Friday 30 August 2019

07:00 Ed, our son-in-law, leaves early - our daughter Alison drives him to Haslemere train station and he boards the train to London, where he has a temporary job.

09:00 Alison takes the couple's 3 children - Josie (soon 13), Rosalind (11) and Isaac (9) to their swimming class and afterwards to their piano class.

Meanwhile, Lois and I drive into town, where we visit the museum, which is currently holding an exhibition of Japanese prints from the Edo period.

we visit the local museum, which is currently holding an exhibition

of Japanese prints from the Edo period

It is very nostalgic for us to see these old Japanese prints - it reminds us of when we were in Japan in 1970-71, not yet married.

Flashback to 1970-71: Lois and me in Japan

10:30 We visit the museum's famous bee-colony, which lies behind the museum building.

we visit the museum’s famous bee-colony

11:00 We head into Darnley's café to recharge our batteries with a glass of ice coffee and a piece of cake.

12:00 We come home and have lunch with Alison and the three children. Afterwards, Lois and I go to bed to take a gigantic afternoon nap - zzzzzzzz !!!!!

18:00 We have dinner and spend the rest of the evening watching some television. Ed comes home around 7 o'clock.

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

Danish translation

07:00 Ed, vores svigersøn, tager tidligt af sted – vores datter Alison kører ham til den lokale banegård, og han stiger på toget til London, hvor han har en midlertidigt job.

09:00 Alison tager parrets 3 børn – Josie (snart 13), Rosalind (11) og Isaac (9) til deres svømmeklasse og bagefter til deres klaverklasse.

I mellemtiden kører Lois og jeg ind i byen, hvor vi besøger museet, som for tiden holder en udstilling om japanske print fra Edo-perioden.

vi besøger museet, som for tiden holder en udstilling

om japanske print fra Edo-perioden

Det er meget nostalgisk for os at se disse gamle japanske print – det minder os om, da vi var i Japan 1970-71, ikke gift endnu.

Tilbageblik til 1970-71: Lois og mig i Japan

10:30 Vi besøger museets berømte bi-koloni, der ligger bagved museumsbygningen.

Vi besøger museets berømte bi-koloni

11:00 Vi smutter ind i Darnleys-caféen for at genoplade vores batterier med en kop iskaffe og et stykke kage.

12:00 Vi kommer hjem og spiser frokost  sammen med Alison og de tre børn. Bagefter går Lois og jeg i seng for at tage en gigantisk eftermiddagslur – zzzzzzzz!!!!!

18:00 Vi spiser aftensmad og bruger resten af aftenen på at se lidt fjernsyn. Ed kommer hjem ved 19-tiden.

22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzzzz!!!!!

Thursday 29 august 2019

10:00 Lois and I, along with our daughter Alison and her 3 children, Josie (soon to be 13), Rosalind (11) and Isaac (9), drive into Wey Hill, a small suburb of Haslemere. Rosalind and Isaac play soccer in the local park, and in the meantime Alison, Josie, Lois and I head into the local Lion’s Den café to have a cup of coffee and a piece of cake.

Alison, Josie, Lois and I slip into the Lion’s Den café

to have a cup of coffee and a piece of cake

Meanwhile, Rosalind and Isaac play football

in the local park

11:30 We get home. Isaac discovers that in our absence, the postman has delivered his brand new Spurs football shirt, with the name of one of his favourite football stars, Ndombele, on the back.

13:00 We have lunch and afterwards Lois and I go to bed and have a gigantic afternoon nap. We get up at 4 pm and go out on the terrace and work on the Radio Times magazine's crossword. From time to time, Lois throws a frisbee and lets Sika, the family's Danish dog, retrieve it. Sometimes the ball disappears in the high hedge, which is a little annoying to put it mildly.

We get up at 4 pm and go out on the terrace to work

on the Radio Times magazine's crossword.

From time to time Lois throws a frisbee and lets Sika,

the Danish dog of the family, bring it back.

Sometimes the ball disappears in the high hedge,

which is a bit annoying to put it mildly.

18:00 We have dinner and spend the rest of the evening watching some television. Ed comes home at 8:30 pm.

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

Danish translation

10:00 Lois og jeg, sammen med vores datter Alison og hendes 3 børn, Josie (snart 13), Rosalind (11) og Isaac (9), kører ind i Wey Hill, en lille forstad til Haslemere. Rosalind og Isaac spiller fodbold i den lokale park, og i mellemtiden smutter Alison, Josie, Lois og jeg ind i den lokale Lions Den-café for at drikke en kop kaffe og spise et stykke kage.

