Today was really miserable outside.  Could hardly see your hand in front of your face.  Amazing the change in weather!  I decided to take the day off and catch up on my blog, pay bills, and read.  Did I tell you this building is under repairs?  From 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. it is a constant barrage of drilling — I mean like jackhammer on sidewalk drilling, only it is on the wall next to my bedroom.  And then, in about a week, Monika and Gopal are going to be moving across the hall to a smaller apartment because they went up so much on rent it was no longer affordable — rather what they did not want to afford!  So it will be interesting going from 2 bathrooms to one and from 2 bedrooms (although the second is only about 6′ x 6′ excluding closet) to 1.  They will be getting rid of a lot of furniture and putting my bed, which is a beautiful Chinese carved wood bed, in the livingroom, which is where I will sleep.  Who knows where my two large suitcases will go….  Stay tuned for that adventure!

So today I’m just going to show you a few pictures that may be of interest.

While we were in Aberdeen, we came across a recycling bin where you can recycle clothes, printer cartridges (top left) and CDs (top right).  This is something we need to do in the States.

Recycling Center.

Roast duck and chicken street stall

 

Ready to eat steamed dumplings

 

 

I hope the item in the back is not food....

 

 

After the turtle soup has been made...

 

 

Anything for a laugh....

 

Yeah, I'm cute -- all decked out in jeans and a hoodie....

Notice to wheelchair users on how to operate stair lift.

 

Stair lift