Oma Jo
My grandmother is a very strong, independent and generous woman. She lives up to her statement that it’s best to be positive and things could always be worse. She makessure that I take good care of myself. When I was little she knitted sweaters and dolls for me. It was tradition that whenever I got a doll from someone, the doll got a name derived form the name of the giver. So, I ended up having a dozen of dolls all having a name that was based on my grandmothers’. When I grew older, she learned me how to knit, but I never managed to do it all the way from the start, so I still ask her to help me set up. Another important thing that she values, is to eat well and enjoy the process of making! One of her most famous dishes is her wonderful vegetable soup. It seemed to be always on the stove, and if not, she makes it in the blink of an eye if hungry visitors drop by.One of the sweetest dishes I learned from her are wentelteefjes (French toast). Take some slices of white bread that are a couple of days old, put them in a bowl with a mixture of milk and egg and let them soak for a few moments. Fry them until both sides are golden and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. (Why do they never taste exactly the same when I make them myself?) As you are busy frying them, tell your company stories. Not just things, this and that, but make a sketch of an extraordinary event that occurred. Describe the situation as if your company was there. In the picture, my grandmother was about the same age as I am now, and she lived inthe same neighbourhood as I. She has tons of stories about which grocery shops werethe right ones to go to. Some of them still exist! Around the corner there is a butcher to whom she used to bring rosemary from her garden, so he could season the chicken. Piet the Butcher still remembers and always asks me how she is doing.
Flora van Gaalen
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