Alison, Josie, Lois og jeg smutter ind i Lions Den-caféen

for at drikke en kop kaffe og spise et stykke kage

I mellemtiden spiller Rosalind og Isaac fodbold

i den lokale park

11:30 Vi kommer hjem. Isaac opdager, at i vores fravær har postbudet leveret hans spritnye Spurs-fodboldskjorte, med navnet af én af hans yndslings-fodboldstjerner, Ndombele, på ryggen.

13:00 Vi spiser frokost og bagefter går Lois og jeg i seng for at tage en gigantisk eftermiddagslur. Vi står op kl 16 og går ud på terrassen og arbejder på Radio Times-tidskriftets krydsord. Fra tid til anden kaster Lois en frisbee ud og lader Sika, familiens danske hund, hente den tilbage. Nogen gange forsvinder bolden i den høje hæk, hvilket er lidt irriterende for at sige mildt.

Vi står op kl 16 og går ud på terrassen og arbejder

på Radio Times-tidskriftets krydsord.

Fra tid til anden kaster Lois en frisbee ud og lader Sika,

familiens danske hund, hente den tilbage.

Nogen gange forsvinder bolden i den høje hæk,

hvilket er lidt irriterende for at sige mildt.

18:00 Vi spiser aftensmad og bruger resten af aftenen på at se lidt fjernsyn. Ed kommer hjem kl 8:30.

22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzzzz!!!

Wednesday 28 august 2019

A lazy day for me.

07:00 Ed, our son-in-law, left early - Alison, our daughter, drove him to the local train station where he boarded the train to London. A couple of weeks ago, he started a temporary job at a company that owns hundreds of petrol stations in Africa – my god, what a crazy world we live in !!!!

The company's headquarters is in the neighbouring building to the Apollo Theatre in central London. Ed and Ali celebrated their 20th anniversary exactly one week ago by watching the musical "Wicked" at this theatre. And by chance (again), I brought Alison to the same theatre in the 1980’s to see the musical "Starlight Express". Happy days!

I took Alison to the same theatre in the 1980’s

to see the musical "Starlight Express". Happy days!

Ed, Alison and their 3 children - Josie (soon to be 13), Rosalind (11) and Isaac (9) moved back to England 1 year ago, after 6 years in Copenhagen. Since then, Ed has only taken a few temporary jobs while continuing in search of his dream job.

10:00 Lois, Alison and the kids drive into the town of Haslemere to buy a few things and pop into Hemingways café to have a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. In the meantime, I stay home and update my blog.

13:00 We have lunch and afterwards I go to bed and take a gigantic afternoon nap. Meanwhile, Alison, Lois and the kids take a walk with the family's Danish dog, Sika, in a local park.

18:00 We have dinner and spend the rest of the evening watching some television. Ed comes home at 8 o’clock or so, a long day for him.

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

Danish translation

En doven dag for mig.

07:00 Ed, vores svigersøn, tog tidligt af sted – Alison, vores datter, kørte ham til den lokale banegård, hvor han steg på toget til London. For et par uger siden startede han et midlertidigt job hos et selskab, der ejer hundredvis af tankstationer i Afrika – du godeste, sikke en skør verden vi lever i !!!!

Selskabets hovedkvarter er i nabobygningen til Apollo-teatret midt i London. Ed og Ali fejrede deres 20. bryllupsdag for nøjagtig en uge siden ved at se musicalen ”Wicked” på dette teater. Og tilfældigvis (igen), tog jeg Alison med til samme teatret i 1980’erne for at se musicalen ”Starlight Express”. Lykkelige dage!!!

Tilfældigvis tog jeg Alison med til samme teatret i 1980’erne

for at se musicalen ”Starlight Express”. Lykkelige dage!!!!

Ed, Alison og deres 3 børn – Josie (snart 13), Rosalind (11) og Isaac (9) flyttede tilbage til England for 1 år siden, efter 6 år i København. Siden da har Ed kun taget nogle midlertidige jobs, mens han fortsætter med at være i søgn efter sit drømmejob.

10:00 Lois, Alison og børnene kører ind i byen Haslemere for at købe et par ting og smutte ind i Hemingways-café for at drikke en kop kaffe og spise et stykke kage. I mellemtiden forbliver jeg herhjemme og opdaterer min blog.

13:00 Vi spiser frokost og bagefter går jeg i seng for at tage en gigantisk eftermiddagslur. I mellemtiden går Alison, Lois og børnene en tur med familiens danske hund, Sika, i en lokal park.

18:00 Vi spiser aftensmad og bruger resten af aftenen på at se lidt fjernsyn. Ed kommer hjem kl 20  eller deromkring, en lang dag for ham.

22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzzz!!!!!