Day 25:

Bandits blew up the ATM machine below MIL's bedroom window last night.  She and all the neighbors were out on their balconies within seconds.  Very exciting.  Her favorite new activity is watching the daily mass from her local church broadcast online.  That and German soap operas.  Dubbed obviously.

I have been shamed.  Our condos have a fenced-in area for our trash and recycling.  (Everything is recycled here which is a very good thing.)  Yesterday I took out our paper in a cardboard box that I FAILED TO BREAK DOWN, thus taking up TOO MUCH SPACE.  Well a photo of the offending box went onto the condo's Whatsapp group and what can be seen?  PAPERS IN ENGLISH!  Caught me.  This morning GP woke me up with a message and the photo saying, "Is this you by chance?"  I have been shamed.  I walked the walk to the recycling and whatta ya know?  The garbage men had picked everything up!  Raspberry to everyone.

Stay well.  xxoo me