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@stefano all the best to both of you and speediest recovery to your wife <3
@FiLiS thank you!
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@Tionisla @stefano While I won’t advocate today a too-frequent exposure to alcohol, my grandparents, and old people all around when I was young, used to pour some calvados (apple alcohol) in their coffee. Men, women equal. I’m not sure it made their (hard) life better (maybe shorter actually), but it was common practice. Nowadays, this is not as frequent in my beloved countryside, probably for good reasons… yet we still have for big lunches (weddings…) the “trou normand” which basically is a break during the lunch, where a shot of calvados(with or without apple sorbet) is served and then you go on with the other meal.. I wonder if there is some knowledge of this outside Normandy itself.
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@Tionisla @stefano While I won’t advocate today a too-frequent exposure to alcohol, my grandparents, and old people all around when I was young, used to pour some calvados (apple alcohol) in their coffee. Men, women equal. I’m not sure it made their (hard) life better (maybe shorter actually), but it was common practice. Nowadays, this is not as frequent in my beloved countryside, probably for good reasons… yet we still have for big lunches (weddings…) the “trou normand” which basically is a break during the lunch, where a shot of calvados(with or without apple sorbet) is served and then you go on with the other meal.. I wonder if there is some knowledge of this outside Normandy itself.
@EnigmaRotor @stefano we have something related, especially on festivity after the main course... Either some coffee/and a round of shots (mainly rhye or aquavit or some horrible local booze you could easily light up and goes by the innocent name "a lady's liquor").
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano I think I read about Calvados in Asterix and the Normans 🙂
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Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #FediverseI posted a few things over the past days, and some people noticed that I have been more absent than usual. I think it is right to give an update on the situation.
Starting in mid-December, my wife came down with the flu. Nothing serious, but it left her with a problem that all the doctors we consulted have identified as long flu. Similar to long COVID, it is a debilitating condition, at times completely disabling. She started a treatment, but had some issues and had to change it. This treatment, however, makes the symptoms worse for a few weeks before improving them, and the result is that we are currently in that phase: she is not well, she is worried, and of course I am too.
This has given me time, over the past weeks, to focus on projects like MastoBlaster, also to keep my mind active on something different, something good for my spirit and mental well-being.
But in these days, probably the hardest in years, I am in "emergencies only" mode, or almost. No tiramisu, few outings, some good lasagna - but mostly concern and hope for a return to normality. The doctors told her that in her case it is a temporary condition, but it is not clear exactly how long it will last, which is why there is a treatment, to help her live normally while everything gradually returns to normal. In the meantime, I am the solid part, but clearly I also have to take care of everything she usually handles.
Life is more often uphill than downhill, so we need to make the most of the good moments and not focus on trivial things. This is why I have always tried to make this place a positive and peaceful one: we all have battles to fight, serious or less serious problems, happiness and despair. Here, at least, we can focus on what you enjoy.
So I leave you with two coffees, made with my mother’s moka pot, which remind me of a peaceful day in this period when the sky outside and the climate inside are the same color: gray.
@stefano I’m so sorry to hear this. Thanks for sharing.
I wish your wife a swift and full recovery. May the lighter times soon return.
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano I think I read about Calvados in Asterix and the Normans 🙂
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Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #FediverseI posted a few things over the past days, and some people noticed that I have been more absent than usual. I think it is right to give an update on the situation.
Starting in mid-December, my wife came down with the flu. Nothing serious, but it left her with a problem that all the doctors we consulted have identified as long flu. Similar to long COVID, it is a debilitating condition, at times completely disabling. She started a treatment, but had some issues and had to change it. This treatment, however, makes the symptoms worse for a few weeks before improving them, and the result is that we are currently in that phase: she is not well, she is worried, and of course I am too.
This has given me time, over the past weeks, to focus on projects like MastoBlaster, also to keep my mind active on something different, something good for my spirit and mental well-being.
But in these days, probably the hardest in years, I am in "emergencies only" mode, or almost. No tiramisu, few outings, some good lasagna - but mostly concern and hope for a return to normality. The doctors told her that in her case it is a temporary condition, but it is not clear exactly how long it will last, which is why there is a treatment, to help her live normally while everything gradually returns to normal. In the meantime, I am the solid part, but clearly I also have to take care of everything she usually handles.
Life is more often uphill than downhill, so we need to make the most of the good moments and not focus on trivial things. This is why I have always tried to make this place a positive and peaceful one: we all have battles to fight, serious or less serious problems, happiness and despair. Here, at least, we can focus on what you enjoy.
So I leave you with two coffees, made with my mother’s moka pot, which remind me of a peaceful day in this period when the sky outside and the climate inside are the same color: gray.
@stefano give her my best, and for you as well. If any of my long COVID info and medication details would be of help I’m happy to share it.
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano 😂 Nothing like a good historical accurate source!
Did I mention when I do speak it's in Fraktur script?
srsly, I suspect those culture of hard booze consumption in coastal area (I mean, we are known for rum, rhye as well as for beer up here) has something to do also with actual seafaring culture and keeping "water clean" on ships and stay fit while onboard. (same goes for the fermented cabbage, I guess)
And when on land or settling down most were addicted and stuck to the habit.
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano 😂 Nothing like a good historical accurate source!
