18:00 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad og bagefter bruger vi aftenen på at
se lidt fjernsyn. De viser Top of the Pops fra 1981. Den mest mindeværdig sang
i showet er Kim Wildes ”Kids in America”. Hun var 20 år gammel og helt ukendt,
da hun den 29. februar 1981 optrådte i showet. Vi ser og hører denne sang, hendes
første single, der senere bliver hendes første slager. Hun er stadigvæk meget
slank, hun ser vranten, sur og tvær i et moderigtigt måde; derudover har hun sin ikoniske stribede
jumper på, uden tvivl en kommende popstjerne – hurra!
Kim Wildes ”Kids in America”,
hendes første slager. Hun er stadigvæk slank, hun ser sur og tvær ud i et
moderigtigt måde, og hun har sin ikoniske stribede jumper på – hurra!
20:00 Der er ikke noget interessant på fjernsyn, så derfor lytter vil til
radio, en behagelig concert på Classic FM – hurra!
22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzz !!!!
03:15 Jeg står tidligt op og kigger lidt på internettet.
09:30 Lois kører til den lokale Sainsburys-supermarked for at købe ind.
Jeg må blive herhjemme, fordi Lois’s ven James har sagt, at han skal smutte ind
hos os i løbet af weekenden, og han nægter at sige, præcis hvornår han kommer!
Du godeste! En anden fyr, der godt kan lide at holde mulighederne åbne til det
sidste øjeblik! Han skal smutte ind hos os for at hente endnu flere babytøj og
legetøj, og transportere dem til en velgørende organisation, der har til huse i
Birmingham.
11:00 Vi skyper med Sarah, vores yngste datter, Francis, hendes mand, og
deres 2,5-årige tvillinger, Lily og Jessica. Familien flyttede for 2 måneder
siden til Australien. Det er meget sjovt at snakke med dem om deres liv i Perth.
Sarah sammen med lille Lily
Tvillingerne går i gang med at tegne og
farvelægge på spisebordet
Jessica (til venstre) og Lily, vores
”australske” børnebørn
Tvillingernes hår vokser nu længere, og de har dejlige lyse krøller. De
taler meget mere og de kan udtrykke sig meget bedre. Men jeg føler at det
desværre er uundgåeligt, at Lois og jeg bliver mere og mere marginale i deres
liv – de har alligevel ikke set os nu i 2 måneder, og de er i gang med at få
mange nye oplevelser i deres nye liv i Australien. Det er heldigt, at vi nu
overvejer at se dem i april eller maj, efter at have tilbragt en uge i
Melbourne (hos Lois’s kusine, Sylvia) og en uge i Adelaide (hos Lois’s fætter,
Stephen). Ellers kommer de til at glemme os – det er jeg ikke i tvivl om !!! Vi
har fået i dag emails fra både Sylvia og Stephen. De glæder sig begge to til at
se os i foråret – hurra!
Sarah vil fra næste uge begynde at søge et job i Perth, men hun skal
fortsætte at arbejde på deltid på nogle projekter for det firma, som hun arbejdede
for i England (og som har til huse i Evesham), før de flyttede til Australien
for to måneder siden.
Hun siger, at hun har mange gange i sidste 4 uger arbejdet til langt ud
på natten, ofte til 1-tiden om natten. En nat kun ved 3-tiden gik hun i seng,
og 4 timer senere skulle hun stå op – du godeste, sikke et liv!
13:00 Vi spiser frokost og bagefter går jeg i seng og tager mig en lang
lur – zzzzzz!!!!
15:30 Jeg står op og vi slapper af med en kop te, og et stykke brød med
hjemmelavet appelsinmarmelade – uhm!!!
16:00 James er ikke dukket op endnu – så irriterende, at han ikke kan
kommunikere med os og aftale en tid, før han kommer! Grrrrr!!!!
English translation
Friday,
01/29/2016 at 1630 till Saturday, 01.30.2016 at 1629
18:00 Lois and I eat dinner and afterwards we use the evening to watch TV. They show Top of the Pops from 1981. The most memorable song of the show is Kim Wilde's "Kids in America". She was 20 years old and completely unknown when she appeared in the show on 29 February 1981. We see and hear this song, her first single, later to become her first hit. She is still very slim, she looks morose, sour and cross in a fashionable way; In addition, she has her iconic striped jumper on, without doubt a future pop star - hurray!
