Thwarted plans.

Planned to do some short cases in hospital and was all bundled up nice and warm only to step out of the flat realizing the drizzle was not quite the “light” drizzle we had expected.  With no umbrellas or windbreakers, we returned to the flat hoping the rain would let up soon. Sigh.

This is what I see when I look out the window from the lounge.  There is a Jewish cemetery just behind our flat…and a solitary blue chair at the entrance to the cemetery.  Hhmmm.

Show you abit more of the flat.  The top picture is the kitchen.  There is a microwave, an oven, a fridge and fairly well-equipped kitchen.  The washing machine is also here, but that is another story. Then that is my study area — already quite cluttered!  And the bottom right is the lounge area — where there is a TV and also ironing facilities.  The cleaning lady comes and clean the place once a week.

The infamous washing machine.  Boy, do I miss the “fuzzy-logic” mode on my machine!  Took us hours to try and figure this out.  As I’m typing, my clothes are still in the machine — hope that they come out undamaged!  My friend’s Italian neighbour who has been here a month, told us about his adventures with the machine — and he ended up with a mop. *crossing my fingers*

This is what I had to get done, in order to get clearance from occupational health.  Mantoux test is quite painful — the moment the bleb is created, the sting comes from the buildup of pressure underneath the skin.  Mine is a fairly mild reaction.  You should see my friend’s!  14mm!!!

And so, after proving we were fit as a fiddle, we were finally given this — which gives us access to almost everywhere.  Including borrowing books from the library — which has an excellent selection.  I’m going green with envy!

Oh yeah, you know how love is supposed to be mushy? I totally agree…I’ve fallen in love with mushy peas!!!  Which is apparently quite a standard part of meals here — see, I even have my own stash now 🙂

The machine has silenced itself.  Time to assess the damage.