hope springs eternal in the human breast

I have had to vasbyt * and swallow my disappointment when Manu told us that the new windows will not be ready till January 12 at the earliest! If setbacks come in sets of three, then we have had the three: blocked sewer, below freezing temperatures (builders cannot work in extreme cold) and now late delivery of windows. As far as I know, Alexander Pope coined the phrase "hope springs eternal in the human breast" in his Essays on Man. We hope, we dream and imagine. In the meantime, we are selling (and sampling!) wine for the season's festivities.

*vasbyt : Afrikaans expression for biting hard or fast when you need to persevere.