After almost living together in our apartment for a whole year, we finally got some furniture for our small balcony. I want to add more flowers in flower boxes one day, but this has to wait until we won't be gone for weeks at a time. And we talked about putting something on the floor, so it's not quite so icky ... maybe tiles or something. I suggested Felix do it, while I was gone and surprise me! :) Not quite sure that will happen though. But here's our start to actually using our little balcony! I'll have to take a picture of the view for you next time. We can see the Danube River. I love being able to see the river in a city apartment!!
For 16 weeks now, we have had a young refugee couple from Syria living with us. They have been married a little over a year and for the majority of that time have been separated from each other, since he made the journey to Austria alone and got everything in order so that she could come legally. Let me backtrack a bit and tell you how it all started. As the refugee crisis really started to explode here, facebook was buzzing with articles, videos, pictures, etc. of the situation. I read a lot. I saw a lot. I was moved. I was troubled. But what could I do? I had a three year old and one year old at home. ... I could teach some German. But when? ... I could donate clothes and other items that were needed. But that didn't seem like enough. ... I could give money. But I wanted something more tangible. I would put my youngest to bed and during those days, she needed lots of TLC in order to get to sleep. I kept thinking about the refugees and how t...
Nice pic ... It's kind of hazzy ... did you do that on purpose or was it the lighting and glass??
ReplyDeleteIs he allowed to tile the floor of the balcony?? Does he know how?
I don't think I ever went out on the balcony. :o( Is it the one off the living room? Do you also have one off the spare room?
"Living together" ... makes it sound like you aren't married! lol
Home today with a "sick" (or "just" teething?) Miriam. She's snotty and congested and has a slight fever and a bit of a goopy eye. Also drooling a lot. Poor baby. Woke up several times in the night coughing, too.