Monday 25 May 2020
My Life's Winding Roads: The last week of May
My Life's Winding Roads: The last week of May: Good day folks on this the last week of May, oh my gosh where did this year go ?? It feels like one week just becomes the next month on one...
The last week of May
Good day folks on this the last week of May, oh my gosh where did this year go ?? It feels like one week just becomes the next month on one hand and on the other, like time is standing still, until you look at the calendar.
Well a busy week was had but then I half expected it haha, it would almost be too much to have two quiet weeks in a row. Apart from all the usual household chores which never seem to diminish in the slightest or, even better go away completely, there was the usual baking required to fill up our rusk tin which if you look quickly has a huge hole which goes to "I wonder where" hmmmmm. I decided that whilst I had everything out and the oven on I would make some lovely biscotti - yeah right !!! Ever since we moved down to the Cape I have not had one batch come out properly and my eventual conclusion is that I need to add liquid (none called for in the recipe) because the minute it comes to cutting them I have biscuit crumb central. I felt like weeping, after all that hard work, ingredients and time but, the crumbs and little chunks taste great which is some consolation. I'm going back to the drawing board on these.
We had accumulated quite a few things that could only be done in Hermanus (within our Municipal Borders) and so decided to combine the trip with a grocery shop and kill all the 'birds' with one stone. Up early and we left at 8 am when it is only just getting light here so that we could be in the grocery store before the 'many' arrived. I have not been in a grocery store since the 17th of March and had a great time stocking up on things we seldom buy, different kinds of meal options etc, it felt almost like party time. From there we had to do three stops to collect various things before heading home and then the whole sanitize EVERYTHING and put it all away, it's like doing the shopping three times in one day. Needless to say my little jaunt kind of knocked me flat but it was worth it. Beyond that I must say I am enjoying the liberty of online shopping and not having to worry about what I touch or brush against, apart from the fact these darn masks are just hot !!!!
Hubby is all but finished putting up the IBR roofing on the deck, the weather which changed yesterday brought him to an abrupt halt and also left him quite frustrated as he only has two panels left to put on. It looks beautiful and contrary to what I was worried about has not darkened the lounge in any way, you still feel as if you are outside, without the baking sun whoop whoop, we are getting there slowly.
The family are fairly well although some are dealing with sinusitis, Poppet had to take Princess to the doctor after a visual consultation could bring no diagnosis. Princess hurt her shoulder towards the end of last year and has stoically pushed through until now, when the pain became unbearable. It turns out she has very severe Bursitis, so a couple of injections, strong anti-inflammatories and pain killers and a sling support she is still in a lot of pain but looking forward to being better. Obviously out of all sport for at least 4 months, which, given the current situation is not going to be a problem. Whilst at the Dr, Poppet had an X-ray on her little toe that got so badly graunched, not only did she break it but it was what they call a S break which is the same effect as wringing out a towel. Thank the Lord that when Princess manipulated it back she set it perfectly, so now it is properly strapped for the next month and both of them will be taking things easy for awhile.
As the wind started picking up yesterday, we had absolutely hectic gale force winds and rain all night which meant very broken sleep, my gosh at times I wonder how the roof stays on, we got hammered but Praise the Lord no damage. Our first winter (a tad late I would say) big cold front, which is going to bring more rain and snow. I see the wind is picking up again so an inside type of day with a big fire.
I pray you all stay well, stay safe and have a glorious week. Ciao ciao
PS. The pics of the little blighters who keep badgering our birds at the feeder, taken from inside the kitchen, in the third you will see a bul-bul waiting his turn. We have two options to stop them getting to the feeder and hopefully the birds will then be free to drink whenever they want.
Well a busy week was had but then I half expected it haha, it would almost be too much to have two quiet weeks in a row. Apart from all the usual household chores which never seem to diminish in the slightest or, even better go away completely, there was the usual baking required to fill up our rusk tin which if you look quickly has a huge hole which goes to "I wonder where" hmmmmm. I decided that whilst I had everything out and the oven on I would make some lovely biscotti - yeah right !!! Ever since we moved down to the Cape I have not had one batch come out properly and my eventual conclusion is that I need to add liquid (none called for in the recipe) because the minute it comes to cutting them I have biscuit crumb central. I felt like weeping, after all that hard work, ingredients and time but, the crumbs and little chunks taste great which is some consolation. I'm going back to the drawing board on these.
