Today was a very busy day at Heinz and Gertrud's place. I spent quite a bit of time there. Heinz was all dressed and was heading to the grocery store when I arrived. Knapsack on his back he was taking his bicycle and was going for the sale on beets. Ten pounds for three dollars and ninety-nine cents. He was going to stock up with enough beets to last him until Christmas. So before he left I called him back to give me the tools to install the blinds I had bought. Drill, screwdriver, extension cord was all I needed. Unawares that the blinds come with all hardware included, Heinz also brought a five gallon pail upstairs with all different sized screws I might need. So as soon as he left thereafter, I showed Gertrud the sitzbath that I had brought for her and went through the instructions with Gertrude and then later with both Gertrude and Heinz again, since Heinz wanted to be assured he knew all there was to know on how to operate one in case Gertrude might forget and he wanted to make sure it would work for her. Once explained he was quite impressed to my surprise.
Well, like I mentioned earlier, Heinz had headed out to the grocery store which is located down quite a steep hill from his home. About 15 minutes after he left, he came back home huffing and puffing. He had forgotten his wallet and was hurrying back to retrieve it. At this point I thought he might take his car, since the beets would also be heavy to carry back and Heinz is after all in his late seventies. To my dismay, he hurried off on his bicycle again. I called after him to take his time, since I worried something could happen to him if he tried to hurry too much. Health wise or accident wise..... Well, now having picked up his wallet, he went to the store, while I took down the old bamboo rollup blinds and started to install new mini-blinds. I too was huffing and puffing, since my shoulder wouldn't cooperate at tightening the screws in place. I did pre drill the holes to make it easier, and got the blind at the door installed before Heinz got home, but the other two blinds on the living room windows, I had to be tightened by Heinz since my shoulder and back wouldn't let me finish it.I lost the screwdriver several times during the installation process and Gertrud had to help me find it again although it was right in front of me several times. And it was quite a balancing act on the windowsill and back of the sofa to reach the top of one of the windows. The other window was easier to reach with help of a ladder. Gertrud helped by handing me the hardware as I finished installing the blinds, which once the screws are tightened is quite easy. It was harder than usual to tighten screws in place since his windows are surrounded with hardwood. I figure my body will be quite sore tomorrow.
Like I said, Heinz had gone for the beets, but also picked a big apple pie as a treat for all of us. Having put it in his knapsack on the way home it arrived somewhat injured, which we ignored and so we simply baked it anyway. I didn't want to hurt their feelings by telling them again that I don't like to eat sweets, so I took a piece and I must admit it tasted quite good after all the work. Ahh, but poor Heinz. Once he got home and took off his coat he realized that he had lost his glasses. Figuring he had lost them on the trip home and that they had fallen on the street, he got dressed again to head out and find his glasses. So once again he took his coat and shoes and started heading out, when he suddenly found his glasses. So once again all was well that ended well.
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