Tirsdag 01/03/2016 kl 1630 til onsdag 02/03/2016 kl 1629

17:30 Vi spiser aftensmad, og derefter skal Lois af sted. Der er en bibelseminar i aften i Brockworth, hun vil deltage i.

19:00 Jeg har lidt alenetid, men der er ikke noget interessant i fjernsynet – pokkers! Jeg beslutter at se det 6. afsnit af ”Trapped”, den mørke nordiske krimi-serie, som jeg i lørdags optagede på vhs – hurra!

Andri, byens politimester, der tog mange fejl og så ud som en landsbytosse, da han først gik i gang med at eftersøge det første af de mange mord, der er blevet begået i denne lille by, begynder nu at ser ud som en Hollywood helt – hurra! Han holder tale foran byens beboere i den lokale kirke, indrømmer oprigtigt og ydmygt sine fejl og forpligter sig til at gøre sit bedste til at finde og anholde gerningsmanden (eller gerningsmændene!).

Andri, byens politimester, taler oprigtigt og ydmygt med beboerne i den lokale kirke

Han bliver til en sand Hollywood helt. Selv hans fraseparerede kone, Agnes, begynder at sværmer for ham igen – du godeste!

Agnes, Andris fraseparerede kone, begynder at sværme for ham igen !!!

I mellemtiden, ved ingen for tiden, hvem har myrdet borgmesteren (Hrafn), den seneste offer. For mit vedkommende er jeg begyndt at spekulere på, om gerningsmanden var Andris svigerfar (Agnes’s far), Eirikur, der måske har en affære med borgmesterens kone,  Kolbrun. Du godeste – sikke en redelighed!

Den afdøde borgmesters kone, Kolbrun, kommer sent i kirken, og Eirikur, Andris svigerfar, sender hende et lille øjenkast! Har de en affære?

Ved slutningen af dette afsnit, finder Andri endelig det sønderlemmet lig, der forsvandt  fra fryseren! Sigurdhur, byens vice-havnmesteren (?), stjal det tilsyneladende og gemte det i lastrummet på sit lille båd – øv!! Men hvorfor gjorde han det???

Byens politimester, Andri, og hans kollega(er), går om bord Sigurdhurs lille båd. Han truer dem med en riffel, men de afvæbner ham – hurra!

de finder endelig det manglende sønderlemmet lig i lastrummet – øv!

22:00 Lois kommer tilbage og vi går i seng – zzzzz !!!!!

03:45 Jeg står tidligt op og kigger lidt på internettet. Jeg har fået en email fra Tünde, min penneveninde i Budapest. Hun fortæller mig, at hun har meget travlt for tiden. Der sker snart en konkurrence mellem områdets pensionist-klubber (en quiz måske?), hvor deltagerne skal svare på spørgsmål om Greve István Széchenyi (1791-1860), den berømte ungarske politiker/forfatter, der er kendt som ”den største ungarer”, og som arbejdede så hårdt for at modernisere landet. Han besøgte England mange gange, og blev venner med berømte ingeniører som for eksempel James Watt, Brunel og Adam Clark.

Jeg mindes, at Lois og jeg besøgte Szechenyi Slot i 2002, sammen med vores ven, ”Magyar” Mike, og Mikes kone, Mary. Slottet, hvor grevens familie boede, ligger i Nagycenk, en lille landsby 9 miles fra Sopron. Vi var dengang på vej fra Sopron til Balatonsøen. Vi hyggede os meget i Sopron, hvor vi opholdt os i 3 dage, og vi mødtes med vores veninde, Ibolya. Men mens vi var i byen, fik vi desværre et telefonopkald fra England: Lois’s svigersøster, Jenny, fortalte os, at Andrew, Lois’s bror, var alvorligt syg på hospitalet i Oxford. En bekymrende periode for os.

 

Szechenyi Slot i 2002 (Nagycenk, Ungarn). Lois holder en paraply op, og Mary gemmer sig bag et træ – ha ha ha!

11:00 Vi går en kort tur i nabolaget. Det er hundekoldt, det blæser og det regner – uha! På vej smutter vi ind til landsbyens apotek og jeg henter 16 ugers blodtrykpiller, så jeg ikke vil løbe tør af dem, mens vi er i Australien. Vi kommer tilbage via Møllegade og Borgergade. Brrrr !!!!!

13:00 Jeg drøner ud i køkkenet og laver frokost. Senere går jeg i seng og tager mig en lang lur – zzzzz !!!