We had accumulated quite a few things that could only be done in Hermanus (within our Municipal Borders) and so decided to combine the trip with a grocery shop and kill all the 'birds' with one stone. Up early and we left at 8 am when it is only just getting light here so that we could be in the grocery store before the 'many' arrived. I have not been in a grocery store since the 17th of March and had a great time stocking up on things we seldom buy, different kinds of meal options etc, it felt almost like party time. From there we had to do three stops to collect various things before heading home and then the whole sanitize EVERYTHING and put it all away, it's like doing the shopping three times in one day. Needless to say my little jaunt kind of knocked me flat but it was worth it. Beyond that I must say I am enjoying the liberty of online shopping and not having to worry about what I touch or brush against, apart from the fact these darn masks are just hot !!!!
Hubby is all but finished putting up the IBR roofing on the deck, the weather which changed yesterday brought him to an abrupt halt and also left him quite frustrated as he only has two panels left to put on. It looks beautiful and contrary to what I was worried about has not darkened the lounge in any way, you still feel as if you are outside, without the baking sun whoop whoop, we are getting there slowly.
The family are fairly well although some are dealing with sinusitis, Poppet had to take Princess to the doctor after a visual consultation could bring no diagnosis. Princess hurt her shoulder towards the end of last year and has stoically pushed through until now, when the pain became unbearable. It turns out she has very severe Bursitis, so a couple of injections, strong anti-inflammatories and pain killers and a sling support she is still in a lot of pain but looking forward to being better. Obviously out of all sport for at least 4 months, which, given the current situation is not going to be a problem. Whilst at the Dr, Poppet had an X-ray on her little toe that got so badly graunched, not only did she break it but it was what they call a S break which is the same effect as wringing out a towel. Thank the Lord that when Princess manipulated it back she set it perfectly, so now it is properly strapped for the next month and both of them will be taking things easy for awhile.
As the wind started picking up yesterday, we had absolutely hectic gale force winds and rain all night which meant very broken sleep, my gosh at times I wonder how the roof stays on, we got hammered but Praise the Lord no damage. Our first winter (a tad late I would say) big cold front, which is going to bring more rain and snow. I see the wind is picking up again so an inside type of day with a big fire.
I pray you all stay well, stay safe and have a glorious week. Ciao ciao
PS. The pics of the little blighters who keep badgering our birds at the feeder, taken from inside the kitchen, in the third you will see a bul-bul waiting his turn. We have two options to stop them getting to the feeder and hopefully the birds will then be free to drink whenever they want.
Monday 18 May 2020
My Life's Winding Roads: A delightful week
My Life's Winding Roads: A delightful week: Good morning everyone from a winter'less Bettys Bay. I truly have no idea whether we are even going to have a winter this year, given t...
A delightful week
Good morning everyone from a winter'less Bettys Bay. I truly have no idea whether we are even going to have a winter this year, given that it is 2020 I suspect that anything is possible lol.
Well, Jelly Bean's theory about me not planning a 'qu**t' day or week would appear to have merit because we had a delightful week. I simply cannot remember when last I had a week in which I had absolutely no 'must do's'. Everything that I did accomplish apart from housework and washing was because I wanted to do it, I am sure that must be some kind of record.
Jelly Bean is still fighting off sinusitis which just seems never ending and added to quite a painful flare I am warding off what I suspect is bronchitis. All that aside it was a wonderful week.
Was there still endless entertainment and high jinx from the animals?? Ohh yes that just never stops, in fact if anything they seem to have all completely lost the plot. For some reason they have all become food obsessed with the cats helping Charlie by turfing things off the counters for him to charm around and/or chew. Charlie needs NO help in getting into mischief, in fact as I am typing these very words he is busy dragging a small cushion from my bed into the lounge 🤦🏻♀️. Gee whizz he is naughty. Jasper added a fair amount of drama during the week which happily Jelly Bean missed, she has a total phobia of mice and we seem to have a thriving family of them who drink from the bird feeder. I was sitting minding my own business when Jasper jumped over the door with a large mouse in his mouth...... eeeeek. I tried to stay calm and managed after a few minutes to chase him outside with it. Whew. Not a half an hour later and he was back with a different mouse, same procedure but with a lot of growling between teeth and mouse and out he went. I then looked outside 👀 and saw that he was just playing with it, he doesn't eat them, I will admit I did feel sorry for the poor little thing when I saw that it was playing dead and when his attention was averted tried to run away. I found something else to do, yes I'm chicken!! Next thing he's back inside with said little mouse which by now was definitely dead, I did not know that and had visions of him dropping it underneath the bed or some piece of furniture, so armed with my water spray bottle and Charlie chasing him as well we all ran throughout the house until Jasper dropped his prey, I saw it was dead and quickly placed a box over it and yelled for Hubby who was blissfully unaware of all the shenanigans as he was cutting the fynbos hedge. He then came in and removed the body and I breathed easily - Jasper got booted outside for awhile.
