Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day you came home with a special sticker…you were the sweetest little girl in the class today! Proud Granny for sure!
Today, after no water for about 40 hours, we got it back, for a short while! Then it was turned off again before coming on again. For now, we have water. But the houses closer to Simon’s Town are all complaining again. The street whatsapp group has been alive with complaints and compliments depending on the flow of water!
This morning with no water, we decided to go to the beach. We may have left home frustrated but sitting on the beach with the sun smiling down on us, all irritation melted away…easy to relax with so much beauty before us…
We got home to find the water on. Ruth had come and taken out the Seaview apartment linen, had got it through the wash and put it in the tumble drier. We were load-shedding and I wasn’t sure how much of a drain the tumble drier was on our battery, but when Mike checked, the solar was making easy work of it. I showered and washed my hair, filled up the bird’s water bottle and had breakfast. Then, with the water coming and going, I worked for 7 hours.
Julian arrived and almost at the same time, this vessel appeared on the bay…
It’s the SAS Protea – an oceanographer ship that apparently maps the bottom of the ocean. It’s 53 years old but is expected to retire soon.
Today, the last day of January 2023, I saw an elderly lady walking on the cat walk and she reminded me of Aunty Wyn. My dear Aunty Wyn would have walked the cat walk many times during her life. She loved Fish Hoek beach. She lived to a ripe old age, embracing life & is now in heaven. She had her earthly turn. It made me think of those who have gone before. They had their turn. Now it’s mine – what am I going to do with the rest of my turn on earth? Let me make the most of it. Everyday, we have a choice. I want to choose joy.
Psalm 31:3
Since you are my Rock and my Fortress, for the sake of your Name lead and guide me.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