Week 19

Week 19

I was reminded this week of my devotion to "pottering"....(first seen on a BBC web page - 16 years ago when I thought "that's me"!)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7428376.stm

To some researchers, though, especially those who warn of things like "sedentary death syndrome", the value of pottering is clear.
Just walk an extra 600 feet a day, and in 10 years that would have avoided you putting on an extra 10lbs of fat, they say.
Keep active, even when it's not strenuous, and it will have an impact on your health.
Obviously having regular periods of strenuous activity too will be better still. But for that you'll definitely need to find the right shoes.

But the last 6 months has hardly been pottering - working to a plan, more or less...

It's been a long weekend - Hemelvaart Day (The Heavenly Voyage aka Ascension Day)...

So I tried some paving on my own while Janny was for 3 days at a local music festival...I sent photos to let her know I was working :)

For the heavy block that I could only lift with the tractor...

I sent the link for the Lizzie Letters to the Linton Historical Society

https://lizziepeelman.blogspot.com/2016/03/lizzie-peelman-letters-revisited-note-i.html

Hello Ken,

Thank you for your reply & the link to Lizzie Peelman's letters. They convey such a snapshot of life in Linton in the 1890s - & the importance of poultry in Lizzie's life! We will keep them on file in our archives.

 

We will also check to see if we have any information in our archives on this family. If we do , we will be in touch again.

Regards,

Jill.

 Sunday (today) is a day of rest. I was up early to watch the footy (0500hrs) and then just normal things like walking the dog, reading, doing this...and helping Janny with a screen printing project...paper bags for the local Community Centre Snack Bar...

History

One of my frequently visited Dutch sites is historiek.net

Maybe it was topical...there was a long read about the treatment of Jews in the Netherlands during WWII

https://historiek.net/jodenvervolging-in-nederland-tijdens-de-duitse-bezetting-1940-1945/164332/-

A propaganda piece from a local newspaper

Why is so little, so very little done against the Jew?
Why are Jews still allowed to visit hairdressers, so that brush, scissors and razor, touching their Jewish faces, will soon work on my head?
Why do the Jews and Jewesses here in Holland still not wear the Star of David?
Why is Judaism not prohibited from using trams? Mothers and the elderly must therefore stand. Why are bicycles not taken away from Jews and distributed among fellow citizens for whom this means of transport is a necessity?
Why don't the Jews have to give up their telephones? That's national property! How many Dutch people cannot get a connection because there are no telephones available! Available? Tens of thousands are available! Get them away from the Jews!
I can name many more abuses, but I only ask: WHY IS A JEW – IN PRACTICE – EQUALED TO A DUTCHMAN?
When will something finally happen, not on paper, but in DEAD?!
And who should do that deed?