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noadvertising) wrote2026-04-17 05:11 pm
noadvertising) wrote2026-04-17 05:11 pm
More noise...
...in the morning- at seven a concrete mixer showed up at neighbour's house. I listened for a short while then got up. Makes no sense to stay in bed when it's so loud outside. Of course, hubby, who had seemed fast asleep then, followed me five minutes later: when I had brought in the daily, set the table, had toasted bread, refilled water and coffeebeans and cleared the tank with coffee grounds. When I took my cup with a double ration of morning coffee to bring it over to the dining table, to have a quiet morning, he started brewing his own cup. Definitely a better way to start the day when all is already set!
Today the weather was beautiful- sun, warmth, a pity that I had done the washing yesterday! I dragged the clothes horse back out onto the terrace, had another look at the fig trees (nope, dead), took pictures of the Japanese cherry tree (in full flower now) competing with the big magnolia tree. Both magnolia as well as the cherry tree will get a thorough pruning after the big flower spectacle- they are getting too big for such a small garden. Same goes for the Japanese maples. Hubby will have to activate the chain saw...
We had falafel with pepper-feta sauce for lunch (seems off, since I won't tolerate pepper well), but hubby loved it. Especially since I seasoned with Berbere, which he loves. Which reminds me that I will have to re-order spices from Amazon or do a trip to the big shopping centre over the border. The warm weather tired me out, and I slept for almost two hours instead of finishing the Camus and starting with Döblin/ Berlin Alexanderplatz. Will go to theatre with sis to watch the stage plays. Especially the second must be interesting, since people leave the performance in flocks- despite good press! Döblin is the German equivament of James Joyce- long-wided, boring. Well, we'll see...
Hubby was off for another concert, so I was able to let my inner slothfulness roam free- turned the TV on and made myself comfortable on the sofa. Still contemplating why Central Europeans suffer from Frühjahrsmüdigkeit while Brits have spring fever (feeling of restlessness and excitement- just the opposite of Frühjahrsmüdigkeit)...
Today the weather was beautiful- sun, warmth, a pity that I had done the washing yesterday! I dragged the clothes horse back out onto the terrace, had another look at the fig trees (nope, dead), took pictures of the Japanese cherry tree (in full flower now) competing with the big magnolia tree. Both magnolia as well as the cherry tree will get a thorough pruning after the big flower spectacle- they are getting too big for such a small garden. Same goes for the Japanese maples. Hubby will have to activate the chain saw...
We had falafel with pepper-feta sauce for lunch (seems off, since I won't tolerate pepper well), but hubby loved it. Especially since I seasoned with Berbere, which he loves. Which reminds me that I will have to re-order spices from Amazon or do a trip to the big shopping centre over the border. The warm weather tired me out, and I slept for almost two hours instead of finishing the Camus and starting with Döblin/ Berlin Alexanderplatz. Will go to theatre with sis to watch the stage plays. Especially the second must be interesting, since people leave the performance in flocks- despite good press! Döblin is the German equivament of James Joyce- long-wided, boring. Well, we'll see...
Hubby was off for another concert, so I was able to let my inner slothfulness roam free- turned the TV on and made myself comfortable on the sofa. Still contemplating why Central Europeans suffer from Frühjahrsmüdigkeit while Brits have spring fever (feeling of restlessness and excitement- just the opposite of Frühjahrsmüdigkeit)...