16:30 Jeg lukker op for fjernsynet og ser den første semifinale i kvindernes
XV VM 2017, hvor 12 nationer har kæmpet i 3 indledende
puljer i Dublin, hvorefter der spilles semifinaler og finale i Belfast. Aftenens
første semifinalekamp er mellem New Zealand og USA. New Zealand vinder med
45-12.
19:00 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad og bagefter går vi ud i baghaven for at
vande blomstebedene og grøntsagerne, både i grøntsagshaven og i drivhuset.
19:45 Vi går i gang med at se aftenens anden semifinalekamp, denne gang
mellem England og Frankrig. England vinder med 20-3.
Scorerne afspejler ikke intensiteten af begge kampe. Jeg synes, at New
Zealand blev overrasket af determinationen af det amerikanske hold, der er
forholdsvis uerfarent. Amerikanerne blev desværre meget trætte mod slutningen
af kampen, og det var da, deres uerfarenhed og relative mangel på teknik tillod
New Zealand at ende med at vinde nemt, hvis man bare ser på den sidste score.
Det var den mest spændende kamp, jeg hidtil i denne turnering har set.
Før kampen starter, er jeg imponeret af den new zealandske nationalsang,
som jeg ikke har hørt før. Det synes at være halvt på maoriernes sprog, og
halvt på engelsk, hvilket er lidt overraskende, men helt rørende også.
den new zealandske nationalsang (uddrag),
tilsyneladende
halvt på maoriernes sprog og halvt på engelsk,
hvilket er imponerende
Det er interessant også at se maorifolkets traditionelle krigsdans,
”hakadansen”, som alle new zealandske rugbyhold opfører før hver kamp.
maorifolkets traditionelle hakadans (krigsdans),
som
alle new zealandske rugbyhold opfører før kampe.
21:00 Lois vil gerne se en dokumentarfilm om Indiens deling, dvs opdeling af Britisk Indien til to selvstændige stater,
Pakistan og Indien, der skete for nøjagtig 70 år siden.
Jeg har aldrig interesseret mig ret meget for Indien og Pakistan – landene
er for store og deres historie og kultur for komplicerede. Det er ikke noget
galt med de to lande, hvis du kommer derfra, men jeg ville have ikke nogen lyst
til at bo der på grund af klimaet, og befolkingstætheden – hvor som helst du går,
bliver du omgivet af en menneskemængde. Jeg ville gå straks i panik – det har
jeg ikke nogen tvivl om.
Jeg overlader Lois til at se dette program, mens jeg går ind i spisestuen
for at se slutningen af den anden semifinale i kvindernes XV VM 2017, der
spilles mellem England (i hvid) og Frankrig.
den anden semifinalekamp, der spilles
mellem
England (i hvid) og Frankrig
En spændende kamp, meget intens indtil kampens anden halvdel, hvor det
franske hold aldrig mere ser ud til at blive ved at score punkter.
Jeg spillede selv rugby i skole, men jeg nåede ikke at forstå den. Jeg har
ikke den fjerneste anelse om, hvad reglerne er. Men som jeg skriver disse ord,
ser jeg mig pludselig i et nyt lys og jeg bliver klar over, at jeg kunne have
været en sportsjournalist, ligesom Raymond i HBOs ”Alle elsker Raymond”. Men
det er desværre alt for sent nu – endnu en mistet mulighed. Pokkers!
22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzzzz!!!!!
04:00 Jeg står tidligt op og laver en af mine rutinemæssige danske
ordforrådtest.
07:45 Jeg hopper tilbage op i sengen til Lois og vi drikker vores morgenté.
Vi står op og spiser morgenmad.
09:30 Vi kører Minx, Alisons kat, over til væddeløbsbanen for hendes årlige
indsprøjtning mod lopper. Alison er vores ældste datter, der bor i København
sammen med Ed, sin mand, og deres 3 børn, Josie (10), Rosalind (9) og Isaac (7
år). Familien forlod deres kat hos os for 5 år siden, da de flyttede til
Danmark. Minx er 17 år gammel, hvilket svarer til 119 i menneskelige år.
Dyrelægen klipper også Minx’s kløer. Hendes kløer vokser rigtig hurtigt og
har tendens til at blive viklet ind i Lois’s sweatre eller kjoler, når hun
sætter sig på Lois’s skød – uha! Lois og
jeg formoder, at vores egne negle vokser hurtigere, nu hvor vi er blevet gamle,
men det er vi ikke helt sikre på.
