AWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND JULY 3

 

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WEEKEND

Saturday I had to get up as usual for Maria to open the door. It was 7 far too early to do anything else then drink my coffee and watch the news to know who had won the Euro football game, because it was Belgium against Italy. As the whole country was dressed as red devils (the name of the Belgium club) and flags hanging out everywhere (on National day you have to take a magnifier to see one)  I thought I have at least to know who won otherwise people would think that I am not normal. Italy won and that was good News. Unfortunately Mr. G. didn't get it. 

Then the phone rang and I knew that Maria wouldn't come, now it was 8 am and she told me she was sick. OK for me I thought, I am sick too or rather very tired, I watched a documentary about Diana and then her Statue ! In my opinion the Queen had to put up the statue just after her tragic death, after all it's thanks to her that the royals became humans and suddenly discovered that there were  people in the country ! 

I had been in London just 3 days after the funeral and had seen the whole Kensington park covered with flowers and toys, people crying or being very angry at the Queen.  

While I had lunch a terrible thunderstorm started and I thought the glass in the windows would break. 

In the afternoon I had to pick up 4 chairs. I had put an advertising on a site only for selling or buying things, or offer services. 

 

The 4 chairs were so beautiful that I couldn't believe that the young lady didn't want anything for them ! They looked like new and I didn't use the covers, like the chair behind. On top she loaded them all in her car followed me home and carried them into the building where I helped her to put them in the elevator and thought fortunately there are many very kind and helpful people around. It raised my mood again. 

I quickly said hello to Myriam who had worked on her terrace filling in with concrete the joints from where armies of ants crawled out ! I don't even know how to prepare concrete !

Sunday was a terrible day ! When I had my coffee it was quite dark and the air was heavy. Suddenly a storm came up and managed to blow down my two umbrellas ! And they are quite  heavy ! I can't lift them up !

And with that it didn't rain but it was as if all people in heaven (if there are any) were throwing buckets of water on our part of Belgium ! 

I had to drive the 20 km to visit Mr. G. and hoped that the rain would stop a bit and fortunately it did ! But it was awful to drive the streets were so covered with water and the cars in front of me acted as showers and washed my car.  I arrived a little late but I arrived. 

Mr. G. was a little more interested in things and tried to watch his Formular 1. I picked up such romantic things like dirty laundry and invoices and returned home. Meanwhile the rain had stopped and the sun came out, I wonder for how long.

We have got the travel brochure for seniors, and were all delighted. It's always very well organized, very interesting or beautiful places.  These are one day excursions by bus, which is very interesting for me because for the moment I couldn't travel farer, but it's always fun in the bus and that's all I need to keep my glass half full and not half empty ! 

 

FRIDAY's FAVE 5

more participants at Susanne at Living to tell the Story.

1. Last saturday our son and DIL visited us from Amsterdam and he prepared a barbecue in the evening.



The weather was warm and nice and we were prepared to start to eat when a terrible thunderstorm came up and we had to run inside. Fortunately the meat was grilled !



It was late afternoon and it looked like night

2. The next day it was sunny again so I could ask my son to take a big carpet out of my room



which he did. Here you see a picture of "posh" people with oriental carpets on their terrace.

3. I rearranged my room and put a rag in, now it looks much bigger



of course Sir Arthur has to try it out.

4. Our neighbors are on Holidays in France and Mr. G. takes care of their cat with the nice name "Chou chou", which means something like Darling or Sweatheart.



So each morning when he calls "Chou Chou" my neighbor looks out of the window and shouts back "Yes !" You see there was sunshine in the morning but in the evening was a thunderstorm again and it rained cats and dogs. Mr. G. put his Australian raincoat on his shorts to cross the street, of course followed by Sir Arthur.

5. In Belgium there are only two periods of "Sales". One winter sale which starts on January 2nd and one summer sale starting on July 1st. During the year sales are not allowed. You can imagine the rush on the first days !



I also looked a little around, but didn't find anything not even a little cat figure. I quickly lost my patience when I saw all these people bargain hunting.

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