If anyone is in the Netherlands…. call!
Hi – It’s been about 55 years since I wrote anything. But retired at last, gives some time! I’ve been living in Deventer, a beautiful old Hansiatic city in the east of the Netherlands since 1984. Good health is a gift for which I am daily grateful. Since Jan 2022,, when a friend for whom I was caring died, I am leading a very lazy life, enjoying having time to do whatever pleases me;
- that is a lot of gardening – I live in a condo and have for many years taken care of the borders around our block. We have welcomed newcomers to take a space of the garden, but no takers. So I get to do whatever I want, and have been experimenting these last 5 years with different methods, sowing and gathering my own seeds, taking cuttings, and being constantly surprised at the beauty of the smallest things. Since I have a lot of time now – the garden has been looking not bad at all.
- teaching my last small painting/drawing class weekly ( all 5 of us are oldies, our elder being 95, but are going strong).
- cleaning out all my art materials – the big work is finding good ‘homes’ for it all.
- two weeks in Stockholm and a month in Luang Praabang, Laos visiting my son Arjan, wife and 2 kids who were on a world trip July 22-July23. How I loved the country! Enjoyed it totally.
- another month last november in LA visiting them again at home. I hadn’t been to the States since covid,
- singing in two choirs
- quitting all (well almost) volunteer work
- reading, walking, visiting friends, hanging out…
So let me know if you want a coffee with tart and a walk around an old medieval town. It would be great fun to see any old classmate who happens to remember me. Or to hear from the old crowd about what is going on in your part of the world. +1 6 4648 2941. call or app,text or mail.
Posted in on February 9, 2024.
