FRIDAY's FAVE FIVE

On Monday with the help of Isabel we made a draft notice to my landlord. 

Later I had an appointment with an antique buyer. Everything I thought it would be rubbish, he gave me a price that my eyes popped out ! there were bits and pieces of broken jewelry in gold and silver, which probably I would have thrown away. 

I wrote down each price he gave me and when I calculated the total, I inside jumped to the ceiling ! I think we both had made a good deal, of course he had calculated his benefit, but that is normal and it didn't seam exaggerated to me, because before I had googled gold and silver prices and the Swarowski cats, so that at least I had an idea. 

The next day I went to the Retirement Home to give the dates and to look at the room. I will move end November and by the first of December I will be in ! The room is beautiful very spacious, I think I can even take my two sofas and table with me. It will be completely refreshed, repainted, repaired, the former occupants were a couple. Each time somebody leaves the room is overdone completely. 

This is the view out of 3 windows !

 

I don't have to buy a fridge it's there. All TV's screens I had seen in the different homes were very small, and there was one on the wall just one size under my TV which has a huge screen. 

The bathroom is very spacious too with an Italian shower. It couldn't be better. For once since a long time I was happy. I found a home, I wouldn't be alone anymore. They have lots of activities, and in the park is even a mini Golf. 

My supermarket looked like it had been ransacked by hungry people. It reminded me of the rush on toilet paper during the Corona Virus period. The shelves were all empty, only some still had some cheese and luckily some fruits. I had to look where they had put everything. Instead of closing it completely, it is being renovated ! 

Then I went to Tom & Co, a pet store. Since it opened almost 30 years ago I've bought my cat food etc  there and shortly after came Cookie the Parrot. He still looks so beautiful, but he is no longer allowed to leave his cage for "hygienic reasons". He probably has the corona virus now. Poor bird, he always sat on his cage and whistled at women, that was so funny. Of course I complained that he hadn't infected anyone for 30 years and now he's suddenly dangerous. The world is going crazy with its fear of microbes. 

I don't remember how the sun looks like ! But the weatherman said this morning, with a bit of luck it will be better in the second half of August. The UK and Belgium became twins weatherwise !

more participants at Susanne at Living to tell the Story.