Abrie suggested a cure for my hand – sleep with an “Asyn Lap” and when you wake up all the bruising and swelling will have disappeared. Well I thought it was worth a try so Earl bound me up in a crepe bandage and poured brown vinegar over it and finally my hand was taped into a plastic bag.   But in the middle of the night I woke up with an excruciating itch under the bandage which I ripped off to scratch.  My hand looked pickled and I washed off the vinegar and went straight back to sleep! Admittedly the swelling has reduced and there is no bruising but it is not completely better yet!

Here are some pictures that Joshua took last night.

 

This morning early Grandpa and I gathered the grandkids and headed to the beach.  There was much moaning about the ridiculously early hour but they forced themselves and were glad of it later!   As far as I am concerned the best time to be on the beach is early in the morning before it gets too hot or too windy.

We returned at quarter to ten for a lovely breakfast and then chilled till later when the kids returned to the beach.  Jay and Shan are a bit too sunburned for my liking!  Earl did some chores around the house, I chilled doing very little for most of the days and Allan cooked an awesome curry for dinner.  Laurie and Annie left for Cape Town just after 6 but they will join us at home next Monday – the house will be bursting at the seams till the New Year!  What a pleasure to have everyone together – family bonding at its best.