Putting it in perspective..

Our xmas tree.

When I saw it strongly tied up in golden/silver lace first I thought poor thing has been kidnapped & kept hostage in our household. But the rest of the family reassured me they spent quality time on decorating it.

OK, considering it’s 2020 – it’s not that bad after all..

Perspectives

Perspective

Our son (10) after a lux 2-week holidays at Mallorca, just arriving home:

‘I am very lucky to live in a country where tap water is suitable for drinking.’

Authentic

In a (Gazelle) bike shop in Antwerp, Belgium.

My husband (to the shop assistant): ‘I would like a bike for myself – what do you recommend?’

Shop assistant: ‘Now, that I look at you, the Heavy Duty model for sure.’

My husband: ‘Heavy Duty – very authentic. Describes my whole existence. Let’s find a bike to my wife, too. Do you have also models like ‘Easy Life’?’

Bathtub effect

My husband this evening popping in the bathroom on the 1st floor where I am taking a relaxing bath (the children are playing in the living room downstairs) :

He: ‘I’m gone for work-out! Shall I open the bathroom door so you can hear the children?’

Me: ‘No, thanks – same reason.’

Road transportation

‘Convoy exceptional’

45

Just received an e-mail invitation from one of the leisure time clubs of my employer.

I open it: ‘Club for colleagues who are above or reach the age 45 in 2020.’

There is also a photo illustration about the program in 2019, looking quite similar to this one below.

Many thanks. It’s really high time 2019 passed.

It’s all perspective

Me (to my 13-yr-old daughter): ‘Can you remind me, please, what the Dutch verb ‘verwennen’ means? I forgot..’

She: ‘It means e.g. when parents pamper their children, do everything for them..’

Me: ‘Ah, now I start to understand. But ‘pamper/do everything for them’ – you mean in the positive or negative sense?’

She: ‘From whose perspective?’