22 Mar 2026

AWWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND MARCH 21

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WEEKEND 21/03/2026 

On Saturday the sun was shining and it was quite warm for March, 15°C ! After working on my computer, and had eaten lunch, I went outside in the sunshine and walked nearly around the whole park, which was quite a target ! I felt nearly normal, then I sat on a bench in the sunshine and scrabbled for an hour. It was time then to join the others for the activity which was finding words. Very interesting. 

We even had little cakes with whipped creme and a fruit on the top. My friend Jeanine was not with us, she visited her sister who is in a hospital on the other end of Brussels, unfortunately her sister didn't even recognize her, she had fallen, broken a leg and lost her mind. Of course Jeanine was very sad, because it was probably the last time she saw her sister alive.

On Sunday it was the same, as soon as I had finished a went outside after lunch and sun hungry I sat on another bench after having done my walk. Not so good this time, I got quicker breathless. I did my scrabble and then joined the daughter of a resident and we chatted together so that we almost missed our Quizz ! Then it was time for supper, TV and bed ! Days are flying by !

Here are a few pictures of my daily walk.

I always take a photo of something which has to be replaced or repaired or cut ! Photos show more then words our female manager never makes a tour around the park, and the gardeners seem to be blind sometimes.


Behind the mini golf sits one of the 6 castle cats, I wanted to crop the picture but Picasa doesn't work anymore on my computer. Does somebody know a company who does cropping free online ? 


 

21 Mar 2026

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The beautiful spring weather continued and as there was gymnastic on the activity program and I wasn't interested, I quickly went shopping and only returned for coffee.

 

The next day, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and wanted to try walking around the entire park, as I was feeling well. I was quite proud of myself, I didn't manage the whole park, but I did manage a little more than half of it. If only I could continue like this ! At 5 pm, I went to my room and watched a little TV.

 

After the news, I lay down in bed and read some of my old blog posts on my tablet. Sometimes I really laughed, and suddenly I remembered things I had long forgotten.

I had just turned off the light when I became uneasy and thought I heard something unusual. I took out my earplugs and turned the light on. I had forgotten to lock my room ! In the middle of the room stood a wild-looking skeleton with hair standing up, in her nightgown. Naturally, I was startled! Then I asked her what she wanted , but she could barely speak. She must have been a mentally disabled woman who had run away from somewhere. 

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Finally, I pushed her out of my room, into the elevator, and pressed the O button, where the two night shift male nurses were sitting. Normally, I would have taken her down, but I was still weak from my zona and also angry that I had been disturbed while trying to fall asleep, as I have difficulty doing so.

The next day, I heard that the woman was new and that she would have been better placed on the 4th floor, which is closed. She had tried to open several doors, and had caused some trouble with the scared residents. Since then I haven't seen her anymore, probably she is now staying in the closed section. 

On Wednesday, we had a meeting with the female manager and her assistant. Since only a few people dared to speak up about what is needed to be changed, they had chosen me to speak for everyone. I noticed that the manager always dodged the question and never gave a clear answer, but I kept pushing anyway. Finally, she gave an answer that was neither yes nor no. After a few days or weeks, what I had complained about was finally done. Also, I always take pictures to show her, and she always says "later," but I never give up and keep showing her the pictures. Despite the fact that I am a nagger for her, she appreciates and we understand each other very well. She is not stupid, she tries to win time for asking her superiors if they wood agree or not. I do that to !

After they left, suddenly many people started complaining about everything that was not for them personally, and I asked them why they hadn't said anything. They were acting like they were in primary school ! Despite that, we had a good laugh.

To end the week one of the three girl trainees, made a game with us concerning LOVE ! She gave us little pieces of paper where a sentence was written and we had to find a word concerning Love which fitted in the sentence. That was real fun. The best as usual was old André with his 96 years ! Real cute. Then we made fun of some ladies in their 80 who are still very active and try to find a man, but they are quite aggressive, they hug and kiss the men, and the poor guy doesn't know what to do. Good old André found a woman in his bed and was outraged. He told me he had been faithful to his wife for 70 years and now he found such an old woman in his bed. Poor André is in a wheelchair because he's so fat his legs can't carry him anymore. I nearly died laughing.

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I have to investigate some more "Love" stories ! 

 
more participants at Susanne at Living to tell the Story.
 
 
 
 
 
 

18 Mar 2026

HODGEPODGE MARCH 17

1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or  things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green?
 
I don't like green at all for clothes. Grey and green don't suit me either; I look like a corpse in this color. The only green that suits me is olive green. But I like all shades of green in nature ! 

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

I have been in Ireland, but I don't remember what I have eaten there, only that it was all good. Corned beef and cabbage sounds familiar to me. If I haven eaten this must have been in my childhood in Germany. With an Italian husband such a dish was impossible ! But we will celebrate St. Patrick here in "my" castle, although most of the residents don't know who he was and why he is celebrated, that's too new for them. On the menu is written "Irish Stew". I hope our Italian cook, who is real good, will do his best and prepare an Irish stew (without Spaghettis) 

Irish Stew à la bière

My roommate Rachel, dressed for St. Patrick. All the staff had such a head decoration ! 

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why. 

I would say yellow ! The sun was shining, the sky blue and I went with a friend to a real nice Restaurant and had a drink there ! We even sat outside on the terrace, it was so warm ! That really lifted our mood !! 

Le 421 

 5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

  'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

 'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson  
 
I think the last quote suits me the best. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

I have no special thoughts today, I enjoy the sunshine and our park, who slowly gets green and greener. When I am sitting outside and everything is green, then I love green, all greens !




When I go for a walk here, I feel really comfortable.