Two Months in our New House

Wednesday

Today was the day…

It is a holiday in South Africa – day of Reconciliation.

As I work for a UK based company, I worked this morning, but took the afternoon off.

It’s been two months since we moved in. We are settling. We still have a way to go in regard to getting pictures up and some furniture (like bedside tables). For me less is better. We are comfortable, that’s for sure and the major feature every day is by far and away, the view. I don’t think it is ever going to get old.

After work, I walked to Harbour Bay Mall. It’s 3.6km and with a bit of shopping took me two hours. In entails going down Echo steps of which there are 120.  They are so picturesque…this is the start of them…

And half way down…

I spotted a lizard…can you see it? It’s on the concrete…

Arriving at Simon’s Town Rd upon which I put my cell phone away and strode enthusiastically towards the Mall.

I didn’t know it was 3.6km and on my return, I had cramp in the last two toes of my right foot. I laboured back up the 120 steps before staggering home and up our 83. The trick is to take it slow.  Shew, it was good exercise. While recovering, I heard a tweet nearby. This morning, I changed the bird nectar. I threw out the old and bought in fresh with red food colouring. I had a hit! One on the bottle and one in the seed cage. Hopefully, word will get out amongst the sunbird population and they will be come with the frequency we had at the old house…

Yay, it’s been a lovely day.

Covid numbers in the Western Cape –Ouch – 3452 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
  • 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)
  • Tue 15 Dec – 7552 new cases – 210 deaths (764,977 recoveries/ 85,041 active_

Total cases: 873,679  Total deaths: 23,661

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never fails.

The best is yet to come.

Keep the smile going.

God bless you.

In His Grip,

Helga xx 🙂

 

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