Well it is a bit of a 'mark on the calendar day' here in South Africa, after 5 months of lockdown we go down to Level 2, which for me means I can go for a walk on the beach and take Charlie for his first ever beach walk. I never did figure out why it would be dangerous in terms of CoVid19 but with my luck it would be me being the one person to get caught breaking the rules, so I abstained hehe. The other good news is that inter provincial travel is now allowed, liquor and tobacco sales are open, we may visit family, make use of Hotel and B&B accommodations, all the while adhering to the guidelines of social distancing and limited numbers. More for the economy and those impacted by the strict Lockdown rules I am beyond blessed and pray that things will return to 'normal' economically as fast as possible - I understand we will live in a new normal but at least the economy can begin to heal.
An interesting week behind us to be sure, the current weather pattern appears to be gale force winds and heavy rains over the weekends with sometimes quite hot weather between. Last week however, the weather remained cold but sunny and according to the specialists today and tomorrow we are under another severe weather warning, for the last four days we have had the fire going all day long, sadly it doesn't stay warm overnight - it requires its slaves to continually feed it with logs of wood in order to stay cheerful and then gets moody and goes off when we leave it alone, tut tut tut.
On Tuesday Hubby headed off to Somerset West on a mission to find some sliding windows for the deck. Jelly Bean and I headed in the opposite direction to the Mall in Hermanus as she needed to do some shopping. Hubby's trips to SW somehow seem to evolve into 2000 stops hehe. We had just planned on two shops with a quick peek into one more and then one of us running into Woolies to buy tea. Hmmmffff so much for that thought ...... the two shops took about a hour, the quick peek was just that BUT, then we made the fatal mistake of continuing to walk to the other end of the Mall for the tea. Although we managed to get everything on the list it left me completely depleted and I'm still paddling my way out of the flare.
The makeover in our bedroom is coming along nicely if slowly, but I am so excited by how it is all coming together. It is going slowly partly due to my energy levels and also because I keep adding things to be done. At the beginning of the year I found a small picture of a rose which BigBear managed to have blown up to A1 size, we (Hubby) then made me a frame, we got the glass and during the week I 'distressed' the frame - this was a first for me and I am hooked, it came out beautifully, we hung it up on Saturday. There are still some changes I want to make in the bathroom and only then will I consider the makeover complete 😀. As for the quilt I am about to start my 8th square so that is going quicker than I expected. We eventually convinced Hubby dearest to advertise the Embroidery Hoop and he has seen an encouraging amount of interest one shop in Hermanus is going to take two, so we are holding thumbs on that score. He has cleared his workbench of all watches and has been working on one which he intends selling, all the while putting a little time into the deck each day. Which reminds me his trip to SW went far better than we ever anticipated, he went to a 'new' second hand store which is a veritable treasure trove, they have everything from building material to tiny ornaments, he found two sliding windows 2m and 3m respectively of exactly the height we require for ............R1000 for both. Our initial searches were coming in at R22000 Whoop whoop, we will continue going there for other things we need as well as the sliding windows for the side of the deck.
Miss Muffet and her family have gone camping for a few days in the UK, they have found a site in the middle of a cherry orchard, enjoy guys and stay safe. The rest of the family are all well and I am sure feeling mighty relieved at the lifting of some of the lockdown restrictions, my consistent prayer is for a family get together at the end of the year.
Well ladies and gents, I am going to say farewell for this week, thank you for your continued support on My Life's Winding Roads. Please stay safe and stay healthy. Ciao Ciao
Some very large waves last night as a prelude to the gale.
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