FRIDAY's FAVE FIVE

I think Belgium has the largest strike-minded population! The week started with a general strike. (again) We didn't notice anything because only two of the staff were on strike. I don't even know who it was!

My friend Laure visited me, we hadn't seen each other in a long time, but we had spoken on the phone. Her husband had been dead for two years now, and it was a sad day for her. Luckily, she had to drive her teenage grandchildren back and forth, as all public transport was also on strike, this kept her busy !

Anyway, we had a lovely afternoon and told each other how lucky we were that these strikes  didn't happen when we were young. 

The sunny weather continued but it was cold ! While I ate my breakfast, my coffee mug was standing on a little side table besides my sofa. Cat Rosie watched what I was eating and let her tail hang in my coffee. She was very offended when she had to dry her tail I think she didn't like the taste of coffee.

Wednesday the sunshine had warmed up the temperatures and after lunch I first walked a bit in the park, and then I sat down an hour  and scrabbled. It was really warm. 

When I joined the others inside, the program was a relaxing gymnastic and then a walk around the park. I didn't participate because I had it done already. While we enjoyed our coffee laughed and chatted, our  Director joined us and she was happy that we all seemed so cheerful. She is a very nice lady.

For the first time this year on April 3 (quite unusual) we did our gymnastic in the park on the freshly mowed lawn and then our two animators carried the coffee, waffels and muffins on the grass 

Gymnastic outside for the first time this year !

 

and as you see we had a wonderful time ! It's amazing what sunshine does with people, we were all in an excellent mood. If the weather would last until autumn, I think I stay here and don't think about traveling ! I can take sunbaths where I want in this huge park.  µ

Since the beginning of the year, everyone has been crying because it kept raining. Now we've had a month without rain and the sun shines every now and then, and now the farmers are going crazy because of the drought! 

We were happy about the second day we were able to spend outside in the park. It was really a lot of fun. The 16-year-olds trainees, who help us get on really well with the grandmothers and sometimes you don't know who is sillier, the older ones or the younger ones. Those who weren't allowed outside stood at the windows and watched us. This time we did a combination of Thai Chi, yoga, and Pilates and had to laugh so much when we looked at each other. Even the 100 year old Jeannie did her best and was quite good when she had to lift her legs. And so ended the week and we had to say good bye to our 6 trainees it was their last day, Monday school starts again for them. They were so happy here that they didn't want to leave, one thing they have learned that oldies are not always boring but can be very funny ! And we have learned that the youngsters are not all so bad as some people think !

There also was a 6 year old great great child ! Who was proud to do the exercises with us.

more participants at Susanne at Living to tell the Story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUN MONDAY - SPORTS

more participants here with Heather's Recipes


Heather proposed this topic : Sports. More specifically, the sports team that you are rabid about and make you cry tears of joy when they win and tears of sorrow when they lose. And on the flip side, I also want to hear about the teams you love to hate and why you hate them so much .... And if you don't like any sports at all, I don't know what to say to you. Tell us something else you are impassioned about.

I am not a sports fan at all and even less when it comes to sports which attracts hundreds of people in a stadium where they all behave more or less histerical and loose minds. I live in Europe where football (soccer) creates the most of hysterie. People get absolutely crazy and even kill each other if they are not for the same team. We had a game here in Brussels in the Heysel Stadium where 39 people lost their lives because they were trampled to death.

The only sport I like to follow is on TV together with my cat Arthur. He loves Tennis, Golf and even football (soccer)

When he watches a Tennis match I see him following the ball with his head which he turns left, right, left, right. If the ball falls down he would look on the floor to see if it is there. With football it is the same. But when it comes to golf then he really gets excited ! He follows the ball and the swings and beats with his tail and when the ball finally falls in a hole he jumps on the TV unit and looks underneath. He has some "technical" difficulties to squeeze himself under the cabinet because he is quite big (not fat he would say) When he can't find any ball there he is very disappointed but ready for the next game.

So I support cat Arthur when he watches sports but so far he didn't cry tears of joy or tears of sorrow when he couldn't find the ball. Only I have tears of laughter .

This is Arthur watching sports on TV



A fervent supporter !



Looking for balls





and finally exhausted !