has until Monday to make a decision, but the availability of these days and the fact that he doesn’t have to move makes me think he is more likely to extend than not. Initially, he was only here for a week.

So it’s been ‘that’ kind of day, but apart from Pennie’s marvellous arrival, this also arrived: David’s chess T-Shirts. It’s his Underpromote range!

And so on with the weekend. I have one meeting left  and then I may be able to down tools and call the day done.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

It’s not about now – we are only passing through.

Keep the smile going.

God bless you.

In His Grip

Gran xx 🙂

 

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