18:00 Lois and I eat dinner and afterwards we use the evening to watch TV. They show Top of the Pops from 1981. The most memorable song of the show is Kim Wilde's "Kids in America". She was 20 years old and completely unknown when she appeared in the show on 29 February 1981. We see and hear this song, her first single, later to become her first hit. She is still very slim, she looks morose, sour and cross in a fashionable way; In addition, she has her iconic striped jumper on, without doubt a future pop star - hurray!
Kim Wilde's "Kids in America", her first hit. She is still slim,
she looks angry and cross in a fashionable way, and she has her iconic striped
jumper on - hurray!
20:00 There is nothing interesting on television, so we listen to the radio, a pleasant concert on Classic FM - hurray!
20:00 There is nothing interesting on television, so we listen to the radio, a pleasant concert on Classic FM - hurray!
22:00 We go to bed - zzzzz !!!!
03:15 I get up early and take a look on the internet.
9:30 Lois drives to the local Sainsbury's supermarket to do the shopping. I must stay at home, because Lois's friend James has said that he will slip in at our place over the weekend, and he refuses to say exactly when he is coming! My Goodness! Another guy who likes to keep options open until the last moment! He will slip in at our place to pick up even more baby clothes and toys, and transport them to a charity, which is based in Birmingham.
03:15 I get up early and take a look on the internet.
9:30 Lois drives to the local Sainsbury's supermarket to do the shopping. I must stay at home, because Lois's friend James has said that he will slip in at our place over the weekend, and he refuses to say exactly when he is coming! My Goodness! Another guy who likes to keep options open until the last moment! He will slip in at our place to pick up even more baby clothes and toys, and transport them to a charity, which is based in Birmingham.
11:00 We skype
with Sarah, our youngest daughter, Francis, her husband, and their 2 and a
half-year-old twins, Lily and Jessica. The family moved two months ago to
Australia. It's great fun to talk to them about their lives in Perth.
Sarah with little Lily
The twins get going with drawing and coloring on the dining table
Jessica (left) and Lily, our "Australian" grandchildren
The twins' hair is now growing longer, and they have lovely blond curls. They
talk a lot more and they can express themselves better. But I feel that,
unfortunately, is inevitable that Lois and I become more and more marginal in
their lives - they have after all not seen us for 2 months, and they are starting
to get many new experiences in their new life in Australia .
It is fortunate
that we are now considering seeing them in April or May, after spending a week
in Melbourne (with Lois's cousin, Sylvia) and a week in Adelaide (with Lois's
cousin, Stephen). Otherwise, they're going to forget us - of that I am in no
doubt !!! We have received today emails from both Sylvia and Stephen. They are
both of them looking forward to seeing us in the spring - hurray!
Sarah will next week begin to look for a job in Perth, but she must continue to work part time on some projects for the company that she worked for in England (which is housed in Evesham) before moving to Australia two months ago.
She says she has many times in the last 4 weeks worked late into the night, often to 1 o'clock at night. One night it was only at 3 o'clock that she went to bed, and four hours later she had to get up - my goodness, what a life!
13:00 We have lunch and afterwards I go to bed and take me a long nap - zzzzzz !!!!
15:30 I get up and we relax with a cup of tea and a piece of bread with homemade orange marmalade - yummy !!!
16:00 James has not shown up yet - so annoying that he cannot communicate with us and arrange a time before he comes! Grrrrr !!!!
Sarah will next week begin to look for a job in Perth, but she must continue to work part time on some projects for the company that she worked for in England (which is housed in Evesham) before moving to Australia two months ago.
She says she has many times in the last 4 weeks worked late into the night, often to 1 o'clock at night. One night it was only at 3 o'clock that she went to bed, and four hours later she had to get up - my goodness, what a life!
13:00 We have lunch and afterwards I go to bed and take me a long nap - zzzzzz !!!!
15:30 I get up and we relax with a cup of tea and a piece of bread with homemade orange marmalade - yummy !!!
16:00 James has not shown up yet - so annoying that he cannot communicate with us and arrange a time before he comes! Grrrrr !!!!
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