Yesterday we went into Cape Town to visit the Bears and see their gorgeous new home - it could not suit their personalities more if it had been especially made just for them, and I am so happy to see them settled and enjoying making it their own. After a magnificent Tappas lunch and lots of catching up, we left CT and the temperature was 36c and no wind, Somerset West and Gordons Bay also 36 c, Rooi Els was 32c and our beautiful village was a miraculous 24c with a cool South Easter, what more could I ask for ? Before moving off topic, I have never seen so much traffic or the beaches so full, even at Christmas time. It was like every Capetonian looked outside and said "pack the car, it's Sunday", this is a very outdoors minded Province.
Well the week started off busy and stayed that way, Poppet had seen someone selling a trunk/ottoman over the weekend and after much communication we drove through to CT on Tuesday to buy it. First of all it is solid mango wood = heavy, secondly it was on the third floor of an apartment block with no lift 😬. The moment we saw it I knew it was absolutely perfect and after lots of huffing and puffing we got it downstairs, onto the roof and home, it has now become my new project - stripping and sanding all the varnish off and then I will seal it properly. After ages of using the sander Hubby took over and finished the lid for me and so far I have 99% finished stripping the back - I took a break over the weekend to build up some energy reserves and will resume again today hopefully. It is going to look absolutely stunning when finished and I can't wait to see it in the lounge (also looking forward to all the extra storage space it will give us) whoop, whoop. At the same time I am also stripping the unit Poppet returned which is an even bigger job.
Now that the server is gone Hubby was able to catch up on the watches and clocks and he also enclosed the bottom portion on the front of the deck, that is really starting to become a reality now which is super exciting. I saw this week on a FB memory that we started exactly two years ago, gee time flies down here.
Dear Jelly Bean had her return Dentist appointment and thank goodness for the timing. When he reopened her tooth expecting to find all the infection gone, it was just the opposite and all still sitting there, so with some delicate and thorough work and he was able to clean it all out and put in a new filling, hopefully now she will start to feel better - it's been bothering her for more than a month.
That, folks was my whirlwind week, traveling, sanding, paint stripping and tea breaks in between, if my predictions are correct that will be the pattern for this coming week. It is purely from a physical energy reason that I have not finished the entire trunk because if I was able, it would be done and standing in place of honour in the lounge hehehe.
I wish you all a wonderful week, find someone who you can share some kindness with, even if it just greeting a person you pass in the street with a smile. I was so blessed yesterday to see a Police car stopped on the side of the very busy highway and the two Policemen helping an elderly gentleman change his flat tyre 💙. Please stay safe and healthy, Ciao ciao
Before and now our trunk
Panda, one of the Bears' cats playing cute.
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