9 Jan 2017

WEEKEND REVIEW Jan 7, 2017

This has been a lazy weekend in terms of moving, because it was so cold, wet and slippery outside that nobody went out when it wasn't absolutely necessary. I

After my morning Yoga exercises,  I looked out of the window and thought I don't have to get dressed, I'll stay in my jogging which is soft and warm.



what I saw was this, mist, a bit of snow and a grey sky. Very stimulating for going out !

So I decided to catch up on my computer work, which I had neglected, I was so busy to install my new little computer. With our language problems in Europe it took quite some time ! The computer was sold with a French keyboard, but I am used to the Belgian French keyboard, I didn't even know that there was a difference. The language is the same and the signs too, so why put them on different places ?  It is very annoying but why make it simple if you can do it the complicated way. The letters are on the same place but when it comes to signs there is a difference ! @ - _ & " are on different keys and it took me some time to find the @ for a email address !



Arthur listens patiently to my &#"@§% ladylike complaints

When I had filed my photos and  written my posts, I moved to the living room to work on my new little computer and to get used to the signs.



The view was not better ! Depressing !



the plants my son had offered to me when he came last week, started to bloom and they look beautiful.

On Sunday it was the same and I tried to change everything in my little computer into English because I don't know the special computer language in French ! A lot of words are kept in English but there are others which are translated in such a funny way that I shook my head in disbelief and had to laugh !







After supper we usually watch a movie together and I mostly have Rosie on my lap, but sometimes also Arthur, who is rather heavy !



They don't go out either they do a 24 h nap marathon, I wished I could do that too, but laundry and cooking has to be done !

I still found some Christmas ornaments which I put away, and the few Christmas cards we got, wandered in the bin, except this one, 



I took a picture, maybe it could be an idea for a painting;

10 comments:

  1. Hi Gattina - the weather does look as though it's going to be whitely fearsome here too - we had a benign weekend - but it is coming ... and the clouds have really piled in in the last hour and look rather full of rain - later in the week we might have snow down here .. cheers Hilary

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  2. You made the most of the weekend as usual.

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  3. As we have discussed before, the differences in keyboards are so annoying, as I find in England. Australia uses US keyboard style, but for some reason ours is quirky and gives us European accents over words when we want English punctuation. I am too lazy to fix it and we just work around it. But I think our problems are less than yours.

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  4. I didn't know that keyboards were so different, you learn something new everyday. I love the card, it would certainly make a stunning painting.

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  5. When I got my new computer I installed the Dutch keyboard as well. If I need to type in Norwegian I will get that, but otherwise I use the Dutch version where I know where all the special signs are. Well, my fingers do, if I have to look for them with my eyes, I can never find them.

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  6. I get two ways to input Japanese letter on my computer. I use "English" way as keys in "Japanese" way are totally different and it takes forever for me to type!
    Love the picture of kitty bouquet :-)

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  7. My cellular phone was programmed in French, too. I finally asked Dick to fix it. Haven't used the phone since then because I'm at home. Maybe I should try sending a text to see if it is in English.

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  8. I love that card with all those cats. We had a terrifically cold weekend and it's still quite cool. But, for us, it's a change from the heat and I can finally wear all my coats and hats.

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  9. I always smile when I see photos of your cats, Gattina. Keep up the good work!
    Hugs, Kay

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  10. Cold and gray -- I would have left my jogging suit on too. In fact, sometimes I do even when it isn't cold and gray ;>).... I need to get back to doing my morning yoga routine. I stopped when I hurt my hands because I am a wimp and just didn't feel like moving for a while. Now they are all better but I still haven't got started again.

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