Danskcolin: Onsdag 20/01/2016 kl 1630 til torsdag 21/01/2016 kl 1629

18:30 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad og derefter bruger vi aftenen på at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser det tredje afsnit af den 2. serie af ”Sorry”, en gammel sitcom fra 1982, stjernespækket Ronnie Corbett, den skotske komiker. Serien handler om en 41-årig bibliotekar, Timothy Lumsden, der stadigvæk bor hjemme hos sin krævende mor og distræte far.

I dette afsnit kommer Timmys fætter, Brinsley, og bor hos familie Lumsden, fordi han midlertidigt arbejder i området (han er landmåler). Timmys mor, Phyllis, kommer til at synes om Brinsley, og Timmy føler sig erstattet som sin mors ”yndlingsbarn”. Men efter en uge beslutter Brinsley at forlade familien – han kan ikke klare Phyllis’s opmærksomheder mere. Da vi oprindeligt i 1982 så denne serie på tv, jeg husker, at vi plejede at tænke, at Phyllis lignede lidt min egen mor – du godeste, det var helt sikkert sandt, i det mindste når det kom til de ”endeløse kopper te” – det er jeg ikke i tvivl om!

Brinsley er blevet dødtræt af Phyllis’s ”endeløs kopper te” – du godeste!

20:00 Derefter viser de to interessante dokumentarfilm. Den første handler om skotsk kunst (3. del af 4).

Den anden handler om historien af familien Romanov, der regerede i Rusland over 3 århundreder (3. del af 3), en sand tragedie, der endte med revolution og den forfærdelige Lenin. Og det er trist at tænke på, at Rusland altid har brug for den ”stærke” leder, også i dag med den forfærdelige Putin. Ruslands historie i de 19. og 20. århundreder var meget tragisk, men det var det også i de fleste europæiske lande – det må jeg indrømme! Det har været meget heldigt for Lois og mig, vores familier, vores forældre og vores forfædre, at have boet, sammen med vores hollandske og skandinavske naboer omkring Nordsøen, i Europas ”rolige” hjørne – det er både sikkert og vist !!!

Lucy Worsley i nutidens Moskva

22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzz !!!

03:30 Jeg står tidligt op og kigger lidt på internettet. Så fortsætter jeg med at kopiere mine gamle vhs-bånd til dvd. Vi er nu i 1988 og jeg falder over Cold Cuts’ video til deres sang ”My Telephone”. Det er interessant, at Cold Cuts dengang var en meget trendy musikgruppe, klædt i meget trendy tøj osv, og i deres sang fejrede de telefonen, men i videoen er selvfølgelig alle de telefoner fastnet-telefoner, med lange ledninger. Så gammeldags! Man vidste ikke dengang, at mobilrevolutionen var lige rundt om hjørnet – du godeste!

Jeg falder over Cold Cuts’ ”My Telephone” video fra 1988. Så gammeldags!

08:00 Jeg samler alle de oplysninger jeg har om Sarah’s og Francis’s Saab og skriver dem på en papir, for at give den til Bob, vores nabo. Jeg fortæller ham den pris, som Sarah og Francis beder om. Bob sagte forleden, at én af hans mange børnebørn ville købe en bil.

Francis købte bilen i 2014, men han har siden de skullet få den mange gange repareret. Bilen har stadigvæk et par mindre problemer, for eksempel, motorens advarselslampe, der tænder og slukkes ikke. Du godeste! Jeg sender Sarah en e-mail og vedhæfter mine ”Saab-oplysninger”, så Sarah kan godkende kendsgerningerne.

09:30 Lois og jeg kører over til den lokale Sainsburys-supermarked for at købe ind. Vi kommer hjem og lægge alle de varer væk og slapper af med en kop kaffe på sofaen.

11:00 Vi giver vores nabo, Bob, de oplysninger, vi har, der vedrører Sarahs og Francis’s Saab. Han siger, at han tror, hans barnebarn desværre ikke længere søger en brugt bil, men har begyndt at betale for en spritny bil – du godeste! Men han tager oplysningerne med ind i sit hus for at blade igennem dem. Det er muligt, at han eller én af hans slægtninge beslutter at købe Saaben, hvis de tror, de kan sælge den på en højere pris.