As most of you know online shopping or ecommerce as it is called was opened up with the exception of tobacco and liquor. Well I went shopping, online, and oh it was such fun, I felt positively decadent in just ordering three items of clothing from Woolworths. My next quest was to try and buy cat litter sand in Somerset West as all the shops locally have sold out. Buying it was not the problem, finding stock was and then actually getting it to BB. Eventually I tracked some down but was not going to pay R650 for a R255 order so , I asked on the Village group and there was someone who has a licence to go through and was more than happy to collect for me, the new way of life I guess. Hubby also had a good online shopping experience in that he was able to order IBR roofing which was delivered and that means he is now in the processing of putting the roof on the deck 🙌🏻.
The family are all doing well, with everyone enjoying the small bits of freedom as they are allowed, obviously with great caution as CoVid 19 cases seem to be escalating quite rapidly.
The flexibility of humanity is an amazing thing, when you see how the world has adjusted and adapted to 'a different way of life'. Yes there are those who are bent on doing it under loud and voiceferous protests and threats but, in general people have done their best. I did have the feeling this weekend though, that people are risking more movement with a kind of indifferent attitude. Things we have not heard since lockdown, the racing of motorbikes on the main road on a Sunday morning, people coming through to their holiday homes and walking on the beaches. This does make me mad because if they want to play Russian roulette with their health, fine, BUT don't jeopardize others. #ventover
Folks an extremely quiet week with no drama, thank You Lord. Once again I am making NO plans for the week ahead except to feel better and take each day as it comes. I wish you and yours a wonderful week, stay well, stay healthy and stay home. Ciao ciao
P.S. I managed to sort my camera out, all by myself. Yaaaay. Look out for new pics.
An exquisite sunset earlier in the week.
Well, Jelly Bean's theory about me not planning a 'qu**t' day or week would appear to have merit because we had a delightful week. I simply cannot remember when last I had a week in which I had absolutely no 'must do's'. Everything that I did accomplish apart from housework and washing was because I wanted to do it, I am sure that must be some kind of record.
Jelly Bean is still fighting off sinusitis which just seems never ending and added to quite a painful flare I am warding off what I suspect is bronchitis. All that aside it was a wonderful week.
Was there still endless entertainment and high jinx from the animals?? Ohh yes that just never stops, in fact if anything they seem to have all completely lost the plot. For some reason they have all become food obsessed with the cats helping Charlie by turfing things off the counters for him to charm around and/or chew. Charlie needs NO help in getting into mischief, in fact as I am typing these very words he is busy dragging a small cushion from my bed into the lounge 🤦🏻♀️. Gee whizz he is naughty. Jasper added a fair amount of drama during the week which happily Jelly Bean missed, she has a total phobia of mice and we seem to have a thriving family of them who drink from the bird feeder. I was sitting minding my own business when Jasper jumped over the door with a large mouse in his mouth...... eeeeek. I tried to stay calm and managed after a few minutes to chase him outside with it. Whew. Not a half an hour later and he was back with a different mouse, same procedure but with a lot of growling between teeth and mouse and out he went. I then looked outside 👀 and saw that he was just playing with it, he doesn't eat them, I will admit I did feel sorry for the poor little thing when I saw that it was playing dead and when his attention was averted tried to run away. I found something else to do, yes I'm chicken!! Next thing he's back inside with said little mouse which by now was definitely dead, I did not know that and had visions of him dropping it underneath the bed or some piece of furniture, so armed with my water spray bottle and Charlie chasing him as well we all ran throughout the house until Jasper dropped his prey, I saw it was dead and quickly placed a box over it and yelled for Hubby who was blissfully unaware of all the shenanigans as he was cutting the fynbos hedge. He then came in and removed the body and I breathed easily - Jasper got booted outside for awhile.
