My Life after CELTA

I've written 289 entries since I started this blog, and this is number 290. I made a promise to write every day, regardless of my mood, and there have only been two or three days when I really couldn't find time to jot down anything. Anyway, let's focus on what happened today. Apart from the depressing weather, not much worth noting happened today. The snow has melted, and it's been raining since 11 a.m., and now the land looks like a huge slushy pool. Nature tries to make up for the recent arid summers.  We watched the last episode of Only Fools and Horses, and the way they finished the series was beautiful. Sir David Jason's acting was out of this world while he played the role of a happy father of a newborn baby. It was heartwarming to see Cassandra and Rodney get back together, which made the episode complete. I'd love to write about this brilliantly magnificent series a bit more, but the experience is far too fresh to write about it. It needs to sink in fir...

Only Fools and Horses Another show is about to end. We'll watch the last episode of Only Fools and Horses this evening, and we already know how much we'll miss the series. Apart from two rather boring episodes, the seven seasons were utterly hilarious, funny, witty, and brimming with unexpected twists and turns. It took us on an emotional roller-coaster that we'd remember for the rest of our lives. We loved every one of them, even though they were villains, committing petty and not-so-petty crimes. There is no better way to say goodbye to them than with a hearty "BONJOUR TRIESTE!" (Image source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trotters.jpg )

Three more episodes, and Only Fools and Horses is over. We'll miss the characters from Nelson Mandela House in Peckham, as well as Boycie and the others. Uncle Albert is a hilarious figure, but I find Grandad even more captivating. His voice and appearance were unforgettably remarkable. Yesterday evening, while giving Ági a foot massage, I saw a couple of interviews with Del Boy, more precisely with Sir David Jason, and he came across as a highly intelligent, modest, but extremely loveable gentleman. Even though the decades turned him into an older man, there is this mischievous twinkle in his eyes while he talks about the show and his character.  The weather was way better today than yesterday. It was much colder outside during the day, but at least we could see the sun. The next two days will be similar to today, but the long-term forecast predicts rain and snow on Wednesday and Thursday. I can't help but wonder if Christmas will be white this year. Chances are we'll have...

Our enthusiasm for Only Fools and Horses doesn't wane; on the contrary, it doubles after every episode. Even though the series is coming to an end soon - I know it's been a while since they aired the last show on TV, it's the sixth season on DVD, which means there is one more season and the show is over - the standards don't drop. It's too bad they didn't continue it because it's a mesmerisingly fantastically brilliant show. Anyway, the weather was terrible today. There was no sunshine, just dark clouds in the sky, but the rain ceased - every cloud has a silver lining. However, the wind picked up by Abby's walk, which made her do her business nippy. (Ha-ha-ha, nippy also means cold if we talk about the weather, so this fits in the context in more ways than one 🤪 ) Tomorrow will be much colder, so we need to put on our Arctic expedition clothes.

Today, we watched Only Fools and Horses's final episode of the sixth season. The emotional roller-coaster this series puts you on is baffling. The writer got us to understand the characters without words but grimaces or gestures. It would take tens of pages to write about this series, but there are a few more episodes we need to watch before buckling down to it. It suffices to say that this is one of the best British series we've ever seen, even if it is a classic one. Today, my beginner class was all right. Since we don't have class next Friday - because we are in Graz for Ági's linguistic conference - I thought that apart from the regular reviews, I would emphasise those areas that need more attention. She did a fantastic job again, and I'm glad I can teach her. The weather is so bad that I can hardly find the appropriate words to describe it. It's been raining since yesterday, and it's still pouring. The snow melted, and the rain washed away completely. T...

The warm days are officially over. The Northern wind brought cold air and snowy clouds, so the unusually warm period was replaced swiftly. A week ago, the highest temperature was well above the usual average temperatures. Still, today, the temperature is well below the typical average. The higher peaks saw some snow today, and the continuous cold front will bring more and more snow in the next few days. The freezing wind made our walks rather unpleasant, and even Abby was miffed about it during her afternoon walk. After doing what she had to do - it only took her 4 minutes - she turned back and dragged me home like a sled dog. I didn't learn nor plan another lesson today because I wanted to plan my schedule, which has been a tad hectic and erratic recently. I need to find time to structure my days much better than I've done in the last few months. I know the reasons, and I'm not going to moan about it at all. I'm glad we could renovate the house this year, and the progr...