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!!!!!