Rainbows, Bunnies and Dishwashers

It is a fresh new week in which we can make a difference and explore new possibilities.  Wow, well with a busy week behind us and a lot more to come in the immediate future we roll into the end of 2019.  I know this has been a very hard year for so many and all I can say is, well done !!! You have made it this far, you can make it until your new season.

Firstly,  we are still being truly blessed with the weather - we have had mild, rainy, cloudy weather for the most part over the last couple of weeks and, compared to this time last year it is wonderful, although the humidity factor has been high.  But yesterday I blessed Mother Nature, living down here and being exposed to the sometimes ruthless South Easter, it is very difficult to keep the windows clean with all the sea spray and dust etc., so usually we will just hose them down because by the time the next day comes around they are probably dirty again.  When I looked at our windows on Friday I imagined a good deal more than a hosing was going to be needed, but we awoke on Saturday morning and behold, the world was crystal clear and sparkling - the night's wind and rain had done the job for us.

Last week Jelly Bean went through to visit Big Bear for a couple of days, so in keeping with 'tradition' we stored up all our stops and shopping to be done at the same time, it turned out to be a full 8 to 5 day and we were home for a mere half an hour before going to dinner with our dear friends at the Golf Estate just past Kleinmond where we had a truly lovely evening. I will admit that I was pretty whacked the following day and literally just rested and re-charged.  On Thursday we made the trip again to collect JB but this time only three quarters of the way as BigBear was collecting his lovely wife from the airport and that is where we met up.  Backing up to Tuesday briefly, one of our stops was a huge pet store to get cat-nip for the two blessings.  Whilst there I asked to hold one of the baby bunnies, I had never held or owned one, oh my word they are just the cutest, cuddliest little poppets, I am quite smitten hehe.

The week just seemed to pass in a blur and apart from all the outings was a very productive one, clocks and watches just keep on rolling in and rolling right out again, they are really keeping my dear Hubby on his toes.  In amongst all this our dishwasher has decided to become overly temperamental, making some truly awful noises and refusing to drain the water - Hubby worked on it and all seemed fine, until halfway through a cycle it started tripping the electricity #facepalm.  So, yesterday it got pulled out, again, and for all the looking there would appear to be absolutely nothing wrong.  Strangely the plug for the machine is in a 'corner' cupboard ....... I actively dislike these kinds of cupboards because unless you have arms twice the normal length, are a three year old or  an octopus, they are impossible to pack and work with in general, I did have some choice things to say about whoever designed them!  Once most of the things had been removed I could not just sit and leave it as it was and so a major clean up took place (under THE most difficult space constrictions), I discovered a few things we have been missing since we moved in, yay, and then enlisted my dear Hubbys help in re-packing the bottom shelf, he eventually did this by lying on his side and placing items inside,   Aaaaargghhhhh.  The dishwasher is no longer tripping the electricity, but is still not working properly or quietly, it also gave me a loving little zing when I touched the zinc so back to the tool box this week.  In an aside I saw an ad on our local Buy & Sell Group asking if anyone had a lawnmower to sell as their lawnmower had "committed suicide in a spectacular fashion the day before" hahaha.

The family are all well, exams are almost finished and Princess will be here in just over two weeks so, much excitement and preparation ahead whoo hoo.

I would like to ask each of your reading this post to take a few minutes this week to bless a stranger or someone in need, it can be something as small as freezing a bottle of water overnight  and handing it out to someone standing at a robot, just find a way of bringing some light and hope into another persons life.  On that note folks, I am going to sign off for 

now and wish you all a blessed, productive, healthy, happy week.  Stay safe and aware out there please.

Some pics taken on our travels on Tuesday.

A exquisite Strelitzier at the Golf Estate.