FRIDAY's FAVE FIVE

On Monday there was a terrible wind again ! We had wind in the past but not that strong that it blows chairs and umbrellas away. This also was not good for my breathing, so I stayed home again and read very interesting posts of old blogs from 2009. There were still people on my reading list but who unfortunately had past away. Sometimes a relative wrote it on the blog, sometimes it hangs in Blogworld without an owner. I also watched TV, and when I typed I listened to "Britain got Talent" or the American one. That's nice because there are so many teenagers and even children with a wonderful voice. 

On Tuesday I did my shopping, it was still cold (for a summer day) only 19°C so I hurried up to go home again before I blew away. The couple who took so well care of me when Rick passed away, invited me for Coffee and cake or took me with them to a restaurant. And I didn't even know them well. Now her husband had climbed on a ladder and fallen down and was in hospital. She cannot drive, so she asked me if I could take her to the hospital. Of course I could. 

To my surprise (I was a bit doubtful) she could sit in my car without any problems as she is so fat that she can hardly walk. She had a cane, but that wasn't enough, she should have a walker. She weighs 160kg and is just 1.60 tall. In the hospital I had to get a wheelchair because she couldn't walk the few meters to the elevator and then to her husband's room. He is not better, although he seemed to be a bit slimmer because he didn't like the food of the hospital. (Good for him). He looked quite sick and I wonder when he can come home. She apparently doesn't realize the situation, she thinks that he can come home next week ! But he can't walk neither ! I wonder how they will manage this, I thought I better say nothing, she will see by herself. She is only 74 years old, and besides the grease she has nothing except that her knees hurt. Which is normal to carry this weight ! I wished I could tell her to loose weight, even through a surgery. She is such a lovely girl with a big heart !

I realized that I hadn't been to the mail box for a while. That was something Rick used to do, and I always forget. Anyway besides invoices there is nothing in the box. On my way back I stopped at Nicole's my neighbor, for a little chat and then I took the elevator again to my apartment. 

Slowly (very slowly) I look through the things I want to sell or give away. I had found a publicity in my letterbox from a company who takes "everything". I will see, anyway I will not haggle only a bit, I am happy if I can get rid of the things. And while I looked through my jewelry I found this :

A gift from Rick for a birthday in the beginning of our marriage, little golden earrings, of course cats ! I knew that I had them somewhere but didn't know where, and now they are on my ears again. They are so tiny that you hardly see them.  He offered me quite a lot of bracelets, rings and necklaces, each time we were at the Garda lake. He had had a girlfriend in the past and they had remained friends. She owned a jeweler"s shop, which was of course very interesting. She was a nice girl and we even became friends. 

To end the week we were blessed with buckets of water the whole day ! The farmers who had complained about drought, a few weeks ago,j  now complain about too much water. I think the result will be increased prices ! Each Friday I go to visit Nicole, she is still the same, her brain cancer apparently sleeps ! Hopefully for a long time. The only handicap she has is that she has difficulties to walk and has to use a walker. She wants to travel with me, but I think that belongs to the past.

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