Mandag 01/08/2016 kl 1630 til tirsdag 02/08/2016 kl 1629

18:00 Det regner igen og det er koldt, så vi beslutter os for at tilbringe aftenen indenfor og se lidt fjernsyn. Hvor er sommeren blevet af?

Vi spiser aftensmad: spidsbryst, kartofler og grøntsager – mums!!! Vi ser lidt fjernsyn: Big Bang Theory og derefter to af de få tv-programmer, der ikke er egnede til dumme mennesker ha ha ha – University Challenge og Only Connect.

21:00 De viser en interessant dokumentarfilm (tredje del af 3), der handler om Slaget ved Somme. Værten er Peter Barton.

Ifølge Barton var alt, hvad den britiske hær under slaget gjorde, uklogt, dumt og mislykket, og alt hvad den tyske hær gjorde var klogt og succesfuldt – du godeste! Måske har han ret, men jeg ville gerne have hørt mere om Verdun. Den britiske hær startede slaget ved Somme fordi de var bange for, at den franske var ved at blive ødelagt omkring Verdun. Måske var den britiske kampagne succesfuld ved at forhindre den franske hær i at kollapsere: en fransk kollaps ville have endet krigen efter kun 2 år! Barton skildrede slaget som en tysk sejr, selvom det resulterede i, at tyskerne trak sig flere miles tilbage mod den tyske grænse.

08:00 Vi er et hurtigt smut under bruseren og bagefter står vi op.

09:00 Vi går hen til Waghornes, de lokale slagter. Vi køber brød, ost og kød. Vi kommer hjem og slapper af med en kop kaffe på sofaen. Det regner igen – uha!

11:00 Jeg kigger lidt på Facebook. Vores ældre datter, Alison, og hendes familie er kommet hjem efter 4 ugers ferie i England, Sverige og Finland. Desværre opdagede de at Alisons bil, som ikke er blevet brugt i 4 uger, har et problem. Du godeste! Bilen blev fjernet af en stor kranvogn. Lad os håbe, bilen kan repareres før skolerne starter igen (på mandag)!

 

Alisons bil bliver fjernet af en stor kranvogn – uha!

12:30 Vi spiser frokost: boller med avocado, salat, agurk, rødbede og tomat – nam-nam!

13:30 Jeg går i seng og tager mig en gigantisk eftermiddagslur – zzzzz!!!

14:30 Jeg står op og hopper op på min kondicykel. Jeg cykler 6 miles (10 km). Hurra! Seks miles er min sædvanlige afstand. Efter to dage er jeg allerede kommet op på mærkene!

15:30 Vi slapper af med en kop te på terrassen.

English translation

Monday, 08.01.2016 at 1630 on Tuesday, 02/08/2016 at 1629

18:00 It's raining again and it's cold, so we decide to spend the evening in and watch a little television. Where has the summer gone?

We eat dinner: brisket, potatoes and vegetables - yum !!! We see a little television: Big Bang Theory and then two of the few television programs that are not suitable for stupid people ha ha ha - University Challenge and Only Connect.

21:00 They show an interesting documentary (third part of 3), which is about the Battle of the Somme. The host is Peter Barton.

According to Barton everything the British army did during the battle was unwise, stupid and unsuccessful, and everything the German army did was wise and successful - my goodness! Perhaps he is right, but I would have liked to hear more about Verdun. The British Army started the Battle of the Somme because they were afraid that the French were about to be destroyed around Verdun. Perhaps the British campaign was successful by preventing the French army collapsing: a French collapse would have ended the war after only 2 years! Barton described the battle as a German victory, even though it resulted in the Germans withdrawing several miles back toward the German frontier.

08:00 We pop in under the shower and then eat breakfast.

09:00 We go along to Waghornes, the local butcher. We buy bread, cheese and meat. We get home and relax with a cup of coffee on the couch. It's raining again - oh dear!

11:00 I look a little on Facebook. Our elder daughter, Alison, and her family have returned home after 4 weeks vacation in England, Sweden and Finland. Unfortunately, they discovered that Alison's car, which has not been used for 4 weeks, has a problem. My Goodness! The car was removed by a large breakdown-truck. Let's hope the car can be repaired before school starts again (on Monday)!

Alison's car being removed by a large breakdown-truck - oh dear!

12:30 We eat lunch: rolls with avocado, lettuce, cucumber, beetroot and tomato - yum-yum! 13:30 I go to bed and have me a giant nap - zzzzz !!!

14:30 I get up and jump up on my exercise bike. I ride 6 miles (10 km). Hooray! Six miles is my usual distance. After two days I am already up to the mark!

15:30 We relax with a cup of tea on the terrace.