AWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND JUNE 22

 

 

 

Arthur was the most intelligent and funny cat who owned us for 19 years. Then he fell asleep on a kitchen chair and never woke up again.

 

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Saturday there should be the reconstitution of the Waterloo Battle, difficult to do because it was raining cats and dogs ! Poor soldiers ! I had thought about going there, but I have seen it so many times, that I didn't want to risk a cold. The air was not good for my lungs and finally I stayed home. 

In the afternoon I went to Jeanine who lives on the other side of the castle which makes me walk almost as long as I should. We chatted a bit and then we went to the restaurant and met the others for coffee, cookies and fruits.

This time there were a few residents who were a bit brain-damaged, who normally are not there. A very tall man who never says a word always sneaks around the fruit basket and takes a banana, then he goes out on the terrace, eats it and comes back and takes another one. He usually does this 5 times and we call him the banana eater. He is harmless so he can eat in the restaurant. I was told all sorts of stories that happen in the restaurant during the meals, I think I have to eat with the others again to "experience" something. 

A really small man with incredible strength picked up his table in a fit of anger and threw it over. After that he was missing for a week, probably he was in hospital and now he is peaceful, they probably changed his medication. At the beginning he also kicked me and I pushed him away, I didn't know he could be so dangerous, fortunately he was so surprised that he didn't move. The war for chairs at the same table,  starts at 4 pm for some people, even though the meal isn't until 6. On the one hand, I feel sorry for the old ones, but if I'm really honest, I have to laugh, some situations are so funny that you just have to.

This is the restaurant, so there is really space and chairs for everybody ! After one woman sitting at our table kept complaining that "her" seat was occupied by a nasty woman and we tried to explain to her that she still had 2 hours left to get to her place, we went to our rooms. 

I now always get a nice cheese plate in the evening after I had told the chef that I don't eat a warm meal twice. It took a week for everyone to understand this, but after I always sent the warm food  back to the kitchen, I now get my cheese. 

Finally Saturday wasn't boring after all, on the contrary, at least we laughed a lot. The oldest residents talked about how it used to be when they lived on a farm, the toilet was outside and it was quite cold to go there in the winter. 

We had full moon and laying in my bed I saw it, because I couldn't fall asleep, so I made this picture. It's not professional but I like it.

Sunday a miracle has happened ! The sun was out ! not only the nose but the whole ball ! I don't remember when I woke up with sunshine in my room !

After a telephone conversation with son and grandson, I went for a walk in the park. It was nice and warm 23° which had never happened this year. Solange who is here with her husband, came with me. She is still very nice although 90 but her husband is not able anymore to leave his bed and always stays in their room. I have never seen him. We walked for a while but then it became too warm and we went back and sat on the terrace together with other residents from our little group. It was like on holidays, the only thing I missed was a swimming pool. I think I was the only one, a lot of the others had never learned to swim !

Then it was already time for supper and I returned to my room. What a nice afternoon. 

 

Rosie still sleeps the whole day and plays around during night. She also doesn't eat anything during the day, but has a very good appetite during night. 

I think she had been a night owl in her former life ! The similarity exists after all

AWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND JUNE 22

How do I get into this bag ? It smells so nicely another cat !



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WEEKEND

Since nearly a week our weathermen announce hot to very hot weather 35°/40°C (86/104). People start to panic because the majority has no airco, only in the malls and shops.

On Saturday we should have reached the 35° but only arrived to 24° which wasn't very hot. Anyway I stayed home and whispered or croaked to husband and cats. Fortunately Mr. G. had his Formula 1 and was in France virtually sticking on the screen. I sorted out my pictures and rested my voice. Fortunately nobody called ! I felt lousy and weak and dragged myself from computer chair to sofa and the other way around.

When I woke up this morning, the sun was shining and it was already warm at 8 am. I did like they do in Italy, I opened all windows and cooled the house  then I closed them all and let down the shutters. Now the whole house is dark only in the living I left a shutter open. Before the Air con time that was the only mean to keep the house cool.



Feeling better, I went to the cinema. It was the first time in my life that I went alone ! It had never happened before, but I wanted to see "Rocket Man" the early life of Elton John, and it was the last day ! The film started with an AA (Anonymous Alcoholics) session where he appeared in a devil like costume and ended when he stopped drinking and drugs. I shouldn't have compared it to the Freddy Mercury film Bohemian Rhapsody, because I was a bit disappointed.

I had seen Elton John twice in Brussels, in his wild and fancy period, where he played piano standing on one hand with legs up and playing with the other ! What a performance. The second time he was already a Sir and a brave family father Elton John concert 2010. He was extremely polite, stood up after each song and bowed in front of the public. He was dressed in a dark blue suit and wore a tie ! What a difference ! But his voice was even better I thought.



I took a few pictures from the screen, just as a memory of the movie.