1. What can I say except repeating what I have already said. The days stretch out before me and once small persons' bedtime arrives, I count the minutes until I can retire to bed. Tiredness comes upon me after the domestics after which inertia sets in and prevents any meaningful activity.
2. Meals are planning, shopping is accomplished, cooking then ensues. In amongst all this the washing goes on frequently, followed by hanging out and ironing. The early mornings are the times when Isaac wants me to play trains on the floor or do drawing. We usually have about an hour of such activity before the depart to kindergarten.
3. Some information gathered today - there are three main Norwegian newspapers. The front cover resembles the Sun or the Mirror. Two are gossipy types and the third more serious but mainly centred around Oslo. The Poles have migrated to Norway to. I met a handyman at their new house who had lived in Norway for 10 years.
4. The sale of houses seems to be very swift here. They sold their old house last week and today all the contracts have been signed and it is no longer theirs. They bought their new one in a week. The new one has two basement flats which are going to be let.
5. The Guardian is on sale here, not the Guardian as we know it, but an International version. An article about the secret life of libraries showed that people routinely stole books from libraries. The people in Worksop like antiques and hip-hop biographies, and in Barnsley they prevent Mig welding and tattoos. The Marylebone Library has achieved a rare equality. Its most stolen items are the Jewish Chronicle, Arabic newspapers and the Bible.
6. Claremount University has launched a new department, secular studies. It entails studies of non-religious people, groups. thoughts and cultural expressions. Interesting!
7. The Times Crossword is a daily activity, but I never seem to do as well on the screen as on paper. Will try harder next time.
1 comment:
1 I wonder how close your days are to the days of a Thai servant in an expatriate household. I wonder.
2 Who is taking care of the carer?
3 You are halfway through your Norwegian engagement. I hope that you will be able to recount your day or two in Oslo, or your hour or two in a cafe or in a bridge game, when you, in England, you talk about the engagement.
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