I live in a catholic area of Switzerland, That means the majority are Roman Catholic. My husbands family are Swiss Reform Church. I would actually be Church of England, but in Switzerland there is no Church of England, and that does not bother me. Anyhow I was taking a walk to our local cemetery and saw they had some sort of religious day happening in the church, so I took a few photos. No idea what they were celebrating, but must have been in Spring by the clothes the people were wearing. Anyhow I am sure they were all believers (except for me).
My household help, Lucia, had to help me out of the problem again. She really knows everything, although being almost 20 years younger than me, that is no problem. I have had a Dyson vacuum cleaner for about 10 years, various models, but this one for about 3-5 years. I like Dyson, they do the job well. However, I had to have a new cylinder for this one, as the other broke. Dyson did not have any, but Lucia showed me that I could order them from another source (naturally Chinese) but much cheaper, so I ordered one. After a few weeks it arrived and she showed me how to attach it and it actually works perfectly. My only problem is emptying it when full. It should not be a problem, but I always forget the actual method to do it.
Lucia has no problem and demonstrated it for me, exlained what to do, but I still forget. I took a photo the last time, and it now seems to work. This golden oldie age is with me not so golden sometimes. Thanks to the Lucias of this world for their help.
Today she decided to visit her husband in his retirement home. Before she departed from home she checked that she had everything she needed. However, when she arrived in the basement garage to mount her scooter she discovered that the key from the scooter was missing. She was alarmed, where could it be. She hoped it was still in the appartment. She mounted the stairs again and there was the key in front of the door to her home on the floor. Thinking it must have dislodged itself from the band around her neck, she descended again to the basement. No, not again! but yes, she had forgotten her handbag in the appartment, so she climbed the stairs again to retrieve it. “At last everything is in its right place” she hoped and mounted the scooter, arriving eventually at the senior home. Naturally she had her iphone with her, with its camera and the weather was ideal for photos, so she shot a picture of the Jura mountains on the way.
Eventually she arrived, meeting Mr. Swiss already as she entered the home. One of the other residents told him that his wife had just approached, seeing her through the window. She decided it would be a short visit, due to the fact that her Mr Swiss had only his cigarettes in his head and was full of criticisms . He wanted cigarettes from her, although she had none which was no longer necessary. They were all in the home, but Mr. Swiss had again forgotten they were there. He began to search her bag for cigarettes and a lighter and she got quite angry, It was again a difficuilt situation. After the usual hour, she departed. Yes, life was becoming very complicated and annoying around him.
She departed and made her way home to an empty appartment. Her son was not there. She knew he was at the carnival celebrations in town to see the carnival procession. She wonders how he is still awake after being away through the night at the carnival celebrations and only coming home at 5.00 a.m., but that is carnival. She knew it from the times where her Mr. Swiss would go many years ago. At least she could be glad that her son never ever touches alcohol, unlike the days of Mr. Swiss at the carnival.
She decided to take another photo on her way home, to celebrate the begining of the Spring days in the area,
I am Ahmed Abdi, a Wordpress blogger and storyteller who searches for stories that inspire people. I love writing because it’s a reflection of how I perceive the world around me. Lost in a world of endless chaos in my childhood, Unforgettable moments of tragedy and triumphs taught me the art of storytelling where I found myself through letter writing and then turned into stories but then sadly had lost everything I wrote for years. In 2018, I decided to create a Wordpress blog site that would allow me to store and retrieve every piece. Stories from my community, city and people are what make my writing so interesting and inspiring! I’m a tea lover so a cup of tea sometimes makes my blog.
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