On The Eve Of Yet Another Weekend.

 Time keeps going...

October is well on the way and yet our harvest is far from over. The blue grapes are still dangling in splendid multitude all over the vineyards as if waiting with baited breath to be picked.

Picking is well under way, in Bob's case into its third week, and if they didn't already have enough on their plate with getting everything off and into the cellar, the weather is trying its hardest to irritiate and annoy. Rain, cold and then warm again. The latter is good for harvesting but not so much the former two. But, that's the way it is and one has to make the best out of it.

This whole week the electrical company has been digging and banging outside getting everything ready for laying underground cables. A right royal mess after Tuesday's heavy rain. Mud all over our road but at least they finished the digging and moved on to the last part, the connecting.

The reminders have been posted all week to inform us that our part of the village will have the electricity cut today from 8 am until 11 am.  After having experienced a few of those announcement my trust in their ability to keep within these announced time boundries is established. Not like it was back in South Africa where a power-cut  could be anywhere from a few hours to a few days. I kid you not! Those were the days of learning to be scouts. Little camping stoves and torches...

True to form, the electricity came on again and with half an hour to spare. Magic and very comfortable on a cold day. Teas or coffees can be had. 

The weather although coldish with a hint of warmth thrown in is sort of a messenger of winter still to come, it does seem strange to know that in a little over two months time Christmas is here. We all know how fast any week can flit past and nine or ten of them won't seem that much longer. 

To say that this Christmas will be interesting is putting it mildly. The only ray of sunshine is that after the festive season we should enter into the last few rounds of fighting this dastardly virus, Covid-19.

Let's hope that everyone goes above and beyond from now until then because only then can we be the winners and resume a normal semblance of life...

Biggi