For those wondering why no updates since August, well, we helped our oldest son to built up his house in Portugal in the mountains, just in time to have everything ready before the first snow …

I love weekends. You would say: why? You are retired already?
Well, my kids aren’t nor some of my friends, so for them it’s the only time they have to pay a visit.
So I bought a …

Prunes and roses: as if summer is in full swing…
Yet it’s still February so no fruit available but ideal time to prune the roses before they start growing again due to a way too …

Today no smileys as we went to a memorial service of our friend who passed away from cervical cancer. Although it sounds much better when you say brain tumor.
If you had an active social live …

Yesterday we had again another weekend without having a BBQ.
Not that we don’t want to, just that the weather is cold (the BBQ fire could help out…) and more sadly: it’s raining all the …

Why? She couldn’t talk anymore
When? About 1 hour ago
By whom? Her doctor
Where? In his office
How? By a needle

Seriously: I took my wife to the doctor as she was having a flu and on top of …

Yesterday I went to the funeral of an old schooldays friend. His retirement started 10 days ago…
Sad in many ways: first and foremost for his wife and children. He worked hard all his life and …

I went to my brother to get our Christmas tree.
Smart as he was: he had a piece of land that he would never use, so he just planted Christmas trees there.
Quite practical if …