http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/A description of the struggle to survivehourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/471782As we are leaving for San Francisco on Monday, and the shops aren't open on Sundays (at least, not here inland) we had to do some last-minute shopping. Some toilet articles, batteries for our watches, a pair of slippers,... It's quite warm, although not very sunny. The skies are clouded, but the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/471634Today, I received a mail from Paypal (???) telling me that I had added an email address to my account. If this was not the case, I should click on a link to their site... most likely a place where they'll ask for all your private information, like bank account number, number of credit card, and...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/471336Remember me telling about starting on a new novel? Well, this afternoon I finished chapter one already. I'm having a good feeling about it, and the lines flow easily (I would say, from my pen, but we use computers now!) Perhaps I can also write chapter two before we leave for San Francisco (next...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/471134Yesterday, the Grand Slam tennis tournament of Wimbledon started. Traditionally: WITH RAIN. They had to postpone the first matches until late in the afternoon. Our countrywoman Justine Henin had her first meeting on Monday. She won easily. Today (less rainy than Monday) the matches started on...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/470923This afternoon, I heard the door bell (I was in the kitchen, doing some ironing). I did not expect anyone, so I wondered whom it could be? To my surprise, it was an agent from a real estate office. He came to offer his services in selling my house. (You must know, we do have this large sign of...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/470684Three summers ago, I started on a new novel (The Haversham Legacy). I was really getting on with the story, when my mother became ill and I did not feel like writing for a long time. Last year, I thought I could start again with this novel. I re-wrote the part that I had done and went on with the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/470508My sister and I thought we could spend part of this afternoon (it was raining anyway, so no good for walking) to fill in our tax declaration. Each year around May, each Belgian citizen receives his or her tax declaration file. It consists of a rough version (which you can keep yourself) and the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/470366This morning, I went to a reception in honour of the new name my school is having. I'm on sickleave, but thought I could attend this meeting and see some old friends and colleagues. One of them came to pick me up, too. I must say, it was quite a reception. Plenty of champagne (the real stuff - but...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/470175Earlier this week, we received a letter from Infrabel (the company who carries out work and maintenance of the rails) that had to work in our neigbourhood - also at night - and that there might be some noise. The works started last Tuesday and ever since we have not heard anything yet! (I must...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nickie_Fleming/470002This morning, I had to phone the attorney and ask her to postpone the date and hour for the signing of the deed. She said it would be extremely difficult to make another appointment, because of bla-bla-bla... So I asked her to phone the bank herself, and see what could be done. And lo and behold!...