What I won’t miss I cough a lot. So does hubby. And recently I started noticing that a lot of friends and family have a respiratory ‘something’ as well. Coughing, running nose, stuffy nose, allergies. So maybe it’s my imagination, but it also might be the pollution. The area in between Antwerp, Rotterdam, and the … Read more
They did warn us [5] In our ongoing search to get a NIE number we went to the Oficina Extranjeros today. Our son went along to translate, maybe that would help. A very friendly security officer told us our form was wrong, and where did we need a NIE number for anyway since we are … Read more
Arrived at my son’s place and we are so happy to see the grandchildren again after almost half a year. Luckily they are happy too to see us. ^hm
No snow! An occasional drop of rain once in a while. As you can see the road is quiet. Our journey is going fine. Getting out of the snow last night was just horrible. The pack in the garden was about 20 cm thick and the car tires couldn’t get a grip. At some point, … Read more
The winter has set in. I am not very keen on this kind of weather, especially when we are going to travel. Fingers crossed. ^hm
Today we had our last saying goodbye appointment. As a present, we got elephants, accompanied by this film, sooo cute. The message is: a coherent group helps each other and can rely on each other. We braved the snow to go to our appointment, so it was very appropriate weather before leaving for a warm … Read more
We were so glad to have help today. All the big stuff is out of the house now. ^hm
Tom gave me a present: a bamboo fiber Ecoffee cup. According to the description, there is a single-use of 100 billion cups a year! And now I am part of the #stopthe100billion movement. Nice, isn’t it? My cup is reusable, washable (of course) and in a few years’ time when I am tired of it, … Read more
What I will miss Drinking coffee or tea with my best friend. Today we went to a place in Ulvenhout. We can talk 5 quarters of an hour in an hour, we’re never short on subjects to discuss. It’s a good thing there is Skype and Facetime, so we can at least continue our talks. … Read more
What I won’t miss Dogshit on the sidewalk. ^hm