16 May 2026

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.
 
 
 
 
 
 

5 comments:

  1. Your picture upgrading is very impressive. We love the final bicycle one and that look of delight on your face, and that joy of the person in the doorway.
    Such strange and miserable weather this week. Had I not needed to, I'd not have gone out either. Sitting at home with the door open to let in the sun but keep out the wind has been the order of the week.
    Erin

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  2. I'm glad you had a fun hobby to do while the weather was so bad. I would have been startled by a strange man at my bedside wanting to wash and dress me, too!

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  3. You're doing well with your new hobby. The pictures look great. Yes our weather has been very changeable this week, and cold!

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  4. You are doing so well with the photos. I was also 11 when I got my first bicycle.

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  5. I really enjoyed your blog. And I have to tell you something funny... this has become my hobby too. I am also using AI to color old black-and-white family photos, especially of my mother and my sisters. My mother apparently had auburn/chestnut hair when she was young, but I never knew her that way myself. So now, while coloring the old photos with warm bronze and reddish tones, I sometimes suddenly think, “Oh… so this is maybe what she looked like.”

    And I loved the little details you remembered, like the red cardigan with the white hearts and how proud you were of your first bicycle. Those details make your stories come alive. Thank you for sharing them, and please keep writing... you have such a lively and enjoyable way of telling things. 🌷

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