As most of you know online shopping or ecommerce as it is called was opened up with the exception of tobacco and liquor. Well I went shopping, online, and oh it was such fun, I felt positively decadent in just ordering three items of clothing from Woolworths. My next quest was to try and buy cat litter sand in Somerset West as all the shops locally have sold out. Buying it was not the problem, finding stock was and then actually getting it to BB. Eventually I tracked some down but was not going to pay R650 for a R255 order so , I asked on the Village group and there was someone who has a licence to go through and was more than happy to collect for me, the new way of life I guess. Hubby also had a good online shopping experience in that he was able to order IBR roofing which was delivered and that means he is now in the processing of putting the roof on the deck 🙌🏻.
The family are all doing well, with everyone enjoying the small bits of freedom as they are allowed, obviously with great caution as CoVid 19 cases seem to be escalating quite rapidly.
The flexibility of humanity is an amazing thing, when you see how the world has adjusted and adapted to 'a different way of life'. Yes there are those who are bent on doing it under loud and voiceferous protests and threats but, in general people have done their best. I did have the feeling this weekend though, that people are risking more movement with a kind of indifferent attitude. Things we have not heard since lockdown, the racing of motorbikes on the main road on a Sunday morning, people coming through to their holiday homes and walking on the beaches. This does make me mad because if they want to play Russian roulette with their health, fine, BUT don't jeopardize others. #ventover
Folks an extremely quiet week with no drama, thank You Lord. Once again I am making NO plans for the week ahead except to feel better and take each day as it comes. I wish you and yours a wonderful week, stay well, stay healthy and stay home. Ciao ciao
P.S. I managed to sort my camera out, all by myself. Yaaaay. Look out for new pics.
An exquisite sunset earlier in the week.
Monday 11 May 2020
My Life's Winding Roads: Too much drama for one week !
My Life's Winding Roads: Too much drama for one week !: Good morning everyone I hope this finds you well and safe. Happy Mothers Day for yesterday to all the moms out there, and a special hug fro...
Too much drama for one week !
Good morning everyone I hope this finds you well and safe. Happy Mothers Day for yesterday to all the moms out there, and a special hug from me to those of you who were not able to receive a hug from your children. Big Guy set up a family Zoom meeting and it was so precious to at least see everyone together and do a very quick catch up, we actually ran out of time it went by so fast, I still had so many things to say.
Well ....... we had a week and a half. I have been forbidden by Jelly Bean to use the q***te day/week word or phrase any more, because the minute I do everything goes pear shaped.
Last Monday we awoke at 7am to Charlie vomiting which, in itself is not an unusual event. We carried on with our business but he refused to eat which was a BIG red flag and just continued to vomit. I called our vet who sent me an SMS stating it was an emergency to travel through to Strand (in case we encountered a road block). So for the first time in more than six weeks we travelled our beloved Clarence Drive, it was so peaceful and so good to see the sea in large vistas. After a thorough check up Charlie was diagnosed with a very sore, tender tummy. I learnt a few things - he is not 5 yrs old as per S.P.C.A. but only just 1 year, which totally explains his puppy behaviour and nature. Rice especially brown rice is not good for dogs as it contains arsenic (that's why we are supposed to rinse our rice before cooking) and too much fiber. It would appear that he has a delicate gastrointestinal tract made worse by the fact that he had a very heavy hook worm infestation when he arrived in Jhb, the brown rice was one grain too many. So armed with antibiotics, Med's, probiotics, deworming pills all round and a whopper of an injection to help with the tummy pain and nausea we made a quick stop to buy a new car battery for Hubby's car and a quick stop at the fabric store to buy some fleece for doggie jackets before enjoying the drive home. Charlie Chop is now on a special gastrointestinal dog food and is as right as rain. Max and Sasha are back on Krummel pap, no rice, with their raw food diet.
