Friday 14 August 2020, Day 75 of Level 3, after 66 days of Levels 5 and 4 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a fabulous day full of surprises and good news; for a warm sunny day, but changing late this afternoon, the rain clouds moving in fast and rain falling now ☔️; for a short writing day; for a cat requirement shopping at Pick n Pay; for a shopping trip to the Garden’s Centre, all smooth shopping at Hartlief, Pick n Pay, and Woolies; for a visit from Acting Judge Johnny Nortje and his friend Jacques, joined by German law students Kilian and Mareike, who chose to stay in Cape Town over Lockdown, bringing Linton too, feeling like a Tourist Guide when I showed them around Bakoven; for a great after-tour relax on the terrace with a bottle of Neil Ellis Groenekloof Sauvignon Blanc and Woolies Shiraz wines, even dancing on my terrace 💃🕺, oh what fun, not experienced in a long time; for good Hermanus news; for Henry managing to get my pool full-up with the rim-flow water, which was starting to overflow; for the veg garden now having carrots added; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙

My Sweet and Sour Awards went to Snuffles second hand furniture shop in Hermanus and the SABC, respectively.

Sweet Service Award goes to Snuffels in Hermanus; Sour Service Award goes to SABC !

I had to see the detective at the Camps Bay police station today, but for the second day running he wasn’t there. Now I have to go back on Monday.

My shopping experience at Pick n Pay in Camps Bay was really bad today, so unlike the experience throughout Lockdown, a reduced price on strawberries 🍓 not accepted by the till, and the manager nowhere to be found. I wasn’t happy but the manager made sure that I left the store with a smile 👏

Having seen the weather forecast for the weekend I went to the Garden’s Centre, stocking up on German treats at a very busy Hartlief; bought some tinned cat treats at Pick n Pay; and vegetables for a warm winter soup at Woolies.

As I walked back to my car Johnny messaged that he was heading to Camps Bay, so I invited him for tea, meeting him at my home at 2 pm, just as Loadshedding hit, forgetting about it, so it was water only. We did a Lockdown catch-up, until their other friends arrived. What fun we had after the walk, my first escapism in 141 days of Lockdown. ❤️❤️❤️🍷🍷🍷🍷💃💃💃💃. So much love and spoil for the cats. 😻😻😻😻

And now the rain has arrived, early. ☔️

It feels like Spring is in the air, with good news possible when our President does his next speech, likely to be tomorrow evening, with big concessions, it is speculated.

SA Corona Status: 579140 cases 11556 deaths 😷😢

FitBit 13000 steps 9 km 👣

Lovemylife❤️

 

The Corona Virus Lockdown (Level 5), announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier to commence on 27 March and to continue until 16 April, subsequently extended to 30 April, lowered to Level 4 from 1 May, and lowered to Level 3 from 1 June, is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.

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