This week was quite eventful, so I don't need to write about the (still) bad weather. On Monday, we celebrated "St. Chandeleur (Candelmass)" and as in all families, we made crepes, and sometimes a few stick to the ceiling, because you have to throw them up to turn them over. Of course, not in our castle—the ceilings are much too high.
Anyway, Jeanine and Kim (top left) made about 400 crepes. I was impressed that they used 25 eggs. I suggested building a chicken coop next to the cat house. Unfortunately, a little fox lives with the cats. Not ideal for chickens. At least not a single crepe was left over, since the staff happily joined in the feast.
The next day came a young photographer to take pictures of the residents, with or without family. As my son is a professional photographer we have enough pictures from the residents and myself and the family, he was a nice guy and we chatted about photography.
My cleaning lady and I get along great and always have so much to talk about. She's from Rwanda but has lived in Belgium for ages. Naturally, she experiences the most unbelievable things while cleaning.
I had finally put my Christmas decorations in my rather large chest and was surprised that there was still so much space in it. Rachel said, "Yes, definitely. In room 13 lived a lady who kept her coffin in her room. There was plenty of space in there, too."
The idea of my coffin standing against the wall instead of my chest, filled with Santas, baubles, and angels, made us both laugh so hard that two more people joined in! You wouldn't believe the things you hear! I'd never heard of anything like it. I told her that she should tell me other black humor stories !
Mmm, crepes. I haven't had any in such a long time. Maybe tomorrow for breakfast, but only three not 400.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds like a hilarious cleaner. Good for you to have a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful and delightful cleaning lady! Too bad I can't meet her...
ReplyDeleteI didn't make crepes or pancakes this year...but in the past we did, my mother was expert at making them...and I miss her crepes so much. We often had them for a easy supper.
400 crepes!! Wow! They must have been delicious if they all disappeared!
Talk about being prepared; but that was a very good bit of space saving....
ReplyDeleteAhh, crepes and or pancakes. What a joy and a much missed treat for us.
Erin
Loving the idea of the crepes, not so much the coffin lol.
ReplyDeleteThough I am not familiar with Candelmas, crepes sound really good! There is a downtown restaurant here that specializes in crepes, both sweet and savory. Your cleaning lady sounds fun. I can't imagine keeping a coffin in my room!
ReplyDelete400! Wow! A coffin would hold a lot of treasures.
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ReplyDelete... Now I can't get the picture of a coffin in the storage area out of my mind!
ReplyDeleteA coffin in the room to store things. Now that's something I've never heard of. I love crepes. My mom used to make us crepes filled with peaches or strawberries and whipped cream. Yum!
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