We then had a big faith 'challenge' when Big Guy received a letter from work to say they were busy retrenching and everyone would know within 72 hours - time for more intense prayer all round, and boy did we pray. In order to keep myself occupied I decided to start making all three dogs winter jackets..... on my goodness, why does everything I attempt turn into a monumental mission ? I used their old jackets saddle style, as patterns and began cutting and sewing away. First off by the end of the day it looked like someone had caught a flock of birds and defeathered them, fleece is messy and fuzzy to work with. It took me three days to get these blessed jackets right, it should have been so easy. Problem No1 when I traced them onto paper I completely ignored the fact that the straps going around their neck and tummy, being saddle straps with velcro were overlapped. I spent an entire day sewing on 20 press studs only to finish and everything was too big ... duh. Wake up Sharon. Needless to say I did eventually sort them all out and everyone now has a warm, soft, snuggly jacket to wear in winter. I will make another set but not quite yet, I need recovery time haha. On Thursday Big Guy heard that his job was safe, the relief was immense. i honestly and truly do not know how people manage to cope without the knowledge that God is in control. It was purely trust and faith in His grace and mercy that kept us sane. Sadly his two immediate superiors were both retrenched and our prayers are with them and the countless other families struggling, so much heartache in our country at the moment.
During all this, between them the animals kept us constantly entertained. Hubby put the Yorkie food tin on the kist and while I was working I watched Charlie come from the bedroom, walk past the kist and see the pic of the yorkie on the tin LOLOL he jumped back with such a fright and then prowled around the kist and fireplace giving both a very wide berth, watching and growling at the tin all the while. Sasha has found herself a new bed on top of all the rolled up throws which are kept in a basket, we think she has done this to get away from Charlie who always wants to play with her, she is a grand old dame now. He had been pestering her and then she disappeared, jumped up onto her new bed which Charlie didn't see. Awhile later he came around the back of the couch and as he did he caught sight of her and actually let out a yelp of fright and ran away before cautiously going back to investigate further. Oh my word we nearly wet ourselves laughing. Then ....... still minding our own business and working in the lounge we did not see that Zeepha had hidden in the long life six pack milk box . Again poor little Charlie came trotting past the box and she jumped out, the little guy took off as if a pack of wolves were after him. Those are the highlights of our pet entertainment for the week.
On Friday evening just as I got into bed around 10 pm my phone rang and it was Princess, the minute I answered I knew there was a problem. Poppet had gone to get ready for bed, in turning to put excess pillows on the dressing table she somehow managed to crunch her little toe (wearing slippers) on the corner of the table. She had completely dislocated her smallest 'little piggy' which was by then headed in the opposite direction to all her other little piggies. Bear in mind we are more that 1500 km apart. It is after 10 pm. South Africa is under a curfew from 8pm to 5 am. Therefore was nothing else to do but utter a quick prayer, offer immediate relief suggestions i.e. Ice, elevate, strong sweet tea, painkillers. My hat goes off to this granddaughter of mine, she stayed as cool as a cucumber from the very start, followed all my directions all the while trying to calm and console her mom. We were told later though that when she first walked in and saw the toe she burst into laughter, briefly. Eventually we had to take the bull by the horns and readjust that little 'piggy'. She did everything by the book as I talked her through it and pulled and relocated that tiny piggy right back into its normal position. My phone was not on speaker, Poppet had a cushion in front of her face and Hubby and Jelly Bean heard her from the lounge as the toe was manipulated. Clever girl that she is Princess then strapped the little piggy next to its neighbor using her sport strapping and tucked mom into bed for the night. GOSH nothing like a little drama to end off one hell of a week. Needless to say I did not sleep very well that night or the three nights before it. Happily Poppet is fine, still recovering and strapped up and that little toe is exactly where it usually is.
And that folks is a small insight into the craziness that was my life last week. Seeing them all yesterday and being able to laugh, joke and Praise the Lord made it all worthwhile. I would not exchange my family for all the gold in the world, love you guys to infinity.
Folks I wish you all a wonderful week, I am making no wishes or predictions regarding mine 🤐. Please look after yourselves, stay safe and enjoy the special moments with your family be they human or pets, I hope my stories bought some lightand laughter to start your week. Ciao ciao .
Three little doggies jackets in a row.
Charlie modeling after a nice bath
Well ....... we had a week and a half. I have been forbidden by Jelly Bean to use the q***te day/week word or phrase any more, because the minute I do everything goes pear shaped.
