AWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND APRIL 27

 

 

 

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WEEKEND 

Saturday the temperature has raised and I thought I will take the opportunity and buy my fruits. Usually I avoid to shop on Saturdays, to leave the place to people who work the whole week and can do their shopping only Saturdays, as Sundays the shops are closed. It was quickly done and I thought I should buy a little microwave to warm up my coffee when it is cold instead of of always getting upset. Plus, if there's warm food in the evening, I can warm it up when I'm hungry and don't have to eat at 6 pm.

It's just the right size for warming up a plate or coffee, and it fitted exactly on my mini fridge !

Satisfied with my purchase, I drove to Isabel who wanted to show me her new sofa and the new parquet. It looks really nice now. Our house, where we lived together for 45 years, is directly opposite. It looks very nice like new. Strangely enough, I didn't feel any regret or sadness, I just felt a pang in my heart when I saw the mailbox, even though it was a different one, because Rick always got the mail there. I even forgot to take a picture for our son!

When I came home I met the daughter of a resident which I know now very well and she carried my microwave into my room, and installed on the fridge ! That was so nice of her ! Her mother and I get very well together. I was tired and went early to bed but read until midnight !

On Sunday storms were announced, the parks were closed, so I thought I will do a lazy day and let the wind blow, in my castle with these thick walls I really risk nothing. And what happened ? The sun came out alternating with clouds, no rain but a really strong wind. From my window I saw a few residents walking in the park, but not for long, a hat was blown away and the wind was so strong that they all came back. Some of us had coffee together, but then as a lot of visitors were there, and Irma and Lina were out with their children, I went back to my room, watched a bit TV. Too much wind makes me nervous ! I played a scrabble on my tablet an won !

Rosie too was lazy (it was day) and very tired and had gone to bed at 9 am, when I got up ! There is nothing to do, she is a night owl.

 

 

AWWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND APRIL 27

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WEEKEND APRIL 27

Winter has returned ! After some warm days the heating is on again, and the cats lay on the warm tiles. The rain doesn't raise my mood either !



Fortunately my friend Myriam had a good idea she asked me to come over and another friend so we could get bored  together instead each one in her house ! Which didn't happen because as man do when they are together, complaining about their wives, we complained about our husbands. But all in all the rate was not too bad. Myriam had just thrown out her boyfriend for 8 years, because he cheated on her and we congratulated her because we hadn't liked him at all ! We spent a nice afternoon and then returned home.

I spent another hour on the phone with my neighbor nurse who is very much involved in Belgian politics, but as all politicians are the same there was not one who pleased her or me and election are in front of the door ! Ridiculous is that elections are obligatory in Belgium and if you don't vote you get a fine ! And that is the reason why after nearly 60 years of life in Belgium I still have my German passport ! I don't like to be forced !

On Sunday Waterloo celebrated the 60th anniversary of the "Friterie Joli Bois". There you get your chips with mayonnaise ! The Joli Bois Fryer has been open for sixty years at the same location and has been operated by the same family for three generations. If amenities have been added over time, the structure is still the original one and even the wheels of the "fry house" are still there.




For this celebration the King's brother Prince Laurent came with his son to eat some chips and drink a beer. Nobody had to pay !



The Prince ate his "frites" with gusto !



It was a very cheerful celebration and the pink jeans of the prince had a lot of success ! Besides him stands his son and the blond lady is our mayor. Above under the 60 are friends from my painting course.

After this event, I drove to the clinic to bring fresh laundry to Mr. G and Nicole came with me. He was rather tired so we didn't stay long.

We ended the afternoon saying hello to Myriam who wanted to show us her last painting.