AWWW - WEEKEND OCT 24

 

 The inseparables 

 

 

 

 

Linking to AWWW MONDAYS 

 

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WEEKEND 

Saturday, we played a game that made us forget the noise of the construction work ! We had to solve a crime! First, we had to figure out the name of the victim and where the crime had taken place. Our brains were working overtime! Eventually, we discovered that the victim was Lord Edgar and that the crime had occurred in the library. The suspects were the butler, a maid, a nephew with heavy gambling debts, a niece who was exceptionally greedy for money, and a friend. The murder weapon—a letter opener!

After one hour I was proud to have found the culprit ! It was the niece ! She was wearing  a sapphire brooch, and a piece of it was lying next to the murder victim. I thought of all the Agatha Christie books I had read and the Sherlock Holmes, too, and I won. We all found the game very interesting, and we’ll probably end up solving a crime every month from now on.

On Sunday my son came visiting me, last time we had seen each other was in August ! time goes by so quickly ! We had a nice afternoon together but I forgot to take some pictures ! We ate a delicious Pizza in my room because I didn't feel to go out there was a left over of a storm we had during the night and it was quite cool despite the sun. I just caught a picture of him when he came towards the restaurant, he had played a bit with his dog Leia. 

 

We had coffee with the others and he could admire the nice Halloween decoration which Kim our animator had made. At 4 pm he returned home to Amsterdam.

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I actually started to think I was developing an age-related dementia, since I still hadn’t managed to find my dashboard after two weeks. There were so many new hurdles that I probably did everything wrong. At least I have an excuse: after that nasty flu/cold/COVID—or whatever it was—it takes a long time to recover at my "vintage" age. I’m constantly tired, I keep forgetting things, and I would love to just sleep for 24 hours straight; unfortunately Rosie the cat isn’t willing to change with me. 

So many things have happened lately that I’m trying to cram them all into a single week.The renovation of the castle has progressed quite rapidly, and has arrived in my section ! People were moved into temporary rooms while their own were being renovated. Since my room is at the end of the hallway, all the "lost souls" who didn’t know where their new rooms were ended up at my door. I didn’t know either, though, so I just sent them all to the reception desk.

One morning I woke up and, looking out of the window, I saw tracks next to my room with a small cart on them; it was being loaded with cement to be transported up to the second floor, and would then come back down filled with a lot of rubbish. Three workers were loading the cart. Naturally, I didn’t want any spectators while I was getting ready in the morning, so I quickly closed the curtains

Despite all the chaos, our activity staff didn’t forget about the Halloween decorations, even though many of our very elderly residents aren’t familiar with Halloween at all. I read to them about its origins and how it made its way from America back into Europe (with the exception of Ireland, of course).

 

at the reception

Restaurant

With all the renovations going on, many of the long-term residents are quite disoriented. For instance, I got a terrible fright yesterday when a little woman suddenly appeared next to me in the bathroom. I kindly showed her out; she and her husband are staying two rooms away on a temporary basis, but she keeps wandering off whenever he isn’t looking ! I really don’t care for surprise visits like that, this is the second time someone has ended up in my room.

I’ve reported it, of course, and now I make sure to keep my door locked, even when I’m inside. I’m happy to help, but there’s a limit to everything.

 

What is really difficult to bear is the noise ! They brake the old parquet and take it out and also destroy walls ! Sometimes I feel like my head is a pumpkin!

 

 

 

 

R

more participants at Susanne at Living to tell the Story.

HODGEPODGE OCTOBER 14

 

1. Do you think you're driven more by curiosity or comfort? Explain.

Curiosity, without hesitation! I’ve always had a bit of an adventurous spirit and, above all, a curious nature. Anything which makes me curious drives me.

2. What non-food item is in your refrigerator or freezer? 

 I only have a small refrigerator here in "my" castle. There is nothing in it besides fruits and drinks

3. Are you comfortable with silence? If you're home alone, do you like silence or do you need regular background noise? Do you seek out times and places to be silent? What's your favorite place to find silence/be silent? 

 

It depends, there are days I love a noisy background, music or news etc and other days where I prefer the silence mostly when I have to look for some information or I have to write a difficult text or do some translations. I love the silence in the woods together with the smell or sitting at the beach watching the waves in a place where I am alone. 

4. Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, landscaping...which skill would you most like to possess and how would you put that skill to use today?None, I don't like these skills. I would rather hire somebody or ask a friend, Perhaps landscaping, that fits the best for my artistic soul.  

5. Do you lean more towards being too needy or too independent? Which do you find harder to deal with in others?  

I’m quite independent, I don’t like depending on anyone. I was very independent even as a child, and I also don’t like it when people are constantly clinging to me. It's difficult for me to deal with needy women, to me they seem to have no character. But I like to help them and try to change them. Especially when their partner is a macho.

6.  Insert your own random thought here. 

Work has now started in my part of the castle—there’s drilling, hammering, and sanding going on; I feel like I’m sitting at the dentist’s all day, forced to listen to the drill. On top of that, I was so sick that I would have preferred to just hide somewhere. But where? It was too cold outside, and I couldn't visit friends because of my virus. I’m still in the process of setting up my future room, even though the move isn't until February.