Sending breezy greetings to you all from Betty's Bay while trying to adjust to a quieter house and schedule. We had a super quiet weekend after dropping Princess at the airport on Saturday morning at the fresh, early hour of 6 am. This necessitated everyone being up just after 4 o'clock and a very silent drive into town, due mainly to the fact that we were sad to be parting and also still busy waking up. What a wonderful week we had with our Princess which has left us even more excited about having all the Johannesburg family here in December, and how much we are all missing her bubbly, happy, busy little personality. It actually felt as if the whole of Betty's Bay decided to stay indoors and hibernate through the weekend, hardly a soul to be seen or a sound to be heard.
I will admit that we did practically nothing this weekend which for us is quite an achievement, after we got home I actually fell asleep for more than two hours which is unheard of, unfortunately I am in the middle of a really bad 'Fibro flare' and with Hubby dearest having a sore knee we were extremely lazy. This morning we tootled off to see a Doctor about it and he says nothing serious, gave him some medication and expects it to clear quickly and was brought on by all the bending up and down whilst fixing the fence to keep Max in.
I am on another 'mission' so to speak, our neighbours are extending their house and have chopped down a really big, bushy tree/hedge which has left us exposed to the wind on the driveway side as well as staring at their soon to be garage wall. To anyone who knows me they will know that I have a 'thing' about trees being cut down and bare walls. So I turned to my good friend Google and am looking for fast growing shrub/hedges/trees to plant on that side of the yard. Obviously they will need to be sturdy enough to stand up to the wind we get from that side. I phoned the Botanical Gardens which just up the road and discovered that they have plant sales there daily as well as being able to advise us accordingly. So guess what we will be doing in the near future? Yep, we will be adding to our garden and privacy.
I am also going to have to find a Cel Phone repair place as soon as possible after discovering yesterday that for some unknown reason my phone stopped charging and on investigation we found that there is some tiny little piece in the charging port that is broken off. This is a mystery because when I plugged it in on Saturday evening the battery was flat, it charged to 68% and then just stopped even though it remained plugged in, grrrrrr most annoying to say the least.
I am also planning to bake more rusks (it's hard to believe, but yes they are finished), do some sewing and other projects that are waiting to be tried out, one in particular I want to make is Peppermint Thin sweets, I had them many years ago and they were delicious. Anything peppermint is a favourite of mine so it will be a case or trying until I get it right haha.
Every day as I look out of the windows or stand on the deck I am so grateful and in awe of the beautiful home and village that God has put us in. It is so easy for us to take life for granted or as our 'due' that we very often forget to give thanks or show appreciation for the small things. With all the negativity we are bombarded with on Social Media and the news, the blessings we do have can seem to go by unmentioned. Having a home to live in, people who love you, food on the table, the ability to earn a living, even just the ability to walk on our own and go about our daily tasks are reminders to me of God's infinite goodness and blessing toward us.
As we go into this new week friends lets 'pay it forward' to those we come into contact with, a smile, a word of encouragement or praise, a prayer of thanks for what we do have. Have an awesome week and always stay safe and well.
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