Lørdag 13/08/2016 kl 1630 til søndag 14/08/2016 kl 1629

17:00 Jeg går ud i haven og jeg går i gang med at klippe den græsplæne, der ligger foran huset, og den, der ligger lige bag huset. Jeg overlader til i morgen de to græsplæner, der ligger i bunden af baghaven.

18:00 Vi spiser aftensmad og derefter bruger aftenen på at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser aftenens BBC Proms koncert transmitteret live fra Albert Hall, London.

Vi hygger os med at høre så mange Gershwin sange, som vi kender så godt, og også nogle sange, vi er mindre fortrolige med.

Louise Dearman synger den gamle tudesang ”The Man That Got Away”

22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzz!!!!

06:00 Jeg står tidligt op og laver én af mine rutinemæssige danske ordforråtester. Jeg kigger lidt på internettet og jeg ser, at vores yngre datter Sarah, og Francis, hendes mand, sov i nat for første gang i deres nye hus i Yanchep, en lille forstad til Perth, Australien. Men de har mere arbejde, de må gøre i dag og i morgen (for eksempel transportere flere møbler osv), før de kan slappe af – du godeste! Vi håber at kunne tale med Sarah i morgen på telefon. Hun har en fridag.

07:30 Jeg skynder mig ind i køkkenet og laver to kopper te. Jeg bringer teen op på vores soveværelse. Vi ligger inde i sengen og drikker teen. Vi går i bad og bagefter spiser morgenmad.

10:45 Lois skal af sted. Der er to gudstjenester, der i dag finder sted i Tewkesbury, hun vil deltage i. Jeg går ud i baghaven og klipper de to græsplæner, der ligger i bunden af haven.

12:00 Jeg går i gang med at skrive en email på ungarsk til min veninde, Tünde, der bor i Budapest. Desværre er jeg meget rusten, og jeg har svært ved at finde de rigtige ord - du godeste!

13:00 Jeg spiser frokost og bagefter går i seng, for at tage mig en lang lur – zzzzzz!!!!

16:00 Jeg står op. Lois kommer hjem. Men der er ikke tid til at hvile os – vi skal til Tewkesbury, fordi vores ven, Andy, har inviteret medlemmerne af Lois’s kirke til en barbecue i aften. Jeg har nydet min alenetid i dag, men nu føler jeg mig lidt nervøs - er det bare mig, der ikke bryder sig ret meget om fester?????

English translation

17:00 I go out in the garden and I start to mow the lawn, located in front of the house, and the one which is right behind the house. I leave till tomorrow the two lawns, that are located at the bottom of the backyard.

18:00 We eat dinner and then spend the evening watching TV. They show the evening's BBC Proms concert broadcast live from Albert Hall, London.

We enjoy hearing so many Gershwin songs which we know so well, and also some songs that we are less familiar with.

Louise Dearman sings the old tearjerker "The Man That Got Away"

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

6:00 I get up early and do one of my routine Danish vocabulary tests. I look a little on the internet and I see that our younger daughter Sarah, and Francis, her husband slept last night for the first time in their new house in Yanchep, a small suburb of Perth, Australia. But they have more work they need to do today and tomorrow (for example, transport of furniture, etc.) before they can relax - my goodness! We hope to be able to talk to Sarah tomorrow - she has a day off work.

07:30 I hurry into the kitchen and make two cups of tea. I bring the tea up to our bedroom. We lie in bed and drink the tea. We take a shower and then eat breakfast.

10:45 Lois has to go off. There are two services that are taking place today in Tewkesbury, that she wants to take part in. I go out in the backyard and mow the two lawns, that are located at the bottom of the garden.

12:00 I start to write an email in Hungarian to my Hungarian woman-friend, Tünde, who lives in Budapest. Unfortunately I am very rusty and I have trouble finding the right words - oh dear!

13:00 I eat lunch and then go to bed, and take a long nap - zzzzzz !!!!

16:00 I get up. Lois comes home. But there is no time to rest - we need to go to Tewkesbury, because our friend, Andy, has invited members of Lois's church for a barbecue this evening. I have enjoyed my time alone today but now I'm feeling a bit nervous. Is it just me that doesn't care for parties????