Just as Rob I have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Well, that means I had my first shot. The second one will follow in a month. Also, I got the Moderna vaccine. I know there are many horror stories and conspiracy theories going around. If there would be a solid ground for these theories…
Category: health
Poor Greece…
This weekend we had a video call with Mel; Mel at her home on Lesvos, Rob at Heemskerk and me at Haaksbergen. As it is now over a year we met Mel in person, we regularly make video calls. We really miss her. Mel had some bad news. The COVID-19 situation became worse. Greece moved…
When boredom strikes
Yesterday, I was bored. Last Friday, I sprained an ankle. I slipped off the stairs. If the virus was not enough to limit myself. I remembered I had a jigsaw puzzle I had recently purchased. I’ve never been able to push myself to work on it, but now I could! A scenery of Amsterdam at…
About strawberries…
I think it will be no surprise that strawberries are very healthy and have quite some benefits. They are a very good source of vitamin C and manganese, but also contain vitamin B9 and potassium.Further more they contain antioxidants and compounds that are beneficial for the heart and blood sugar level. But when I was…
I really don’t understand this
Sorry, but I really don’t understand this… Of course, I do understand that it is hard for people to keep to the measures that are set to fight the Corona-virus.It is awful to have to keep distance to people you know well and care about. And that it is not allowed to visit all kinds…
Conspiracy theories
In this strange time that the world is captured by the Covid-19 virus, it seems that a certain group of people is more open to so called conspiracy theories.I wonder why. Maybe people are scared or they cannot follow what all is happening and want a for them to understand answer. That the G5 network…
Chocolate makes happy
Somewhere last week I was chatting with Rob. One a certain moment the conversation turned to chocolate. Rob, as so many others, loves chocolate. And that includes me as well. You can wake me up in the middle of the night for good chocolate. He asked me if I knew if the statement that “chocolate…
What I always forget to mention about our Olive Oil
This week I was talking with a colleague about using olive oil for baking meat and fish, among other things. When I give someone an example of “our” olive oil, I tell not to use it for baking and frying, but now I realized that I hardly ever mentioned why not to do this. First…
About Surgery and Greece…
Posted yesterday… “Okay, somewhere begin this afternoon I woke up from a very deep sleep. The temperature around me was very nice and I must have been dreaming about Greece, because I was convinced that I was in Greece… Until I felt a hand on my shoulder, I opened my eyes expecting to see a…
This is a damn good feeling!!!
Most people will know by now that I am trying to lose weight and with a good result so far. On that later a bit more. A few days ago I was in Haarlem and I decided also to buy some new jeans. At a shop I found I went directly to the XL, XXL…