11:30 Vi går en tur i nabolaget (1,8 miles, 40 minutter, 164 kalorier). Vores rute: Bouncers Lane, Imjinvej og tilbage igen via Priorsvej. Da vi når til foden af Cleeve Bakke, tager vi et par fotos af hinanden.

Klokken er 11:30 og vi går en tur i nabolaget

Da vi når Cleeve Bakke, tager vi et par fotos af hinanden

13:00 Vi spiser frokost og derefter går jeg i seng og tager mig en lang lur – zzzzz!!!!

15:00 Jeg står op og vi slapper af med en kop te på sofaen....

English translation

Wednesday, 01.20.2016 at 1630 till Thursday, 01.21.2016 at 1629

18:30 Lois and I eat dinner and then we spend the evening watching TV. They show the third episode of the second series of "Sorry", an old sitcom from 1982, starring Ronnie Corbett, the Scottish comedian. The series is about a 41-year-old librarian Timothy Lumsden, who still lives at home with his demanding mother and absent-minded father.

In this episode Timmy's cousin, Brinsley, comes to stay with the Lumsden family, because he is temporarily working in the area (he is a surveyor). Timmy's mother, Phyllis, takes a shine to Brinsley and Timmy feels replaced as his mother's "favorite child". But after a week Brinsley decides to leave the family - he cannot cope with Phyllis's attentions any more. When we originally in 1982 saw this series on television, I remember we used to think that Phyllis was a little like my own mother - my goodness, it was certainly true, at least when it came to the "endless cups of tea" - of that I am in no doubt!

Brinsley has become sick to death of Phyllis's "endless cups of tea" - my goodness!

20:00 They then show two interesting documentaries. The first is about Scottish Art (Part 3 of 4).

The second is about the story of the family Romanov, who reigned in Russia over 3 centuries (part 3 of 3), a true tragedy that ended with the revolution and the terrible Lenin. And it is sad to think that Russia always needs the "strong" leader, including today with the terrible Putin. Russia's history in the 19th and 20th centuries was very tragic, but it was also in most European countries - and I must admit that! It has been very fortunate for Lois and me, our families, our parents and our ancestors to have lived, together with our Dutch and Scandinavian neighbors, around the North Sea in Europe's "quiet" corner - that is both certain and sure !!!

Lucy Worsley in today's Moscow

22:00 We go to bed - zzzz !!!

03:30 I get up early and take a look on the internet. Then I continue to copy my old VHS tapes to DVD. We are now in 1988 and I stumble over Cold Cuts' video for their song "My Telephone". It is interesting that Cold Cuts was then a very trendy music group, dressed in very trendy clothes, etc., and their song celebrated the phone, but in the video of course all the phones are landline phones, with long cords. So old-fashioned! It was not known then that the mobile phone revolution was just around the corner - my goodness!

I come across Cold Cuts' "My Telephone" video from 1988. So old-fashioned!

08:00 I collect all the information I have about Sarah's and Francis's Saab and write them on a piece of paper, to give it to Bob, our neighbor. I tell him the price that Sarah and Francis are asking. Bob said the other day that one of his many grandchildren is trying at the moment to buy a car.

Francis bought the car in 2014, but he has since had to get it many times repaired. The car still has a few minor problems, for example, the engine warning light that turns on and does not turn off. My Goodness! I send Sarah an email and attach my "Saab information" so Sarah can approve the facts.

09:30 Lois and I drive over to the local Sainsbury's supermarket to do the shopping. We get home and put all the items away and relax with a cup of coffee on the couch.

11:00 We give our neighbor, Bob, the information we have relating to Sarah's and Francis's Saab. He says he thinks his granddaughter unfortunately is no longer looking for a used car, but has begun to pay for a brand new car - my goodness! But he takes the information into his house to browse through it. It is possible that he or one of his relatives may decide to buy the Saab if they think they can sell it at a higher price.

11:30 We go for a walk in the neighborhood (1.8 miles, 40 minutes, 164 calories). Our itinerary: Bouncers Lane, Imjinvej and back again via Priorsvej. When we get to the foot of Cleeve HIll, we take a few photos of each other.