Last Monday we awoke at 7am to Charlie vomiting which, in itself is not an unusual event. We carried on with our business but he refused to eat which was a BIG red flag and just continued to vomit. I called our vet who sent me an SMS stating it was an emergency to travel through to Strand (in case we encountered a road block). So for the first time in more than six weeks we travelled our beloved Clarence Drive, it was so peaceful and so good to see the sea in large vistas. After a thorough check up Charlie was diagnosed with a very sore, tender tummy. I learnt a few things - he is not 5 yrs old as per S.P.C.A. but only just 1 year, which totally explains his puppy behaviour and nature. Rice especially brown rice is not good for dogs as it contains arsenic (that's why we are supposed to rinse our rice before cooking) and too much fiber. It would appear that he has a delicate gastrointestinal tract made worse by the fact that he had a very heavy hook worm infestation when he arrived in Jhb, the brown rice was one grain too many. So armed with antibiotics, Med's, probiotics, deworming pills all round and a whopper of an injection to help with the tummy pain and nausea we made a quick stop to buy a new car battery for Hubby's car and a quick stop at the fabric store to buy some fleece for doggie jackets before enjoying the drive home. Charlie Chop is now on a special gastrointestinal dog food and is as right as rain. Max and Sasha are back on Krummel pap, no rice, with their raw food diet.
We then had a big faith 'challenge' when Big Guy received a letter from work to say they were busy retrenching and everyone would know within 72 hours - time for more intense prayer all round, and boy did we pray. In order to keep myself occupied I decided to start making all three dogs winter jackets..... on my goodness, why does everything I attempt turn into a monumental mission ? I used their old jackets saddle style, as patterns and began cutting and sewing away. First off by the end of the day it looked like someone had caught a flock of birds and defeathered them, fleece is messy and fuzzy to work with. It took me three days to get these blessed jackets right, it should have been so easy. Problem No1 when I traced them onto paper I completely ignored the fact that the straps going around their neck and tummy, being saddle straps with velcro were overlapped. I spent an entire day sewing on 20 press studs only to finish and everything was too big ... duh. Wake up Sharon. Needless to say I did eventually sort them all out and everyone now has a warm, soft, snuggly jacket to wear in winter. I will make another set but not quite yet, I need recovery time haha. On Thursday Big Guy heard that his job was safe, the relief was immense. i honestly and truly do not know how people manage to cope without the knowledge that God is in control. It was purely trust and faith in His grace and mercy that kept us sane. Sadly his two immediate superiors were both retrenched and our prayers are with them and the countless other families struggling, so much heartache in our country at the moment.
During all this, between them the animals kept us constantly entertained. Hubby put the Yorkie food tin on the kist and while I was working I watched Charlie come from the bedroom, walk past the kist and see the pic of the yorkie on the tin LOLOL he jumped back with such a fright and then prowled around the kist and fireplace giving both a very wide berth, watching and growling at the tin all the while. Sasha has found herself a new bed on top of all the rolled up throws which are kept in a basket, we think she has done this to get away from Charlie who always wants to play with her, she is a grand old dame now. He had been pestering her and then she disappeared, jumped up onto her new bed which Charlie didn't see. Awhile later he came around the back of the couch and as he did he caught sight of her and actually let out a yelp of fright and ran away before cautiously going back to investigate further. Oh my word we nearly wet ourselves laughing. Then ....... still minding our own business and working in the lounge we did not see that Zeepha had hidden in the long life six pack milk box . Again poor little Charlie came trotting past the box and she jumped out, the little guy took off as if a pack of wolves were after him. Those are the highlights of our pet entertainment for the week.
On Friday evening just as I got into bed around 10 pm my phone rang and it was Princess, the minute I answered I knew there was a problem. Poppet had gone to get ready for bed, in turning to put excess pillows on the dressing table she somehow managed to crunch her little toe (wearing slippers) on the corner of the table. She had completely dislocated her smallest 'little piggy' which was by then headed in the opposite direction to all her other little piggies. Bear in mind we are more that 1500 km apart. It is after 10 pm. South Africa is under a curfew from 8pm to 5 am. Therefore was nothing else to do but utter a quick prayer, offer immediate relief suggestions i.e. Ice, elevate, strong sweet tea, painkillers. My hat goes off to this granddaughter of mine, she stayed as cool as a cucumber from the very start, followed all my directions all the while trying to calm and console her mom. We were told later though that when she first walked in and saw the toe she burst into laughter, briefly. Eventually we had to take the bull by the horns and readjust that little 'piggy'. She did everything by the book as I talked her through it and pulled and relocated that tiny piggy right back into its normal position. My phone was not on speaker, Poppet had a cushion in front of her face and Hubby and Jelly Bean heard her from the lounge as the toe was manipulated. Clever girl that she is Princess then strapped the little piggy next to its neighbor using her sport strapping and tucked mom into bed for the night. GOSH nothing like a little drama to end off one hell of a week. Needless to say I did not sleep very well that night or the three nights before it. Happily Poppet is fine, still recovering and strapped up and that little toe is exactly where it usually is.
