An Older Message About A Holiday

AN OLDER MESSAGE ABOUT A HOLIDAY

For the first time after 40 years we went on holiday with a caravan again. Quite an experience for a 72 year old. Small beds with hard mattresses and a different lavatory without flush. For someone with my size in such a small space is a perfect workout for all muscles but it is also very convenient to have everything within reach. A period full of rest.
We have seen a lot of our oldest daughter as we were close by in our caravan. Her husband had to travel a lot so we spent a lot of time outside in her beautiful garden. We enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of Appelscha. One day we went to Germany. The houses overthere were extremely cheap but beautiful and large. We promptly got lost and didn’t see a soul for hours. With a compass we drove to the West and finally we saw a sign with Ter Apel on it. We were glad to be back in Holland again, an area we knew. We went to a wonderful restaurant where we ate “zweinenhaxe” for the first time. The meat was so soft and tender it fell of the bone, but it was too much meat and we unfortunately were both ill of too much.
We were homesick and wanted to see our grandchildren in Zeeland, but as soon as we are there, we long for our daughter in Appelscha, it’s dualistic.
The trip home was long and it was very hot, 32 degrees in the car, no airco and a lot of traffic. I sometimes wonder what will become of all this traffic in this country in the future.
Coming home I immediately took care of David, our grandson, who was walking down the street with a friend to a very dangerous corner in the street with a heated head. I took them both inside, cooled their head with cold water and gave them lots of water to drink.
David asked: grandma, did you miss me and do you love me? I respondend: yes, my dear boy, I do and I hugged him. I love those children so much, it sometimes hurt. Then his mother, Inge came and took him home.
Our garden was in full bloom and very beautiful. We enjoyed having our own things again, the films, our computers, the normal lavatory and our music.
Missing it is good for increasing the value of all your property and richness. I hope to enjoy it for a long long time. Until the next holiday.
Dinkie