30 Dec 2022

FRIDAY's FAVE FIVE

In Belgium we only have one day off for Christmas and not two as in many other countries. In the UK  it was Boxing day, an expression which I misunderstood for a long time, I couldn't understand why on the second Christmas day the people were boxing each other ! Christmas stands for peace and love and not for boxing. A good soul explained me then the real meaning ! But I am sure I was not the only one who thought that the English are boxing on the second Christmas day. 

I didn't feel very well and as many people have a cold or a flu or a Covid I thought maybe I start one too, and took the miracle pill against all this "Paracetamol" ! the rest of the day I hang on the sofa watched TV and filed my photos for the external hard disk, the Christmas gift from my son. 

The next day I was feeling a bit better and I had slept well. Probably I had been only very tired with all these festivities. I am happy that one is over. 

During the night I heard the wind whistling but didn't pay attention and continued to sleep. The next morning when I opened the window doors to let in fresh air,

I saw this ! Apparently it hadn't been a slightly whistling wind, but rather a storm !! 

When Toby was here with his Dad, they took Toby's best friend with them to Amsterdam, to spend a week of holidays there.

According to several pictures I got, they had a lot of fun ! They have the same age (12) only 5 month differenc and the same size too 1,71m. Their Dads are best friends too, since school !

With this wind and rainy weather I stayed home again ! But the next day I had to go shopping for the New Year. Adeline came with me, as she can't drive. I wonder how it is possible to live without a car especially now that I am a vintage ! We, the (not famous four) decided to start with little snacks and champagne in my apartment and a warm plate in Adeline's (she has a bigger table) and then return to mine  (I have a bigger TV and more space to sit), to spend the rest of the evening here. 

While I was sorting out my photos I also found some very old once which had been in an Album and which Rick had scanned put them on a USB stick and had thrown the Albums away, they took too much space. I agreed. The photo was a bit dark and a bit blur. I corrected it a bit and now it looks like new !

and with this photo of happy times

I WISH YOU A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR ! 

MAY IT BE BETTER THEN 2022


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12 comments:

  1. What a great old photo. Happy 2023.

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  3. Hope you're feeling better now. Great photo! Happy New Year.

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  4. Glad you had friends for the evening. Great old photo of you all.

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  5. Happy New Year to you! I'm glad you were able to have a visit from Toby and his dad.
    Fun photo from 1989.

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  6. That photo is a great find! Toby and his friend look adorable, though I know they'd hate to hear that. LOL. Nice that they could spend a week together. That was some crazy wind that toppled the tree! Hope it didn't damage anything. Glad you are feeling better and were able to spend some time with your friends. Happy New year to you!

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  7. What a fun old photo! Glad you had a fun celebration with friends. That was a great idea to split the time between the two places. I'm glad you are feeling better. Sounds like Toby had a fun time. Wow, I'm glad the tree that fell wasn't near a home. I wish you all the best for 2023!

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  8. Since Christmas and New Year fell on Sunday. Some places will be close on Monday. I'm going to work.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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