Yesterday, our washing-machine stopped turning. What a nuisance! And I had so much laundry to do because Miriam was getting ready for a ballet intensive up in Buffalo. Oh well, Jonathan and I visited the laundromat in town and got all the laundry done. In between loads, we stopped at the new local café. We ran into a colleague of Peter's, a professor Jonathan has taken classes with while he was still in high school. There were also some students we knew, as well as some other professors. I think this new café is the new social spot.
Gestern hat unsere Waschmaschine aufgehört sich zu drehen. So was Dummes! Ich hatte auch viel Wäsche, weil Miriam ihre Koffer für einen Ballettintensivkurs in Buffalo packen mußte. Heute morgen sind dann Jonathan und ich zum Waschsalon gefahren. Während die Wäsche wusch, haben wir uns einen Kaffee in einem neuen Café hier im Ort gekauft. Es scheint der neue soziale Treffpunkt zu sein: Wir haben einen Kollegen von Peter getroffen, der jetzt im Ruhestand ist und bei dem Jonathan einen Kurs gemacht hat, als er noch in der "Schule" war. Dazu gab es im Café auch andere Professoren, Studenten und Leute, die man kennt.
While Jonathan and I were working hard (we also did some cleaning before it got up to 86 degrees), Peter took all girls to Buffalo to drop Miriam off for her summer intensive. She is doing the same intensive Charlotte did several years ago. Miriam is staying with Christian young people, many of whom are former students of our college. She has to walk to the subway station every day and then take the subway to her ballet studio. Peter and Charlotte showed her how an American subway works (she has only used European ones so far 😉). They also bought some groceries for her because she will need to cook for herself. After she had arrived in Buffalo, she realized that she has forgotten her ballet slippers! So Jonathan kindly offered to take those slippers to Buffalo tomorrow afternoon.
Während Jonathan und ich uns intensivst um die Wäsche gekümmert haben, ist Peter mit den Mädchen nach Buffalo gefahren, um Miriam wegzubringen. Sie wohnt dort in einer christlichen Gemeinschaft, zu der viele ehemalige Studenten von unserem College gehören. Sie muß jeden Morgen zur U-Bahnstation gehen und dann mit der U-Bahn zum Ballettstudio fahren. Sie macht denselben Ballettkurs, den Charlotte vor einigen Jahren dort gemacht hat. Charlotte und Peter haben ihr gezeigt, wie die U-Bahn in Buffalo funktioniert. Bisher ist Miriam nur in Europa U-Bahn gefahren 😉. Sie haben auch einige Lebensmittel für Miriam gekauft, weil sie für sich selbst kochen muß. Als sie in Buffalo angekommen ist, hat sie gemerkt, daß sie ihre Ballettschuhe zu Hause vergessen hatte! Jonathan hat sich bereit erklärt, die Schuhe morgen nachmittag nach Buffalo zu bringen.
Some of the finished laundry
Ein wenig der fertigen Wäsche
When it got too hot to clean, I started on planning our new school year. Now I am sitting outside, watching our neighbor mow the lawn. Jonathan is in the hammock reading. We are still waiting for Peter and the girls (minus Miriam) to come home.
Als es im Laufe des Tages dann 30 Grad wurde und man nicht mehr gut putzen konnte, habe ich angefangen, das neue Schuljahr zu planen. Im Moment sitze ich draußen, schaue dem Nachbarn beim Rasenmähen zu und plane. Jonathan liegt in der Hängematte und liest. Wir warten beide darauf, daß Peter mit den Mädchen (ohne Miriam) wieder nach Hause kommt.
It’s a real nuisance when a washing machine goes kaput 🙄. Hope you manage to get it repaired. I hope Miriam enjoys her ballet intensive and that you also get a break from planning over the summer. Must admit I’m really relieved that I don’t have to plan! Although I think we will do some form of light school during the summer just to keep Pip’s skills sharp.
ReplyDeleteBen was 18 on the 11th, I must get back to the blog. He’s going back to college in September but this time he will be on the main campus and not in supported learning - he is studying horticulture. It’s taken a while but he has really found his niche 🙂.
Happy Sunday love San xx
Yes, don't tell me! I think we will have to replace it. It is a Bosch washing-machine, which is not very common here and you have to get a Bosch repairman to get it fixed. They are not easy to find and charge a lot just to come out here. By the time such a person comes, looks at it, and tells me how expensive a repair would be (it is possible that you cannot repair it), it might be easier to get a new one. However, buying a new one here is also tricky. The next store is about an hour away. The one where we bought our stove is even farther, but there good washing-machines are out of stock. I am still investigating where to get one. I will have to go to the laundromat several more times. Peter is gone, so he cannot help.
DeleteWell, breaks are kind of rare around here, but we will travel to Indiana in August. That will be my break. JI do enjoy planning, but not when it is so hot.
Ben is 18! I tend to forget that he is Miriam's age. So you can study horticulture in a British college? Is he studying for the A levels or does he not need to?
It has been hot here, 32 degrees and we have all just sat around all afternoon feeling miserable. Well, Miriam is gone and Peter drove to Ohio for a seminar. Jonathan briefly drove to Buffalo (90 minute car ride one way) to bring Miriam her ballet slippers. Now Jonathan is back and the temperature has dropped a bit, but it will be similar tomorrow. I hope that your Sunday was cooler!
And happy birthday to Ben!
DeleteYes no need for A levels as this is a level 2 which is an equivalent to GCSES but in practical format. Sara did the level 3 ( A level equiv) and her top grades gained her a place at Sheffield Uni even though it didn’t work out in the end x
DeleteI see, I have always found the British qualification system quite bewildering. When we were at the German Saturday school last time we were in London, the students in Miriam's class were studying for the A levels.
DeleteHello Eva, Miriam must have been surprised to find her ballet slippers were missing! I have to laugh as it sounds like something I would do. How nice of Jonathan to drop them off.
ReplyDeleteGood luck finding a new washing machine, or fixing the old one. My friend has a front loader Frigidaire which seems very nice (FYI). It's not easy picking out a good machine. Bosch is very good, but I'm not sure how old yours is . . I always think it's nicer to fix things, so maybe that will work out for you. My dishwasher is currently making a funny noise which does not sound good at all. I'm a little nervous turning it on this evening. The rubber seems to have deteriorated around the screen on the bottom . . there's a parts place in Brooklyn that we've been to before. We have to look it up again.
If it's not one thing, it's another!
The hammock looks very relaxing, and the cafe in town sounds nice. I think you should rest in the hammock a little also :)
She was quite embarrassed, in fact, she did not even tell Peter, but e-mailed Charlotte and me about the slippers while Peter was still in Buffalo. She must have it noticed it right away.
DeleteI ended up buying an Electrolux one, which got top ratings for washing-performance. So far it is doing well. I think that ours was about 10 years old? The problem with fixing things around here is the cost for having people come out and look at things. Each time they come, they charge about 100 dollars. When it is a "foreign" brand, you can only get certain people to come and they charge even more. We had the same thing happen before: the drum did not turn and we had someone come out. He told us that that part was very expensive to replace, especially in a foreign machine and it was not worth it. So this time, I just thought I could save my money for getting the same advice again. Having someone come, buying a new part, having it installed, etc., is quite expensive.
I hope that your dishwasher will not flood the kitchen!
I wonder if I am not too heavy for the hammock, it looks more like a children's one. We have the bench now, I can sit on the bench :).