Day 4


Saturday, May 25, Day 4

Once again, we had a day full of small events and lots of walking. Nellie’s other friend Barbara came for breakfast, as she does on the days she cleans the house. She didn’t eat anything, though, because it’s Ramadan, which we had not considered. She is a lovely woman from Ghana, and we had a great chat – in English, naturally – with lots of laughs. Nellie and I had to eat for 3…

While Barbara was cleaning, we went out to see some of the neighbourhood garage sale. I made a tiny purchase and took pictures of things I couldn’t bring home.




At Jenny’s house, we rested and had coffee, juice and cake, as we watched the folks coming and going. 

Nellie's son Karl and daughter Jenny



I did extra resting while Nellie checked out sales further down the street. By 2 p.m., I was ready for my nap! Nellie mowed the lawn.

Roofing can be tile or solar panels!
The garage sale was almost wrapped up by the time we left for the next event. We took the bus downhill to save my strength. Our first stop was the seniors’ home to see paintings Nellie has on display there. They are on serious topics, war, refugees, climate change, etc., but are quite beautiful. She has posted the pictures and their poems on her blog: https://nelliegoldstein.wordpress.com/

We proceeded slowly down the street to the community hall where concerts and a dance were being held, and sausages and beer would be sold. We were early, so Nellie went off to see a few more stalls and I was able to call Neil before things got underway. (Neil’s hiking trip in the south of France is going well, with good weather until now.) 




It was quite a lively event. The opening act was a folky duo, and the singer was very good. People seemed to be most interested in the fact he was blind, "with two glass eyes!"

Apologies for verticality!
The rock band that followed was good, but too loud for the small hall. 

















We walked all the way (up) home. I made it! My Fitbit credits me with another overachieving day! We watched some TV news and Karl came by to report on his trip to their cottage. Suddenly it was 10 o’clock and dark. The yawns began, and Nellie has gone to bed. I will be in bed soon, having actually caught up on this blog on the same day.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s big events: Sunday breakfast with the family and maybe an international city bus ride.


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