Breezing Through Last Week

Last week was very busy at work, as it usually is just before a break. Even though I was going to be away only for a fortnight, people at work seemed to think I was never going to be back, or only after several months. Anyway, I put my nose to the grindstone and wrapped up what needed doing before my absence.

In between, I managed two walks, an after-work-gathering with colleagues, attending a lingerie fashion show with my Mum and her friend (great fun, beautiful pieces but didn‘t buy anything), a lunch break with my sister and an evening at my Mum‘s.

There are not many pictures from during the week, but the first one was such a beautiful surprise. Coming round a bend on my way to Benningen on Monday early evening, just after leaving the outskirts of Ludwigsburg, this unexpected view awaited me:

Closer to Benningen and almost an hour later, the sky over the fields looked like this:

On Wednesday, I walked home after work from two train stops before mine, and enjoyed the evening light on the fields just before entering Ludwigsburg:

On Saturday morning, I did some last ironing, packed my suitcase for the next two weeks and intended to put towels and bedsheets through a wash, all in good time before I was due to take the first of three trains to O.K.

Well… my washing machine refused to start. I am sparing you the detail but let‘s just say that it worked without a hitch for decades. I inherited it in 2001 from my grandma, and it was not brand new then. It is probably safe to say that it is 30 years old and has served me very well.

But now the first thing I need to do when I arrive back home will be to buy a new machine plus arranging for delivery, setting up the new one and getting rid of the old one. 

In the meantime, I am enjoying my time off!