4 Decades Ago
By Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
Germany
May 22, 2021 10:23am CST
I arrived in Frankfurt airport. I just realized that today that I arrived here yesterday 4 decades ago. I checked the date today and found out that I am living here in Germany for that long. Who could have imagine that I will get old here in my husbands country.
Well, I don't celebrate. It is just a normal day for us. I will make fried rice from the leftover rice that I cooked yesterday. We will eat it with veggie salad. That's enough for dinner tonight.
The photo above was the new found place for me and my friend to walk. It is on the other side of the Rhine river. Beautiful place to relax and maybe have a picnic.
How have you been? I hope you will have a nice weekend. Thank you for reading.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
22 May 21
Time flies--I moved to Fort Lauderdale 42 years ago and I would swear it was just a couple of years ago!! Sadly, the older we get the faster time seems to go by!!!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
23 May 21
@thelme55 Being retired every day is a weekend!!!
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
24 May 21
@GreatMartin I agree with you. Sometimes, we forget what day it is.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
22 May 21
Wow! That is also a long time @GreatMartin. You are right. The older I get, the faster the time flies by.
Thank you. Have a nice weekend.
Thank you. Have a nice weekend.2 people like this
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
24 May 21
Thank you @DianneN. Well, my hubby said that I am no longer 100% Filipina. I already open my mouth and say what I want and fight back when someone is rude to me. He taught me to do so to be able to survive in his country.
Yes, it is a beautiful place to walk. Yes, I had a wonderful relaxing weekend.
He taught me to do so to be able to survive in his country.
Yes, it is a beautiful place to walk. Yes, I had a wonderful relaxing weekend.2 people like this
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
22 May 21
Wow, so you must feel very German at this point. 40 years is a long time to live anywhere.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
24 May 21
No, I don’t feel like a German. I still feel me but wiser than before. Yes, it is a very long time. Thank you @snowy22315.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
22 May 21
That is many years for you there Thelma. I hope it has been fruitful for you there after you having to leave your home.
I know how this is.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Doing okay here just a little rushed.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
23 May 21
Yes, I am having a good life here and I am a lucky one @RebeccasFarm. I have a quiet relaxing weekend. I hope you are doing fine. Have a nice new week ahead. Thank you.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 May 21
Oh wow, quite a long time!
I have not walked today, nor did I walk yesterday. I am doing good, crocheting a waffle stitch dish cloth.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
22 May 21
Yes, it is a long time @ScribbledAdNauseum.
The weather is bad for walking and so just staying at home. That is a nice stitch. I would love to learn that. I still have some yarn here. Thank you. Enjoy your Saturday.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 May 21
@thelme55 I do not know if I will even walk tomorrow. Maybe my friend will call and ask if I want to go to the gym, I do not know.
It is an easy stitch. If you know how to do the front post double crochet, it will be easy to pick up.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
22 May 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I have not crocheted for more than a decade. I usually knit. Maybe there is a tutorial online.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
23 May 21
Congratulations and happy new home anniversary! Are you going to get a cake to celebrate?
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
23 May 21
Thank you very much @oahuwriter. No, we don't like to have cake this time.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 May 21
That's wonderful. Maybe you just graduated from college when you went there. I also have a cousin who married a German, she's a teacher. She lost her husband tragically few years ago due to frostbites, but she continued living in Germany. She comes to Philippines once in a while before the pandemic.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
24 May 21
You are right @florelway. I washing my last year in college when I came here. I think it is better for your cousin to stay here in Germany than in the Philippines. More peace of mind and insured health wise. Thank you.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
25 May 21
@florelway When I was in Pinas the last time, I got scared being sick there that I came back to Germany earlier than I should. 
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 May 21
@thelme55 that's correct Seniors need all tbe health and medical attention and better for her there. 
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
22 May 21
That's amazing 40 years is such a long time. Glad you remember that day so well. Have a great weekend
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
6 Jun 21
Yes, it is a long time. I remember that day as I was only wearing a dress and I was shivering because I felt cold although it was already hot weather for the German. Thank you @Butterfingers.
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
23 May 21
That's a long time. Beautiful photo.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
6 Jun 21
Yes, it is a long time @popciclecold. Thank you.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
23 May 21
That`s great. It is nice living here with a wonderful surroundings. Enjoy your day
I`m doing fine. Enjoying the day with my husband. Happy Weekend
I`m doing fine. Enjoying the day with my husband. Happy Weekend 3 people like this