And that folks is a small insight into the craziness that was my life last week. Seeing them all yesterday and being able to laugh, joke and Praise the Lord made it all worthwhile. I would not exchange my family for all the gold in the world, love you guys to infinity.
Folks I wish you all a wonderful week, I am making no wishes or predictions regarding mine 🤐. Please look after yourselves, stay safe and enjoy the special moments with your family be they human or pets, I hope my stories bought some lightand laughter to start your week. Ciao ciao .
Three little doggies jackets in a row.
Monday 4 May 2020
My Life's Winding Roads: All is quiet
My Life's Winding Roads: All is quiet: Good morning beautiful people, how is everyone on this lovely May day ? I can hardly believe that we are into May already, it feels like w...
All is quiet
Good morning beautiful people, how is everyone on this lovely May day ? I can hardly believe that we are into May already, it feels like we have lost March and April somewhere in the process. I had a totally blonde moment on Thursday when someone mentioned that it was a long weekend ......... I had completely forgotten that here in SA the 1st of May is a Public Holiday, and I am the only one in the house who actually keeps track of the days - I blame CoVid 19 and lockdown hahaha, everything is messed up as Jelly Bean would say, even the weather because it would appear winter has decided autumn can just hang around longer - winter where are you - we are all waiting?? There was some lovely light rain on Saturday evening and a cool day yesterday, but I mean only just long sleeve weather not even cold.
We had a fairly quiet week in terms of dramas and high jinx although not quiet in other ways. With the increase of CoVid cases and SA being dropped to Level 4 of lockdown (barely much change from Level 5) we decided to do as much of our shopping online as possible. This was partly due to the fact that I went with my Hubby into Kleinmond on Wednesday and waited in the car for him while he went into Spar. I was sitting happily observing humanity of whom 98% were wearing masks, when I saw a chap who was wearing Spar uniform and is in charge of the shopping trolleys, chatting to a 'pal' . He had a mask on and the friend had a thick knitted scarf around his face, the next minute Mr Spar guy produces a bottle of coke, removes his mask and has a long drink then ........... hands the bottle over to Mr Pal who removes his scarf and has a swig ????? And so they finished the cold drink. I could hardly believe my eyes 👀, this would also be the gent who pushes all the trolleys back to the shop for reuse. Getting back to actually leaving the house, I haven't been to Kleinmond since before Lockdown started and we were very blessed to source three plastic, full face masks which are super comfortable and easy to put on and remove. Hubby has been using his regularly and 10 minutes before leaving I looked for mine, well wouldn't you know, it was NOWHERE to be found and I do mean nowhere. Becoming more stressed and having looked in every cupboard etc I eventually grabbed a scarf and used that, after coming home I looked again and nothing. Almost in tears from frustration and annoyance I was ready to just burst, Jelly Bean opened a cupboard, where I had looked and moved things out of, and voila there were the two masks. I still do not know how I missed them, needless to say last week was not the shining star of my mental capabilities. Back to the online shopping - talk about confusing and lousy websites. I first did an order with PnP (it took forever) only to discover they did not have many things and they don't deliver to BB ( aaargggh tell me that at the beginning )Hubby suggested driving to Gordon's Bay to collect from them but that is not allowed as it crosses a municipal boundary. Then I looked at Checkers and WOW they actually deliver to BB three times a week for FREE above a certain price. Many hours at the computer later and I placed my order late on Thursday afternooon, we received everything we ordered at 1 pm on Friday in excellent condition, fabulous quality of fruit and veg and, all frozen goods still frozen solid. There were three or four things they did not have or, I could not find, so after phoning the OK in Kleinmond to check if they had, Hubby made a quick in and out trip literally to just collect at the pay station. I hope and pray next time it goes quicker from my side but as for us this is how we are going to shop for the foreseeable future as far as is possible. We can get milk, artisan bread and even some meat locally so hopefully we are sorted. I spent ages over the weekend loading the Dis-Chem app and trying to shop for pharmacy items - oh my shattered nerves, don't even try. What they fail to tell you is only 2 stores in the Cape do delivery of non pharmacy items so, you have to spend a huge amount to get a free delivery from the warehouse. The app keeps kicking you off and does not give choices on many items, after phoning to find out what the problem was and being told about the 2 stores I just decided to email my order through, so much for their online shop. What did fascinate me though is you can buy face cream, foundation etc but not eye shadow, eye liner etc, I have all but given up on trying to figure out what is allowed and what is not on Lockdown.
