Torsdag den 12. oktober 2017

10:30 Lois og jeg går ud i baghaven igen for at fortsætte med at ”lægge haven i sengen for vinteren”. Lois rydder op her og der, mens jeg luger lidt i den såkaldte ”bønnehave”, hvor vi dyrkede stangbønner, franske bønner, og portugisiske bønner.   

Det har været et meget vellykket år i haven:  i sær kartoflerne, gulerødderne, bønnerne, rødebederne, zucchinerne, og brøndkarsen.  Lois må tage fuld kredit for denne succes. Hun har faktisk overtaget ansvaret til grøntsagshaven  i år, på egen anmodning. Det har været hendes eget projekt, og jeg har bare hjulpet til med den mere fysiske side.

Lois’s hårdt arbejde bliver belønnet

med en gigantisk gulerod eller tre  

Jeg må acceptere min nye rolle som næsthovedgartner,

og det gør jeg i al ydmydighed.

13:00 Efter frokost og en gigantisk eftermiddagslur,  hopper jeg op på min kondicykel igen og cykler 9 miles – tilbage til det normale afstand efter gårsdagens såkaldte svimmelhedsanfald – yikes, det var skræmmende!!!

15:30 Jeg går ned til spisestuen og kigger lidt på nettet. Alison, vores datter i København, har lagt et billede op på ”Insta” – det lader til, at familien har adopteret (midlertidigt?) to sorte killinger, hvilket er lidt af et chok, fordi de også har holdt en hund, Sika, i 3 år. De efterlod deres oprindelige kat, Minx, hos os, da de flyttede til Danmark i november 2012. Hvad sker der her – jeg føler mig pludselig forvirret.

Senere på eftermiddagen får vi en mail fra Alison, der forklarer baggrunden til historien. Disse to herreløse, ca. 6-mdr gamle killingerne har boet i gården bag den engelske boghandel i Hellerup, en lille forstad til København, sammen med deres mor. Butikkens personale har fodret dem, men bekymrer sig for dem mere og mere for tiden, på grund af det kommende koldt vejr.

Det er typisk varmhjertet af Alison at forbarme sig over killingerne (kommunen ville næsten sikkert aflive dem) og indvillige i at adoptere dem, men det virker lidt sindssygt efter min mening. Familien har en hund, Sika, selvom Alison synes, disse killinger vil være gadesmart nok til at hamle op med ham.

Problemet er, at Eds selskab planlægger at afskedige ham indenfor de næste 6 måneder, og familien må enten flytte tilbage til England eller flytte andetsteds i verden, hvis det lykkes Ed at finde et ny job i udlandet. Du godeste, derfor virker det lidt sindssygt efter min mening, at adoptere to killinger udover Sika. Lois og jeg har forberedt os på at lade familien bo imidlertidigt hos os, men det ville være meget svært med 2 killinger, fordi vi også holder en kat – Minx, der oprindeligt hørte til Alison, før familien fr 5 år siden flyttede til Danmark. Du godeste, sikke et vanvid!!!!

18:00 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad og ser lidt fjernsyn. Vi har glædet os til at se det første afsnit af Big Bang Theorys nye sæson, selvom vi forventer, at mulighederne for humor vil være lidt begrænsede på grund af, at forfatterne har 2 store begivenheder at dække: Amy og Sheldon bliver forlovet, og Bernadette finder ud af, at hun igen er gravid (også afsnittet kun varer 19:45 minutter, hvilket er lidt karrigt synes vi!!!).

Det er imidlertid morsomt, at Sheldon beder om Stephen Hawkings tilladelse før han frier til Amy.

det er morsomt, at Sheldon beder om

Stephen Hawkings tilladelse før han frier til Amy.

Raj smutter ind i Stuarts tegneseriebutik for at købe dem en forlovelsesgave, men skifter mening, når han pludselig bliver klar over, at de er lykkelige, mens ham, Raj, er bitter og alene.

Men Lois og jeg undrer os, hvor mange flere år serien kan fortsætte, nu hvore der bliver 3 ægtepar, og kun Raj der er single.

21:00 Jeg kigger lidt på nettet, og theonion.com, den indflydelserige amerikanske nyhedskilde. Jeg får lidt af et chok, det må jeg indrømme.

Walter Holbrook,en lokal far

Walter Holbrook, en lokal far, har været i fuld gang med at planlægge sin famiies forberedelser på deres flyvetur til Florida. Han anbefaler, at de ankommer til lufthavnen mindst 14 timer for tidligt. Han siger, at flyet afgår kl 18:45 om aftenen, og det tager lidt tid til at parkere bilen og komme gennem sikkerhedskontrollen, så de planlægger at ankomme senest kl 4:45 – det er klogt, siger han, at tilføje 8-9 timer til turen til lufthavnen i det tilfælde, at der er stærk trafik. ”Det giver os mere end nok tid til at udprinte vores boardingpas, tjekke bagagen ind og være parate ved gaten”, fortæller han. ”Så har vi 10 timer for at få os mad, hvis nogen af os er sulten.” Da nyhedshjemmesiden var ved gå i trykket, havde Walter skiftet ankomsttiden til kl 3:45, bare ”for en sikkerheds skyld”.

