We started the week with baking ! It was the 6th January which the catholics celebrate as Epiphany or three Kings day. As Belgium is a catholic country everybody was busy with baking (or buying) the special cake which contains a trinket. The one who gets the piece of cake with the trinket (attention to your teeth) will be the King or Queen.
Preparation of the dough
It's ready and Evelyn cut for everybody one piece.
As we had two cakes, we also had two Queens ! The cake was delicious and we were all very proud. I only made the pictures, but tasted the cake and can only agree !
This marked the end of the Christmas season and we could put all the Christmas decorations again in their boxes for next year.
We have a new comer a couple, we have only seen the man who participates in our games. The funniest thing was that Jeanine who was sitting besides me told me several times that she knew this man. And the man always looked over to her. Finally she went over to him and then they both screamed and fell into each other's arms! They had been neighbors for 30 years and lived across from Jeanine's. The world is small!
It was a nice week, a little difficult because there was a lack of staff, they had to take their holidays before the year's end otherwise the days are lost. But that didn't disturb us, those who still could help the ones in wheelchairs or pulled off the special stockings in the evening and helped dressing those who had difficulties. The nurses concentrated of those who were really helpless and had Parkinson, Alzheimer or dementia. That is what I like so much here in "my" castle is the family spirit.
I had asked for a little table to put just in front of the window so when I am blogging I have this wonderful view
It was the first snow this year and only lasted one day ! But it's getting cold and unfortunately very humid and grey. The cold doesn't disturb me but I would need some sunshine.
Coming back from a little shopping I found my parking occupied so I put my car behind the building half in the grass and then it rained for 3 days. When I wanted to go out again, my car was stuck ! Impossible to get out of the mud. Finally all available men rushed to help me and got it out ! What a laughter, of course as probably in all countries they said : Aww a woman at the wheel !
Now I am looking forward to a wet, cold weekend, but in a warm place with cheerful people.
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