Edmund the cat again

I never had cats before Edmund. It was always dogs since I was a child.

We were told as children that we should avoid passing by black cats because of bad luck.

Than we were told that the Japanese believe that black cats bring good luck. Something was balanced

and black cats were just cats.

Edmund choose to live with us . He just came one day a year ago and  than he brought Sneaky the street cat and they are both seems happy here.

Edmund is the one who takes the time for the meals and calling me loud if I am late (slowly he get used to the time change with the winter clock.

Every morning he sits by the water tape waiting for me to let him drink fresh water.

He lets Sneaky do the hard work of catching the mice on the roof. He  is watching the humans instead and when ever he sees neighbors standing and having a small talk he gets closer and just listening carefully.I got told by several that that what he does many times.

 

 

 

the day of the snail

I saw the first snail to day.

There was a lot of rain here lately so the snails went out.

I saw somewhere in the FB that people who cars make snail more welcome

to the community by building house  or putting extra things to the humble snails.

Also there is snail extract that reduce wrinkles,and can do wonderful things to the old human skin.

Sandwich Day today

November 3rd is the birthday of Jhon Montagu (1718-3.4.1792).

Who became the first Earl of Sandwich in 1729. Popular myth cradit him with

having invented the sandwich.

That what I found when I googled how long I have to cook the bolognese. I found out

that I am doing it so wrong all the years. So tomorrow I shall do it right.

Tomorrow 4 november is the Mustrad day, I read, so I cook the better bolognese some other time.

RAIN

It is raining.  A real rain for the first time this year and even a small thunderstorm.

The sky is gray and it looks like the winter that I so love.

I am so happy that the roof is not leaking (yet) and hope that this winter I shall have not leaking walls and roof.

I am so pleased that the war was in the summer. Can not imagine myself running to the bomb shelter in the rain.(Especially after the visit to the hair dresser).

things I did not know about cranes

 

Pair cranes will never parted.

If one of them dies the other will not find another partner.

They are very loyal to the family,all day they are with the family

only toward evening they join the flock.

The Japanese choose them as a symbol for hope, peace, happiness and longevity.

 

Each year they are coming to stay in the north of our country.

I know they've started the journey..

first fruit from the garden

I have only 2 fruits trees. The Olive trees which i don't like

and this sweet pommel's which I LOVE.

to day I picked the first fruits.

exposed

I listened to the radio in my car yesterday night while waiting to my son to come back with the train.

Someone was talking about our being exposed in so many ways and situations nowadays.

most of the streets are covered with cameras. Our smartpones tell where we are what we are doing and with whom we are talking.Our photos are in FB,  Pinterest, Instegram and more.And Google knows everything.

I belong to a generation that cherished privacy.Sharing your private life was a right that reserved to famous people and for other it was like hanging your dirty clothes outside.

I was thinking about it as I thought about blogging and the new generation of"" old" blogers who are not afraid to tell the world who they are.

 

 

Today was another day of chasing builders and all other kinds of interesting workers-