11:00 Jeg går i gang med at udarbejder en danske ordforrådtest, som jeg vil
have vores U3A danske gruppes medlemmer til at tage på torsdag, når gruppens
næste møde finder sted hos os. De rigtige svar staver sætningen, ”Folk siger, at ingenting er umuligt, men jeg gør
ingenting hver dag” (Peter Plys – i ordene af AA Milne). I øvrigt er de
rigtige svar på vores danske gruppes nye ordforrådtest tophemmelige indtil
torsdag kl 15, unødvendigt at sige ha ha ha!!!
12:30 Vi spiser frokost og derefter tilbringer vi eftermiddagen i sengen.
Uansvarligt? Måske, men det er rart at kunne glemme om alting nogle tider i et
par timer. Lois læser 15 sider af sin sengetidbog, ”Leave it to Psmith”, af PG
Wodehouse.
16:00 Vi står op og drikker en kop te på terrassen.
English translation
16:30 I switch on the television
and watch the first semifinal in the Women's Rugby Union World Cup 2017, where
12 nations have fought in 3 opening pools in Dublin, after which the semifinals
and final are being played in Belfast. Tonights first semi-final game is
between New Zealand and the United States. New Zealand wins 45-12.
19:00 Lois and I have dinner and
afterwards we go out in the back garden to water the flower beds and the
vegetables, both in the vegetable garden and in the greenhouse.
19:45 We get started with seeing
the evening's second semi-final match, this time between England and France.
England wins by 20-3.
The scores do not reflect the
intensity of both matches. I think New Zealand are surprised by the
determination of the American team, which is relatively inexperienced.
Unfortunately, the Americans got very tired towards the end of the match, and
it was then that their inexperience and relative lack of technique allowed New
Zealand to end up winning easily if you look at the final score. It was the
most exciting game I have seen in this tournament so far.
Before the match starts, I'm
impressed by the New Zealand National Anthem, which I have not heard before. It
seems to be half in the Maori language, and half in English, which is a little
surprising, but quite touching as well.
the NZ National Anthem (extract), seemingly
half in the Maori language and half in
English, which is impressive
It is also interesting to see the
maoris' traditional war dance, the "haka", which all New Zealand
rugby teams perform before every match.
The traditional Maori "Haka" (War Dance),
which all New Zealand rugby teams perform
before matches.
21:00 Lois would like to see a
documentary about India's partition, ie the partition of British India into two
independent states, Pakistan and India, that happened exactly 70 years ago.
I have never been very interested
in India and Pakistan - the countries are too large and their history and
culture too complicated. There is nothing wrong with the two countries if you come
from there, but I would not want to live there because of the climate and the
population density - wherever you go, you are surrounded by a crowd of people.
I would panic straight away - I have no doubts about that.
I leave Lois to watch this
programme while I go in the dining room to see the end of the second semifinal
in the Women's Rugby Union World Cup 2017, which is being played between
England (in white) and France.
the second semi-final between England (in white) and France
An exciting game, very intense
until the second half of the match, when the French team no longer seem about to score any more points.
I myself played rugby at school,
but I did not understand it. I do not have the slightest idea of what the rules
are. But as I write these words, I suddenly see myself in a new light and I
realise that I could have been a sports journalist, like Raymond in HBO's
"Everyone Loves Raymond". But unfortunately it's too late now - another
lost opportunity. Damn!
22:00 We go to bed - zzzzzzzz
!!!!!
04:00 I get up early and do one
of my routine Danish vocabulary tests.
07:45 I am back in bed with Lois
and we're drinking our morning tea.
08:00 We get up and have
breakfast.
09:30 We drive Minx, Alison's
cat, to the racecourse for her annual injection against fleas. Alison is our
elder daughter, who lives in Copenhagen with Ed, her husband, and their 3
children, Josie (10), Rosalind (9) and Isaac (7 years). The family left their
cat with us 5 years ago when they moved to Denmark. Minx is 17 years old, which
corresponds to 119 years in human years.
The veterinarian also cuts Minx's
claws. Her claws grow very quickly and tend to get caught in Lois's sweater or
dresses when she sits on Lois's lap - oh dear! Lois and I suspect that our own
nails are also growing faster, now that we have become old, but we are not
completely sure.
11:00 I prepare a Danish vocabulary
test that I want our U3A Danish group members to take on Thursday when the next
meeting of the group takes place at our house. The correct answers spell out
the sentence, "People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every
day" (Winnie the Pooh - in the words of AA Milne). By the way, the correct
answers to our Danish group's new vocabulary test are top secret until Thursday
3pm, needless to say ha ha ha !!!
12:30 We have lunch and then we
spend the afternoon in bed.
Irresponsible? Maybe, but it's
nice to forget about everything sometimes for a few hours. Lois reads 15 pages
of her bedside book, "Leave it to Psmith", by PG Wodehouse.
16:00 We get up and have a cup of
tea on the terrace.
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