Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day the water was like silk. It’s strange to think water can be silky but it was so still, warm and clear – it was gentle against my skin. It made it hard to get out. I spent 44 minutes in the water & swam 2km.
Pristine beach…
And the sunrise wasn’t half bad either.
Home for breakfast and then work, work, work.
A glorious day. February has seen amazing weather this year. It’s the 13th and I’ve swum 10 times. Talking of the 13th, it means we’ve had the cats for 7 months. They are a blessing and they don’t even know it. Claw’d is the lazy one. I throw snack pellets at him and before he has time to lift his sluggish head and lean forward to eat it, Raiku has blitzed in from meters away and grabbed it away from him. Claw’d just looks on sleepily. Raiku is solid – all lithe muscle. He comes in through the window and you hear ‘donk donk’ as he jumps down onto plastic storage tubs – then it’s meow, meow, meow. Claw’d quietly lets himself in and silently plods across the floor. Suddenly he’s there. But at times, Claw’d is all awake and on guard. He will initiate a fight with Raiku and wrestle him with all his round little might. Claw’d will chatter at the pigeons, with evil intent to be sure. But it’s a lost cause – the door is closed. The pigeon is safe.
But it’s always fun to try. They have been a blessing to be sure. Sometimes when I take David coffee in the morning, Claw’d will come down with me and I’ll deliver cat and cappuccino. They have bought joy to our hearts. Indeed, whatever did I write about before 13th July 2023? 7 cat-filled months – they have settled well, hardly use the litter tray these days, have free run of the mountainside, and come in soon after 9pm to be kept safe from the caracals.
I hear the notifications for my blog are no longer going out. I don’t know why. Suddenly they stopped. I think it must be a WordPress thing.
End of Tuesday! A little bit of puzzle progress. Slowly slowly but I am enjoying it. It’s not as hard as the bougainvillea!
Psalm 34:1
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