Wednesday
Dear Elsie
We have thirsty birds. The great big long-tailed Cape sugar birds have had babies! Lots of them. Yesterday morning early (5am) I filled the bottle and without thinking put in a lot of sugar. A whole cupful. By last night the bottle was empty! Those young thirsty birds had drunk all the juice. So this morning, I put less sugar in. By 12 noon, they had drunk 3-quarters of the sugar water. I bought it inside and diluted it, filling it to about the 3-quarter mark. That meant there was a lot less sugar in it. Despite less sugar, we still have a steady stream of birds visiting.
I think it must be because it’s summer, it’s warm and there are a lot of birds.
When we got home from our holiday, one of the first things we noticed was our bathroom mat was missing. Then I caught sight of it way down on the ground below the house. During the rain and wind, it had blown off the balcony and landed squashed up against the laundry. Today Mike went down to get it. It wasn’t a simple exercise, but he managed.
Now it’s been rinsed out and it’s back on the balcony drying, only this time, it is pegged fast.
Hopefully, it will be back on our bathroom floor tonight.
This afternoon, our final guests before Christmas arrived. They are only here for 2 nights. Then both cottage and apartment guests leave and we are closed until 28th. It will be a bit of a break.
The weather has been windy, but it looks like it’s abating and from tomorrow for the next few days, calm and sunny days are expected. Ideal for Christmas weekend.
Luke 2:6-7
While [Joseph and Mary] were [in Bethlehem], the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran, xxx 🙂