For my morning exercises, I have 3 routines I do alternately. One is all kinds of stretching exercises, the second is power training with weights (actually 2 water bottles, because my halters are in the storage), and the third is yoga. Son and grandsons also do yoga, so one of the mornings they were here, … Read more
I was in the shower this morning when I heard children’s voices. The walls are paper-thin, so I thought they were at the neighbor’s house. Until suddenly there was banging on the bathroom door. Opening the door there were 2 bright faces in front of me. I couldn’t believe my eyes and thought I was … Read more
Some of my plants are flourishing, unfortunately not all. The fig, geranium, and succulents are doing great. The avocado is still alive, but I am not sure he will make it. And the arugula is slowly vanishing. The move and being put outside were probably the cause. And at the end of the month, we’re … Read more
We had friends over these past 2 days. I consider it one of the best things in life: friendship. We drove around, they gave us lots of tips about living in Spain, which are very useful. And we showed them the area over here. Very different from their own region. That’s why Spain is nice … Read more
We are so happy! The chainsmoking neighbors are back to France, so we could move the table back to the down terrace. Having breakfast on the upper terrace was fine as well, but downstairs there is more to look at because we can see the boulevard. The weather is absolutely gorgeous at the moment. This … Read more
For 4 months we slept under just a sheet. We still can, now at the start of October. Although then our cold feet will wake us around 5 am. So we have taken the duvet out of the closet and put it on our feet. I wonder when it will be cold enough at night … Read more
In the Netherlands, you hardly hear people singing in the street. Professional street singers excepted of course. Now that we are located in the middle of a village, I often hear singing at the end of the day. Usually, it’s an older man or woman strolling at ease on the boulevard. In my – still … Read more
A standard question in every house we were in: “How is the internet?”The answer was an also-standard: “Oh, it works like a charm!” Well, I know by now that we are very spoiled with the internet we had in the Netherlands. Fast, hardly any interruptions, reliable. The reason for the enthusiasm over here is probably … Read more
I am really proud of us. We both reached our desired weight! Tom is between 73 and 74 kg. My weight is between 65 and 66 kg. It took us – deliberately because a slow weight loss has a better chance to be sustainable – 2,5 years to lose over 20 kg. And it is … Read more
In our hunt for a house, we have a lot of viewings. Sometimes the real estate agent has a key. Sometimes the owner or tenant is in the house and opens the door for us. What is interesting in the latter case is that always, always, the television is on. Sometimes muted, sometimes blaring. And … Read more