Relocated It is not always if not rarely what it seems. *That distance is far too long to travel up and down every day*, the vocational counsellor, said. Not that he was actually guiding anything or counselling, anyone. After completing primary education, those who did not know what to become would soon find that they were left to their own devices. The vocational counsellors were no different from the job fairs where the same professions were represented repeatedly, and…
Today, August 4, 2022 - new gardening start I told you I'm disappointed about what I did grow so far. I bought seeds at MM (*Makkelijke Moestuin* which means: Easy gardening) and they provide in an app that tells you exactly what to do as well. *For the English version (android/iOS) see Planty Gardening App*. I hope for some better results if I go for 30x30 centimeters per species (only a few plants). A plus is the results shouldn't take long plus most of the summer is over…
Omnibus When I think of an omnibus, I think of a book from my childhood: Peter and Petra. They were cousins and close. I don't remember if they lived near each other or if their adventures took place during the holidays. Peter and Petra, it is clear that nobody in the family thought it was strange to give children the same name. In my family, too, a name is a common one and if a baby dies, the next child just gets the same name. There was no curse on this, not even if Jan…
dictionary The teacher doesn't like me and that will never change. He looks at me like I'm the dirtiest person he's ever seen. He's not nice, yet I keep going back to class and pretending I don't hear how he keeps taking me as an example when it comes to an inferior race. I am not a Dutchman even though I was born in the Netherlands and my passport states that I am Dutch. It doesn't matter that I was born here because I don't look Dutch. Dutch looks like aunty, grandmother…
Waste, the smell of decay I don't like to waste or throw away anything I can still use. So this summer, I'm wearing the dress again that actually fell apart when I bought it. The fabric is too thin, so it has holes in it and tears easily. The first tears appeared where the fabric was sewn together. This year I decided not to try to sew the cracks any more, just holes. Why? Because if what I have sewn tears again, it is a waste of my time and sewing thread. After all, I only…
I have enough *Every now and then I read something and I think I recognise this.* The last time I had that was a few days ago. It was about the environmental issue, the CO2 hype and the provoked war that will cause more shortages, though you cannot blame Putin for that. Neither is Ukraine to blame for a grain or food shortage. Even without Ukraine and Russia, there is still plenty to eat. Meanwhile, the price of a barrel of oil is going down again because reserves are being…
Comrades **Shouldn't we be comrades?** *For some, the word comrade has a negative feeling, but this word is definitely not negative. A comrade is a friend, a companion, someone with the same interests as you. A comrade is the person most of us miss the most.* In this new world where we hardly ever meet our fellow man face to face, it can be difficult to find that comrade. Scammers, swindlers and liars take advantage of the goodness and it is therefore natural that people are…
The world we live in I do not like shopping and the only good thing about the Internet is that I can search for items and compare prices, not only prices in my own country but also abroad. I rarely buy abroad since there are extra fees which don't make it any cheaper. Although I still haven't discovered the advantage of one EU (prices differ a lot and just driving across the border was never really possible and even when you fly you have to show your papers a thousand and…
Do you have a plan? I usually have a plan no matter if it is about great things to achieve, small things, house chores, health, or finances. It gives me peace of mind if I know what to do, and how to solve problems and make my life, I should say our life, go more smoothly. Still, I cannot take all sadness, worries, and pain away also because I miss things in certain situations. Like many, we have our financial issues, how to pay the bills, extra unexpected bills, fees for…
Cluttering If you are considered a witch and asked for help in the middle of the night by someone in need what will you do? Is it safe to help others, witchhunts still exist. Will you help that person, shrug your shoulders, ignore the call for help or be that shoulder to cry on? The call for help isn't about alcoholism but about not knowing how to get out of the trap and loneliness. There's no need to be a witch, have certain powers, have knowledge about herbs and mix a…
Fast & dirty *Are you still writing*, a friend asked after I informed how she is doing and wished her a great weekend. Yes, I still write although by now it's no longer the first thing I do and I admit at times it's fast and dirty. Summer, better weather changes everything. I needed and wanted to do something else instead of writing stories which I even do when I'm asleep. So that well of tales is dry at the moment. One day I might start writing tales again. There are brief…
Network! "No man is an island." Do you know who said that, in which film this statement is made? If you don't know, it is the film About a boy (2002). https://1movieshd.com/movie/free-about-a-boy-hd-17245 If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend you to do so. You will meet the young bachelor Will who has never worked a day in his life and goes for the depression free life. He lives off the proceeds of a Christmas song that his father once wrote. It was his father's only hit,…
My Baby - Baldr The last few days have been busy. Still, unexpectedly, my eldest and favourite wolf fell ill. When a pet gets sick, all kinds of thoughts go through your head. What is wrong with him? Did I miss the signals that something was seriously wrong? Was it only the flies or... Although it became clear that he was very ill, I still had hope for two days. Hope because he was drinking and hope because he wanted to eat again if only to please me. **My Baldr was my baby,…
Cute Cute is that kind of feeling (idea?) we have about something or someone that somehow touches our heart. According to my child the next act (see the photo) is cute. In this case the cat, his cat is cute. While the cat hides in the box I intend to fill with presents for my daughter I don't think he is cute. I find it intetesting he sneaked in there but cute? To me he's just a huge cat who tries to adopt me although I'm not his boss. It can't be because I am feeding him…
The Sinner *If the people in my congregation were without sin, there would be no need for them to come to church*, I thought. Indeed I did bite my tongue as grandmother told me but that didn't mean I could let go of that thought. All the praying, the talks about sins, sinners, hell, and the devil didn't change anything. It only created more hypocrites. They did watch tv, listened to the radio, scolded, cursed and if it came to it they ignored the ten rules. Why? Because they…
Gambling My uncle had a small 'fruit machine', a slot machine in miniature. You could hold it in your hand and he loved it. I wanted to try it too, but he didn't want me to. All I could do was watch. Grandma never said that he had to let me try it. My uncle was not loyal, although he expected me to be. If he wanted to do something that grandma forbade, I had to be on the lookout and warn him. I didn't like that but I did it anyway. Why did I do it? Because a child that was…
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