Jeg beundrer Walters holdning, men mest af alt, beundrer mig hans styr på hans familie. Jeg ville meget gerne adoptere hans metoder, men jeg har aldrig kunnet overtale Lois og vores døtre til at samarbejde med mig. Hvad er der i vejen med mig – jeg er sikke en tøsedreng ha ha ha!!!

22:00 Vi går i seng. Jeg læser 9 sider af min sengetidbog, før jeg glider over i søvnen zzzzzzz!!!!

English translation

10:30 Lois and I go out into the back garden to carry on "putting the garden to bed for the winter". Lois clears up here and there while I do a little weeding in the so-called "bean garden", where we grew runner beans, French beans, and Portuguese beans.

It has been a very successful year in the garden: in particular the potatoes, carrots, beans, beetroot, zucchini and water cress. Lois must take full credit for this success. She has actually taken over responsibility for the vegetable garden this year, at her own request. It has been her own project, and I have just helped with the more physical side.

Lois's hard work is rewarded -

with a gigantic carrot or three

I have to accept my new role as deputy head gardener,

and this I do in all humility.

13:00 After lunch and a gigantic afternoon nap, I jump up on my exercise bike and cycle 9 miles - back to the normal distance after yesterday's so-called dizziness attack - yikes, that was scary !!!

15:30 I go down to the dining room and take a little look online. Alison, our daughter in Copenhagen, has posted a picture on "Insta" - it seems that the family has adopted (temporarily?) two black kittens, which is a bit of shock because they have also been keeping a dog, Sika, for 3 years. They left their original cat, Minx, with us when they moved to Denmark in November 2012. What is happening here - I suddenly feel confused.

Later in the afternoon we get an email from Alison, explaining the background to the story. For 6 months, these two stray kittens have been living in the yard behind the English bookstore in Hellerup, a small suburb of Copenhagen, together with their mother. The shop's staff have been feeding them but are worrying more and more at the moment because of the coming cold weather.

It is typically warmhearted of Alison to take pity on the kittens (the council would almost certainly put them down) and agree to adopt them, but it seems a little insane in my opinion. The family has a dog, Sika, although Alison thinks these kittens will be streetwise enough to cope with him.

The problem is that Ed's company plans to let him go within the next 6 months and the family could either move back to England or move elsewhere in the world if Ed manages to find a new job abroad. Good grief, that's why it seems a bit insane to me to adopt two kittens besides Sika. Lois and I have been preparing to let the family stay with us temporarily, but it would be very difficult with 2 kittens because we also have a cat - Minx, who originally belonged to Alison, before the family moved to Denmark 5 years ago. Good grief, what madness !!!!

18:00 Lois and I have dinner and watch television. We are looking forward to seeing the first episode of the Big Bang Theory's new season, even though we expect the possibilities for humor to be a bit limited because the authors have 2 big events to cover: Amy and Sheldon getting engaged and Bernadette finding out that she is pregnant again (also the episode only lasts 19:45 minutes, which is a bit stingy we think !!!).

It is, however, amusing that Sheldon asks for Stephen Hawking's permission before proposing to Amy.

It's amusing that Sheldon asks for

Stephen Hawking's permission before proposing to Amy.

Raj pops into Stuart's comic book store to buy them an engagement gift, but changes his mind when he suddenly realises that they are happy while he, Raj, is bitter and alone.

But Lois and I wonder how many years the series can continue, now there are 3 married couples, and only Raj is single.

21:00 I take a little look at the web and theonion.com, the influential American news source. I get a bit of a shock, I have to admit.

Walter Holbrook, en lokal far

Walter Holbrook, a local dad, has been busy planning his family's preparations for their flight to Florida. He recommends that they arrive at the airport at least 14 hours early. He says the plane leaves at 6:45pm in the evening and it takes some time to park the car and get through the security checks, so they plan to arrive by 4:45 am - it is wise, he says, to add 8-9 hours for the trip to the airport in case there is traffic. "It gives us more than enough time to print our boarding passes, check the luggage in and be ready at the gate," he says. "Then we have 10 hours to get food if any of us are hungry." At press time, Walter had changed the arrival time to 3:45 am, "just to be safe".

I admire Walter's attitude, but most of all I admire his control over his family. I would love to adopt his methods, but I have never been able to persuade Lois and our daughters to cooperate with me. What's wrong with me - I'm such a wimp ha ha ha !!!

22:00 We go to bed. I read 9 pages of my bedside book before I drift off to sleep zzzzzzz !!!!