Have to be very careful with this mode of transportation. To the average car driver I look no different than any other Oma on a bike. But, there is a large gap of years and no traffic experience that I must overcome and make adjustments for. So far so good. I’m very careful, alert and …
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The Old Adage ‘ If you don’t like the weather…
…just wait and it will change’. And true it is. The morning can be begin with the sun-up and 10 am the sky is filled with dark clouds and it is raining. The pattern I can not figure out is when the sun is shinning brightly and it is raining. Being on the water, I …
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Every Other Day
Small refrigerators the size of a 27inch suitcase, fresher perishable foods, many families shop daily for their food needs. I try to grocery shop every other or every third day. Meat products have a short refrigerator life and there must be a reason for that. I am assuming it is a healthy one. There is …
Fatsoenlijk
There is a graciousness to this word. It broadly means ‘well mannered’. I used it in such a seldom-occurring -righteous-moment. It’s Sunday morning, the sun is shinning, I hear a dog barking, yowling, whining, carrying on in a way that is not usual for an early-morning-walked-pet. Looking out of my upstairs window I see for …
No Sirens – ever
What a change to live in a town/city where there are never the sound of sirens, or honking or public disturbances of any variety. The days are still except for the horns of the boats, asking for the drawbridge to be lifted – in a timely manner if you will.
But of Course-flowers in the trunk!
Thank you A!
Another Lesson Learned:
Why you don’t leave the wash hanging out in a rain shower. Because? The force of the water hitting the garden tiles – seldom is there grass- throws the dirt from the surface onto whatever is low hanging. Pants, sheets, towels. When the rain stops, one has to then spot clean the dirty spots off …
“Until the Tire Pops
I’m peddling as fast as I can.” The Dutch language is rich in idioms, sayings, expressions for use in everyday life. This is not one of them. This one is made up. An older woman, I knew here, tho not officially educated past elementary school, could speak paragraphs using only sayings. At one time I …
A Favorite Sight
A grown male, walking down the street with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. Likely he is off to visit someone. It is such a pleasant sight to behold because it is not unusual.