AWWWW MONDAY - WEEKEND MAY 16

 The Birman cat Isis from my friend Nicole, she is cross eyed !

 

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WEEKEND 

Now we are mid May and it rather seems to be beginning winter, after having had the taste of summer in April ! 

Therefore I continued to amuse myself with the AI, so I could rest my OI (Own intelligence) I digged out old black and white pictures and  started. I only interrupted my work, when we started our activities. This time it was a real difficult. We should be able to identify which country is being referred to if, for example, someone says "boot" and it refers to Italy. Or the land of dragons, which I think was Thailand (I'm not entirely sure anymore!). It was amazing how many questions were answered! After coffee, I returned to my artificial intelligence.

And here are some results of pictures from black and white to color

 

Here I am with the dancers of Maurice Bejart and celebrating Carnival with friends in Bonn/Germany when I was 18.

Civil marriage and marriage in 1969 with my parents on the photo.

This I learned quite quickly. But then I tried out to make a picture only with AI, just by writing blue sea, blue sky and sunset and this was the result !

I think for a beginner it is not too bad. Sunday was the same, only we played ping pong, I didn't play, I have never played a lot and it was also not my day. So I had coffee with the others and then I returned to my room and continued with my old pictures. 

FRIDAY's FAVE FIVE

On Monday I had just woken up when there was a knock at the door and suddenly a tall Black man was standing at my bedside, telling me he wanted to wash and dress me. I thought I was in a bad dream and I probably answered rather harshly. 

I immediately I felt bad about it, because he must have been a new caregiver who hadn't been given any instructions and who dutifully wanted to wash and dress all residents on my floor. He could not possibly have known that nobody here needed it. Of course, I apologized and told him that he wasn't the only one who hadn't been given any instructions and was simply thrown in the "water", so to speak. The day started well. It was also pouring rain outside.

After breakfast I got an inspiration, I wanted to better learn the AI thing and continue to color and improve black and white very old pictures from my childhood.  

here I was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, and my first day at school. I didn't remember the carnival costume, but very well the little red cardigan with the white hearts, when my mother was knitting it.

 

I didn't go out the whole week and couldn't do my walks because of this lousy weather ! It was so cold and humid. Fortunately I have my hobbies to occupy myself, when I see other residents who sit the whole day in front of their TV and complain. Besides our daily activities they do nothing. They miss their household ! Nothing special happened therefore I continued my old pictures.  

A rather seldom photo, my mother and my paternal grandmother whom I haven't seen very often. On the right is again a carnival picture this time my mother has dressed me as a Dutch girl. The little one is the sister of my friend, with whom I am still in contact, although  we meanwhile are grandmas and she even 4 times great great grandma !!

          

 

My first bicycle I must have been 10 or 11 and very proud.  I was very satisfied with my work, and even though I can no longer paint, this is a good alternative occupation.

 

The renovation of the 3rd floor has started and I feel as if I am sitting in the waiting room of a dentist, with these drilling noises!

The week ended that I had to go to my telephone provider because they had sent me strange invoices and there was something wrong. I had to wait almost 2 h until finally somebody settled my problem ! I don't understand everywhere staff is short, and there are so many people without work ! I had first tried it per phone, but there were 10 people before me !!

more participants at Susanne at Living to tell the Story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HODGEPODGE MAY 14

1. What's one piece of advice you would you give a recent or soon-to-be graduate?

I only would give an advice if the person asks for. I personally didn't like advices ! 

 

 

Anyway with all advice and my own ideas I ended up with something completely different I had never thought of ! The destiny did it for me and did it right ! I don't regret anything. I had a happy life with adventures, a loving husband, lot of travels an interesting job etc

2. May 15th marks the birth date of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At this point in time are you more in need of brains, courage, heart, or a trip back home? Explain.

 

I never read this book, but I think I need all three. My brain to tell me if I really need courage, and my heart to tell me if it's right or not. For me personally, I need all three. 

3.  "There's no place like home" is an oft repeated line from Baum's book. When was the last time you felt the truth of that statement? 

 

This sentence doesn't fit at all to me. I feel at home anywhere in a place where is a cozy atmosphere, where people treat each other with kindness, where there's laughter and a sense of well-being. In this case I feel at home everywhere. 

4. May is National BBQ Month...do you own a grill? Who does the grilling at your house? What's your favorite thing to throw on the grill? What's the last thing you grilled? 

Of course we had a grill, but who grilled  in my house ? Me !! I am one of the of the few women who had a husband who didn't like to barbecue (but does like to eat). When our son was old enough he took over the grilling, he loves it and does it whenever the weather allows it. But I can't remember what we last grilled, that must be ages ago. Now it's the turn of our son. 

5. What's a memory you replay in your head when you need a little joy? 

In my head ??? When I need a little joy, I try to find one in real life. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

With the time I live here, I and other female residents noticed that there are far more women who visit their mothers then men. Apparently it's better to have a daughter when you are old and frail then a son. A woman has more imagination how an old person feels, for men, the female residents remain their mother laying in bed or sitting in a wheelchair ! Mothers have to function until the bitter end.

Of course that's not true for all, but for the majority. But I also have to say that some  women are very egoistic and forget that their son or daughters have their own life, work and children and not always time for a visit. We have one who insists that her daughter and son come every day the whole afternoon, one day the son one day the daughter ! and the "children" who are also grandparents obey !!