18:00 Vi spiser aftensmad og derefter bruger aftenen på at se lidt
fjernsyn. De viser en interessant dokumentarfilm (tredje del af 6), der handler
om den lynhurtige udvikling af damptoge og dampdrevne maskiner i det 19.
århundrede. For første gang kunne mennesker i byerne spise frisk mad fra alle
dele af landet – hurra!
Jeg holder meget af rabarber, og det var især interessant at få at vide,
at rabarber bedst vokser i Yorkshire.
Gårdejerer i Yorkshire begyndte at specialisere sig i at dyrke rabarber og
takket være de nye damptoge kunne de sende deres produkter over hele landet.
Også begyndte landmænd at bruge damp-drevene plove, og damp-drevende biler for
at transportere deres produkter til markeder og banegårde. Det må have været en
spændende periode at leve ind – det ved jeg med sikkerhed!
21:30 Jeg kigger lidt på internettet. Det var i dag, at vores yngre
datter, Sarah, og hendes mand, Francis, skulle modtage nøglerne til deres nye
hus i Yanchep, en lille by, der ligger nord for Perth, Australien. Vi skal tale
med Sarah på telefon på søndag, og måske vil hun kunne fortælle os, om de er
begyndt at flytte ind eller ej!
Sarah og Francis’s nye hus ligger ikke ret
langt fra stranden – hurra!
22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzz!!!!
07:00 Lois står op og laver to kopper te. Hun bringer dem op på vores
soveværelse. Vi ligger inde i sengen og drikker téen. Jeg læser 7 sider af min
sengetidbog, , ”1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow” af Adam Zamoyski. Vi
står op og spiser morgenmad.
09:00 Vi går ude i baghaven og luger lidt. Vores have blev en sand
jungle, da vi i 3 måneder boede i Australien – det er der ikke nogen tvivl om!
10:30 Vi går hen til landsbyen og går et smut i Bakery Stores, en gammel
nærbutik. Vi køber kattemad og frugt. Vi kommer hjem og slapper af med en kop
kaffe på terrassen.
12:30 Vi spiser frokost og derefter går jeg i seng og tager mig en kort
lur – zzzz!!!!
15:00 Lois skal af sted. Hun besøger vores nabo, Mary. Bill, Marys mand,
er ikke hjemme. Han ser på en fodboldkamp på Whaddonvej. Mens Lois e rude,
slapper jeg af med en kop te på sofaen.
English translation
Friday, 05/08/2016 at
1630 till Saturday, 06/08/2016 at 1629
18:00 We eat dinner and
then spend the evening watching TV. They show an interesting documentary (Part 3 of 6), which deals with the dramatic development of steam trains and steam-powered
machines in the 19th century. For the first time people in urban areas were
able to eat fresh food from all parts of the country - hurrah!
I love rhubarb, and it
was especially interesting to be told that rhubarb grows best in Yorkshire.
Farm owners in Yorkshire began to specialize in growing rhubarb and thanks to
the new steam trains they could send their products across the country. Also
farmers began to use steam-powered plows, and steam-powered cars to transport
their products to markets and railway stations. It must have been an exciting
time to live in - that, I know for sure!
21:30 I look a bit at
the Internet. It was today that our younger daughter, Sarah, and her husband,
Francis, were to receive the keys to their new house in Yanchep, a small town
located north of Perth, Australia. We need to talk to Sarah by phone on Sunday,
and maybe she will be able to tell us whether they are starting to move in or
not!
Sarah and Francis's new house is located
not far from the beach - hurrah!
22:00 We go to bed -
zzzzzz !!!!
07:00 Lois gets up and
makes two cups of tea. She brings them up to our bedroom. We lie in bed and
drink the tea. I read seven pages of my bedtime-book, "1812: Napoleon's
Fatal March on Moscow" by Adam Zamoyski. We get up and eat breakfast.
09:00 We go out in the
backyard and weed a little. Our garden became a true jungle when we were living
in Australia - of that, there is no doubt!
10:30 We go to the
village and pop into the Bakery Stores, an old convenience store. We buy cat
food and fruit. We get home and relax with a cup of coffee on the terrace.
12:30 We eat lunch and
then I go to bed and take a short nap - zzzz !!!!
15:00 Lois has to be
off. She wants to visit our neighbor, Mary.
Bill, Mary's husband is
not home. He is watching a football game on Whaddonvej. While Lois is out, I
relax with a cup of tea on the sofa.
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