Did I mention when I do speak it's in Fraktur script?
srsly, I suspect those culture of hard booze consumption in coastal area (I mean, we are known for rum, rhye as well as for beer up here) has something to do also with actual seafaring culture and keeping "water clean" on ships and stay fit while onboard. (same goes for the fermented cabbage, I guess)
And when on land or settling down most were addicted and stuck to the habit.
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano good question. Maybe it's universally translsted ;-)
The funny thing in the 18 hundreds I would have spoken like the Normans in the comic with all the å, æ, ø and so on... 😀
Btw. I think reading Asterixbas a kid did introduce me to french culture (yeah, it's stereotyoes) and it probl even made me take french in school as third language. (And it got me interested into the Roman history, there you go, Stefano ;-)
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Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #FediverseI posted a few things over the past days, and some people noticed that I have been more absent than usual. I think it is right to give an update on the situation.
Starting in mid-December, my wife came down with the flu. Nothing serious, but it left her with a problem that all the doctors we consulted have identified as long flu. Similar to long COVID, it is a debilitating condition, at times completely disabling. She started a treatment, but had some issues and had to change it. This treatment, however, makes the symptoms worse for a few weeks before improving them, and the result is that we are currently in that phase: she is not well, she is worried, and of course I am too.
This has given me time, over the past weeks, to focus on projects like MastoBlaster, also to keep my mind active on something different, something good for my spirit and mental well-being.
But in these days, probably the hardest in years, I am in "emergencies only" mode, or almost. No tiramisu, few outings, some good lasagna - but mostly concern and hope for a return to normality. The doctors told her that in her case it is a temporary condition, but it is not clear exactly how long it will last, which is why there is a treatment, to help her live normally while everything gradually returns to normal. In the meantime, I am the solid part, but clearly I also have to take care of everything she usually handles.
Life is more often uphill than downhill, so we need to make the most of the good moments and not focus on trivial things. This is why I have always tried to make this place a positive and peaceful one: we all have battles to fight, serious or less serious problems, happiness and despair. Here, at least, we can focus on what you enjoy.
So I leave you with two coffees, made with my mother’s moka pot, which remind me of a peaceful day in this period when the sky outside and the climate inside are the same color: gray.
A sudden change put me in a place of giving care. I'm sorry for the suffering you are both going through and wish a good and speedy recovery.
I'm pretty sure that both of you are going to feel immense love during this time which will carry you through and bring even more gratitude than you obviously have already experienced in your life together.
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano good question. Maybe it's universally translsted ;-)
The funny thing in the 18 hundreds I would have spoken like the Normans in the comic with all the å, æ, ø and so on... 😀
Btw. I think reading Asterixbas a kid did introduce me to french culture (yeah, it's stereotyoes) and it probl even made me take french in school as third language. (And it got me interested into the Roman history, there you go, Stefano ;-)
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano 😂 Nothing like a good historical accurate source!
Did I mention when I do speak it's in Fraktur script?
srsly, I suspect those culture of hard booze consumption in coastal area (I mean, we are known for rum, rhye as well as for beer up here) has something to do also with actual seafaring culture and keeping "water clean" on ships and stay fit while onboard. (same goes for the fermented cabbage, I guess)
And when on land or settling down most were addicted and stuck to the habit.
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@EnigmaRotor @stefano I have to admit, a brandy from apple and pears is much more classy than distilled grain or sugar beet, tho *sigh*
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Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #FediverseI posted a few things over the past days, and some people noticed that I have been more absent than usual. I think it is right to give an update on the situation.
Starting in mid-December, my wife came down with the flu. Nothing serious, but it left her with a problem that all the doctors we consulted have identified as long flu. Similar to long COVID, it is a debilitating condition, at times completely disabling. She started a treatment, but had some issues and had to change it. This treatment, however, makes the symptoms worse for a few weeks before improving them, and the result is that we are currently in that phase: she is not well, she is worried, and of course I am too.
This has given me time, over the past weeks, to focus on projects like MastoBlaster, also to keep my mind active on something different, something good for my spirit and mental well-being.
But in these days, probably the hardest in years, I am in "emergencies only" mode, or almost. No tiramisu, few outings, some good lasagna - but mostly concern and hope for a return to normality. The doctors told her that in her case it is a temporary condition, but it is not clear exactly how long it will last, which is why there is a treatment, to help her live normally while everything gradually returns to normal. In the meantime, I am the solid part, but clearly I also have to take care of everything she usually handles.
Life is more often uphill than downhill, so we need to make the most of the good moments and not focus on trivial things. This is why I have always tried to make this place a positive and peaceful one: we all have battles to fight, serious or less serious problems, happiness and despair. Here, at least, we can focus on what you enjoy.
So I leave you with two coffees, made with my mother’s moka pot, which remind me of a peaceful day in this period when the sky outside and the climate inside are the same color: gray.
@stefano My heart goes out to both of you, and I hope your wife gets back to normal before too long.
The flu this year was a nasty one, a doctor friend said she's seen a lot of 2 month-long cases.
Good coffee never hurts
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@stefano I’m so sorry to hear this. Thanks for sharing.
I wish your wife a swift and full recovery. May the lighter times soon return.
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@stefano give her my best, and for you as well. If any of my long COVID info and medication details would be of help I’m happy to share it.
@dch thank you! I really appreciate it.