15:00 Jeg står op og kigger lidt på Facebook. Jeg ser endnu et charmerende billede af Sarahs og Francis’s tvillinger, Lily og Jessica, vores børnebørn, på ferie i Australien, langs kysten nord for Perth.

Vores små børnebørn, Lily og Jessica. Vi savner dem så meget, nu hvor de pludselig er tusindvis af miles væk herfra, i Australien - uha!

16:00 Vi slapper af med en kop te på sofaen.

English translation

Tuesday, 01/03/2016 at 1630 till Wednesday, 02/03/2016 at 1629

17:30 We eat dinner, and then Lois must be off. There is a Bible seminar tonight in Brockworth that she wants to attend.

19:00 I have a little alone-time, but there is nothing interesting on TV - damn! I decide to see the 6th episode of "Trapped", the dark Scandinavian crime fiction series, which I recorded on vhs on Saturday - hurrah!

Andri, the city's police chief, who made many errors and looked like a village idiot when he first started to investigate the first of the many murders that have been committed in this small town, is starting to look like a Hollywood hero - hurrah! He gives a speech in front of the city's residents in the local church, admits sincerely and humbly his mistakes, and undertakes to do his best to find and arrest the perpetrator (or perpetrators).

Andri, the city's police chief, speaks sincerely and humbly with the residents in the local church

He becomes a true Hollywood hero. Even his estranged wife, Agnes, begin to fancy him again - my goodness!

Agnes, Andri's estranged wife, begins to fancy him again !!!

Meanwhile, no one knows at the moment who has murdered the mayor (Hrafn), the latest victim. For my part, I am beginning to wonder whether the offender was Andri's father in law (Agnes's father), Eiríkur, who might be having an affair with the mayor's wife, Kolbrun. My goodness - such goings-on!

The deceased mayor's wife, Kolbrun, comes late to church, and Eiríkur, Andris father-in-law, throws her a little glance! Are they having an affair?

At the end of this episode Andri finally finds the dismembered corpse that disappeared from the freezer! Sigurdhur, the city's deputy harbor master (?), stole it apparently and hid it in the hold of his small boat - ugh!! But why did he do it ???

The city's police chief, Andri and his colleague (s), board Sigurdhur's small boat. He threatens them with a rifle, but they disarm him - hurrah!

they finally find the missing dismembered corpse in the cargo hold - ugh!

22:00 Lois comes back and we go to bed - zzzzz !!!!!

03:45 I get up early and take a look at the internet. I have received an email from Tünde, my pen pal in Budapest. She tells me that she is very busy at the moment. A competition will soon be happening between the area's retiree clubs (a quiz perhaps?), in which participants must answer questions about Count István Széchenyi (1791-1860), the famous Hungarian politician / writer who is known as "the greatest Hungarian" and who worked so hard to modernize the country. He visited England many times and became friends with famous engineers such as James Watt, Brunel and Adam Clark.

I remember that Lois and I visited the Szechenyi Castle in 2002, along with our friend, "Magyar" Mike and Mike's wife, Mary. The castle where the Count's family lived, is located in Nagycenk, a small village 9 miles from Sopron. We were then on the way from Sopron to Lake Balaton. We enjoyed ourselves very much in Sopron, where we stayed for 3 days and met up with our friend, Ibolya. But while we were in town, we unfortunately got a phone call from England: Lois's sister-in-law, Jenny, told us that Andrew, Lois's brother, was seriously ill in hospital in Oxford. A worrying time for us.

Szechenyi Castle in 2002 (Nagycenk, Hungary). Lois is holding an umbrella up, and Mary is hiding behind a tree - ha ha ha!

11:00 We go for a short walk in the neighborhood. It is freezing cold, windy and it is raining - oh dear! On the way we pop into the village pharmacy and I pick up 16 weeks of blood pressure pills, so I will not run out of them while we are in Australia. We return via Møllegade and Borgergade. Brrrr !!!!!

13:00 I hurtle into the kitchen and make lunch. Later I go to bed and take a long nap - zzzzz !!!

15:00 I get up and take a look at Facebook. I see another charming picture of Sarah's and Francis's twins, Lily and Jessica, our grandchildren, on holiday in Australia, along the coast north of Perth.

Our little grandchildren, Lily and Jessica. We miss them so much, now they are suddenly thousands of miles from here, in Australia - oh dear!

16:00 We relax with a cup of tea on the sofa.