On Monday I found on my breakfast tray a note that we would be without electricity from 1 pm til 5 pm ! Doesn't matter I will go shopping and take Jeanine along. She was quite happy, as she seldom went into Waterloo center and had never left Belgium !
We walked around bought some beauty things and then had a very good coffee in a new Snack Bar. When we came back the electricity came back too ! This way I found a new parking place and can see my car from my window, the building behind was a sort of crèche for men with senile dementia, who spent the day there while their wives of family were working. Now it's empty and serves as storage room.
We were informed that there were cases of gastroenteritis and that we had to eat in our rooms and there were no activities. It wasn't a problem for me; I always eat in my room anyway and go to the restaurant for coffee. And as always, when one person sits there, the others come too, so it was actually very nice. The next few days were bad, not for me. I visited a friend I hadn't seen in a long time, who had lost 30 kg after her husband died last year. She is in her late 60s but can hardly walk because she weighed 160 kg, a bit much for her poor knees. The 30 kg were definitely good for her, but I have to admit I didn't notice at all
We had a lot to talk so the afternoon passed quickly. When I came back the people had started to complain they were missing our get together in the restaurant and also our activities. As they often complain to me I informed our two entertainers, who weren't happy either because they had to do other things like office work.
The doors of infected residents look like this. A joker had taken the notice from my neighbor and had stuck it on my door ! When I wanted to go out a nurse stopped me and told me that I have to stay in my room. I hadn't seen the notice yet and got angry, but then I saw that I was victim of a joke ! That gave me a good idea, I thought during night I take all notices off and stick them at the door of the manager ! But finally I thought that would be a to big confusion !
Therefore I have nothing special to report except I spent the next day the whole afternoon with Laure and we decided to go to the cinema next week !
It's good that you've avoided the gastroenteritis. I hope things return to normal very soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you haven't gotten gastroenteritis, and I hope you don't. It's good you can drive and go about town.
ReplyDeleteBarbara H. @ https://barbaraleeharper.com/2025/03/14/fridays-fave-five-785/
I hope you don't get sick!
ReplyDeleteYour excursion to town was just the right thing to do to keep yourself active. And I'm glad you took your friend with you.
Have a good healthy week.