Well folks, that pretty much sums up my week except for the constant baking and cooking. This week we need to try and make the dogs winter jackets - oh my goodness, that is of course, if we are allowed to buy material if not I can already envisage them all wearing pink from an old fleece blanket. Please look after yourselves, be safe and stay well, Ciao Ciao
Charlie looking very handsome
We had a fairly quiet week in terms of dramas and high jinx although not quiet in other ways. With the increase of CoVid cases and SA being dropped to Level 4 of lockdown (barely much change from Level 5) we decided to do as much of our shopping online as possible. This was partly due to the fact that I went with my Hubby into Kleinmond on Wednesday and waited in the car for him while he went into Spar. I was sitting happily observing humanity of whom 98% were wearing masks, when I saw a chap who was wearing Spar uniform and is in charge of the shopping trolleys, chatting to a 'pal' . He had a mask on and the friend had a thick knitted scarf around his face, the next minute Mr Spar guy produces a bottle of coke, removes his mask and has a long drink then ........... hands the bottle over to Mr Pal who removes his scarf and has a swig ????? And so they finished the cold drink. I could hardly believe my eyes 👀, this would also be the gent who pushes all the trolleys back to the shop for reuse. Getting back to actually leaving the house, I haven't been to Kleinmond since before Lockdown started and we were very blessed to source three plastic, full face masks which are super comfortable and easy to put on and remove. Hubby has been using his regularly and 10 minutes before leaving I looked for mine, well wouldn't you know, it was NOWHERE to be found and I do mean nowhere. Becoming more stressed and having looked in every cupboard etc I eventually grabbed a scarf and used that, after coming home I looked again and nothing. Almost in tears from frustration and annoyance I was ready to just burst, Jelly Bean opened a cupboard, where I had looked and moved things out of, and voila there were the two masks. I still do not know how I missed them, needless to say last week was not the shining star of my mental capabilities. Back to the online shopping - talk about confusing and lousy websites. I first did an order with PnP (it took forever) only to discover they did not have many things and they don't deliver to BB ( aaargggh tell me that at the beginning )Hubby suggested driving to Gordon's Bay to collect from them but that is not allowed as it crosses a municipal boundary. Then I looked at Checkers and WOW they actually deliver to BB three times a week for FREE above a certain price. Many hours at the computer later and I placed my order late on Thursday afternooon, we received everything we ordered at 1 pm on Friday in excellent condition, fabulous quality of fruit and veg and, all frozen goods still frozen solid. There were three or four things they did not have or, I could not find, so after phoning the OK in Kleinmond to check if they had, Hubby made a quick in and out trip literally to just collect at the pay station. I hope and pray next time it goes quicker from my side but as for us this is how we are going to shop for the foreseeable future as far as is possible. We can get milk, artisan bread and even some meat locally so hopefully we are sorted. I spent ages over the weekend loading the Dis-Chem app and trying to shop for pharmacy items - oh my shattered nerves, don't even try. What they fail to tell you is only 2 stores in the Cape do delivery of non pharmacy items so, you have to spend a huge amount to get a free delivery from the warehouse. The app keeps kicking you off and does not give choices on many items, after phoning to find out what the problem was and being told about the 2 stores I just decided to email my order through, so much for their online shop. What did fascinate me though is you can buy face cream, foundation etc but not eye shadow, eye liner etc, I have all but given up on trying to figure out what is allowed and what is not on Lockdown.
Well folks, that pretty much sums up my week except for the constant baking and cooking. This week we need to try and make the dogs winter jackets - oh my goodness, that is of course, if we are allowed to buy material if not I can already envisage them all wearing pink from an old fleece blanket. Please look after yourselves, be safe and stay well, Ciao Ciao
Charlie looking very handsome
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