Ant, Grasshopper or? *I am trying to buy firewood for the coming winter but have forgotten how much I need. The last time I bought firewood was two or maybe three years ago. All I can remember is that in recent years I have been using it more economically than in the early years. Heating economically also means that we spend a lot of time in the cold.* I just read an article from 2018 with tips. Partly hilarious but now also up to date, although many will perish in the…
Lack of oil *Oil, no matter whether it is sunflower oil or petroleum (the black gold) mankind needs it. This has not always been the case, but the fact is that as soon as man is talked into using something, it becomes indispensable. Man cannot live without it and sees no way out.* **Sunflower oil.** We humans can do very well without it. Sunflower oil, like any oil from seeds, is not healthy. It is less harmful than trans fats and palm oil, but it is still unhealthy. The…
It wasn't me I know, I know the week isn't over yet but I do need some free days off. Not that that will happen since there are too many things to do, to arrange for the winter coming up in between all those things I have to do. My youngest has passed the theory test for driving. Now we have to wait for a driving teacher. Apparently, the driving schools are busy. I hadn't expected that, given that petrol and also driving will soon be unaffordable. The youngest has also found…
News *The first known use of triplet was in 1656* It's up to you readers if the end of the triplet is good or bad. Three. Three chances, all good things come in triplets and so does bad and with it death. In the nursing home where I worked, everyone knew it was so. If one resident died, two more would soon follow. Coincidence or? Some say that coincidence does not exist. I do not mean to say that the nursing staff killed the residents to make room for those on the waiting…
Birds I never been a bird watcher or lover for real although I still have warm feelings for a bird I met in my childhood in a petshop. It was a big black bird with intelligent eyes and we looked at each other through the bars. We are out of sugar, he said. He spoke (or was it a she?) clearly and knew more phrases. This beo was the first talking bird I met. After all these years, I still think of this bird and hear his voice: we are out of sugar. For a while, I thought about…
Life goes on *I promised myself to be more active if it comes to writing, reading and commenting but time passes by fast, too fast and my children come first (children and animals and... plants).* I try not to think of the next winter coming up but it's hard. Winter is a fact and I promised myself there are two things I won't let happen to my children. 1. They won't starve due cold 2. They won't die of a lack of food. To you, this might sound odd but this is the reality we…
Such a terrible smell If there's one thing I can't stand, it's stench. The house stinks and I don't know what causes that smell. I sit in my chair the windows are open and at times I can smell that terrible air. The first thing I do is sniff myself. I don't stink but just to be sure I wash myself again and put on clean clothes. Back in the living, I think that stank seems to be disappeared but it's just for a moment... there it is again. With a crooked eye, I look at the cat…
SHTF (Once the shit hits the fan) **The government is not prepared for the nearest future.** Of course, it knows that things will go wrong. The number of families living below the poverty line is increasing daily, as are the debts. Interestingly, there is plenty of money to go to war and also to give a few billion to coal mines to be able to use the mines again but there is no money to help those who have nothing left to eat, to assist the people (who continue to fill the…
The missing link The evidence was overwhelming and there was no doubt that the woman opposite him had killed her husband. She looked at him with hostility. Her eyes had much in common with those of a sneaky little rodent. One of those irritating beasts that kept nagging at you and did not know when to stop. He studied her while she kept tapping her foot on the ground, biting her lower lip and remaining silent. She had no intention of enlightening him or admitting to her…
Can't you see! It could be but it is not. Today is not my day. Of course, I got out of bed even though I didn't feel at my best. Unlike the past few days, it was not cloudy. We could not see the full moon, the special moon, because of the clouds. By the way, we all slept very well. The full moon does not influence our sleep. Together with the youngest one, I fitted an old box with styrofoam walls, bottom, and lid. A DIY cooler, so to speak. Then I went to battle with the…
All kinds of screwed up **Parents are not perfect and do not need to be.** Young children are forgiving. I remember well how I once thought of all the reasons why my mother was so aggressive and full of hate. No, I never thought that I was the cause of her behaviour. I made up all kinds of excuses as to why she did what she did, and behaved in such a strange and hateful way. I did not do this forever. I am not one of those children who forgives and forgets. I am also not the…
Dirty tricks / backstabbing **Gazprom announced that due to circumstances they can no longer supply gas to certain countries**. Germany is one of them. What those circumstances are apart from pipeline maintenance I will not go into. However, I would like to talk about how we, consciously or unconsciously, treat people with different lifestyles and different views. I am not thinking of one country here, but countries in general. Governments, elected or imposed on the people,…
Christians & Lilith A pilgrimage to yourself that is how I see life, especially during those periods when everything is against you. I then tell myself that I will survive this again, that I have already experienced so much misery. I feel like I'm cheating myself but in times of need it's the only way to keep the courage up, keep going and stay optimistic in my journey through life, my life. I am not an eternal smiley face and more than once I think 'I don't want any more'…
High power Living without electricity is not easy. Like everyone else, you are expected to have electricity, watch television and turn on the radio. I haven't watched TV for years and I don't have a radio anymore. No, I don't use an MP3 or MP4 player, nor do I listen to music on my phone. I have no computer, no refrigerator, no tumble dryer, no hood, and no air conditioning. I don't game all day and spend most of my life in the cold. Yet a high electricity bill always seems…
The trick **Do you remember the start of 2020?** The created plandemic and China was blamed just like the first people who had it. They were treated as pariahs. It always feels good to have a scapegoat. When someone else is to blame, no one looks at you. That is what Fauci must have thought, after all, he was and is the man who carried out and still carries out scary tests, and these tests include C19 and the modified monkey pox virus (which will soon be renamed because the…
Internet trouble *This prompt (see title) is meant for me.* It must be since the last te I had a great connection was around 1996. Back then you had to dial to be connected. Of course, it was expensive so the te was limited. Looking back I don't think that's such a bad thing. Altogether, we waste too much time online and we aren't online because of our job or we need certain information but because we are bored, used to switch on the computer, we are easily distracted while…
Crazy - Mr. Robot *I try to make the best out of it.* Life I mean. It isn't easy. My childhood wasn't easy and no matter how old you get it affects you. Might be not as much if you are aware of what happened to you, who harmed you, and stay alert to not become as evil as those who never had a sleepless night about the harm they did to others. Some days are a struggle, some days are not. It's how life is, how people hang in because... That 'because' cannot be answered. The…
Ticked off *My youngest wanted to watch the anime Bell in the cinema. It only played for one week. Within our family we love watching films and some of my children are anime lovers. Time to visit an event with the youngest (the friends mentioned it but cancelled).* **Yesterday**, I went out with the youngest two which means there's a lot to arrange. With animals I can't simply leave same if it comes to my gardening. I need to water the plants which is a hard task. By now I…
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