Week 43 in Wijnjewoude
Not much this week - I had a cold, so I stayed clear of everyone. I didn't arrange to get tested for Covid - that's how certain I was that I was having my "regular" end of year cold which usually ends up in sinus problems! But using the salt nasal rinse and staying in bed certainly helped.
I had to cancel taking the boat out of the water, but I have that arranged now for the coming week. I also have to do the "winterklaar" service - new oil, drain out the water, diesel additive and antifreeze.
I'm also having the gas installation checked to see if it still complies with the current regulations - we had it all done in 2012, but I think the rules have changed. The flexible hose on the regulator has to be changed every 2 years and the fire extinguishers every 3 years (or vice versa)!
Daylight saving ended this morning, so it was light at 0700hrs. My personal trainer took me for a walk in the forest even though it was raining a bit. The 1000's of geese were flying over us - they are resting on the pools opposite our place - on their way to...
The leaves have only just begun - somehow they will all eventually find their way to our front lawn...
Around the farm...
In 1999, we had installed a new hot water boiler and heating system - in preparation for getting our first batch of refugees. The cost was a whopping f26,000 (guilders) and we both thought at the time that "at least we'll have that if nothing else". Luckily, the contracts lasted for about 3 years and we were able to do a lot more around the place.
Anyway, that hot water and heating system was only serving Apartment # 2 - and the gas bills were fairly high - so we promised the new tenant that we would put in a new system.
Just have to see what happens with the gas bills...
Repairing the old wood heater
Sadly, it has seen better days - the internal plates have deteriorated quite noticably - so we have ordered all the replacement parts...
Covid news
Our neighbour has tested positive! But she doesn't know how she got it - she works from home (administrative work for a school) - none of the kids have it - they get their groceries home delivered - so it remains a mystery. Their dog is even being tested as part of the protocol to see if they can learn anything.
Meanwhile, the numbers continue to rise.
Ben has been to Madrid again for modelling work...
He is going to be tested when he gets back to Amsterdam and again before he comes up to Friesland.
We're expecting another lockdown, but it hasn't been announced as yet.
Photos from Madrid
(at the studio)
Out and about
House for sale €495,000
Euthenasia
It's a thing here. A very good friend of ours chose for it in 2004. (he was only 45, but seriously ill).
I found an article on the subject here...
Including the dementia dilemma....
Dementia
So should doctors continue to administer euthanasia to people with dementia under these circumstances? Without clear due care criteria, new warnings by medical disciplinary boards and subsequent decisions by the Supreme Court can only be a matter of time. The root cause of the problem lies in euthanasia for people with dementia who had previously made living wills. The care criteria have not been made explicit enough in the euthanasia legislation, and an additional problem is that these written statements are often open to more than one interpretation. In some cases patients are no longer capable of stating clearly whether or not they want to go through with the euthanasia, or indicate if they are suffering unbearably. The result of all these doubts and uncertainties is that doctors are faced with the task of interpreting the due care criteria, the living wills and the oral wishes of their patients.
The 'Winterising' of the boat seems to come around very quickly. Probably too quick for you.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you could get all those replacements parts for the wood fire.