From the garden with Foglia

From the garden with Foglia, who slightly improved... I really hope that she will heal and recover entirely soon... 

From the rooftop of the barnhouse / 28th of April

I recorded my video from the rooftop of the barnhouse today. 

When everything seemed lost, Foglia returned and ate a few bites, around 22h. She is still very ill, but that gave me a bit of hope again.

From the beach after my jogging

After running 4 km...  

Foglia has caught the same virus as Grandinetto. Despite being an adult, she is really not doing well. I'm greatly in pain for her. I tried everything I could, I spent hours with her in the garden, but she is in a really poor state. I can only pray for a miracle...

These days, I am keeping my communication with the family of the Princess private because to me it is hurtful to feel that some of those who read me do not believe in the happy end of this story, and have cynical views. I prefer not to expose this story to those who do not firmly believe that, at the end, Annelies and I will be reunited, and that both our families will be happy of our union. 

A 7 km jogging

After a 7 km jogging along the sea... 

This afternoon, in the garden, trying to discover honey in the hole where the beehive used to be...

There are days on which I am inspired to keep my communication with Red-Oak and the entourage of Annelies entirely private. So I won't share any password-protected post today.

Picking loquat fruits

It is the season of loquat fruits. I, by mistake, used to call them medlar fruits, as there is an ambiguity in the translation from French or Italian to English. Nèfle / Nespola translates to medlar or loquat, which in reality are two different fruits. The correct word is loquat. I have many loquat trees I planted myself more than a decade ago. I pick 2 - 3 kgs of loquat fruits every two or three days... 

You can also read "An interview", that is the title of a private, password-protected post: https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/an-interview/

The password is the same as usual.

From the rooftop of our house / 24th of April

Today I recorded my video from the rooftop of our house, as the Lebanese Army trained its helicopters. The Lebanese Army is, and has always been, a force of peace.  

Fijne koningsdag vanuit Beiroet!

Happy King's Day from Beirut! 

Golden-Feather, the Builder-of-Balance and the Wiseman-of-the-Sea were taking a walk in the streets of Beirut, in an iconic area of the town called St. Georges Bay, when they saw something that caught all their attention... 

They immediately thought of me, and Annelies.

Read more of this story on this private, password-protected post https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/fijne-koningsdag-vanuit-beiroet/

As I completed my second super-raised bed

As I completed my second super-raised bed... 

@Red-Oak: This story is far from being over, quite the contrary! My struggle to let the truth be known by everyone won't stop, until when you admit your mistake and change your attitude. 

Annelies will obtain all the love and the understanding she deserves, from you and from Green-Rose! 

I will obtain Justice

@Red-Oak: I will obtain Justice. My theories about you are proving right. 

I was saying the truth all along about Annelies.

Your silence, in front of the latest email you received, shows all your powerlessness and how you've lost control over this story.

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Today I recorded two public videos for you.

The first with my little cat friends in the garden...

The second as the bells rang in Amchit for Pope Francis...

After my jogging - on Easter

These days I prefer to keep my direct communication with the family of the Princess - Annelies - private.

I recorded my video after my jogging. Lebanon will have three days of national mourning for Pope Francis.

It is sad but in a way it consoles me that Pope Francis and Grandinetto will leave together. I believe that there is a spiritual realm beyond the material world, that we do not see. I use the metaphor of Valar, in the Lord of the Ring. 

And it all happened for Easter. Too much to be a simple coincidence...

Showing my raised bed after one week

Showing my raised bed in the garden by the sea one week after planting it with seeds. 

Very sadly Grandinetto did not make it, this evening. But I do not wish to speak about it.

By the sea

Today I recorded my video by the sea, after my jogging, but I was not very happy and you will understand why in the video: I am worried for Grandinetto.  

The touching story of Nicolas Kluisters

On second thought I decided to share my email to Red-Oak called "The touching story of Nicolas Kluisters" in a private, password-protected post that you can read here: https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/19/the-touching-story-of-father-nicolas-kluiters/

The password is the same as usual. 

Showing you my Spring salad

Showing you my Spring salad composed of many different kinds of green leaves.

The movie about twin souls that I watched with my family is called "Ma Chi Ti Conosce?" (= But who knows you?) It is a romantic comedy directed by Francesco Fanuele (in 2024), but I don't know if an English version of it exists in case you are interested to watch it. 

For Easter, we all are reunited in family, and it is the perfect opportunity to enjoy some movie nights at home!

Some days, I prefer to keep what I write to Red-Oak about Annelies and me entirely private, without sharing my emails on https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/

Natural flower arrangements

Today I recorded my video in the garden around our house, showing you some beautiful natural flower arrangements, among others... 

I also watched a very interesting movie with my family about twin souls! I will tell you about it more tomorrow.

Speaking of the beehive

Today I showed several trees that started blooming / yielding fruits: pomegranate, lemon, mango, in the garden around our house, and I also showed the beehive, or rather, what is left of it, as the bees have decided to move elsewhere. My consolation would now be to find honey inside the tree trunk where they were, and I've started digging a hole in it. 

You can also read "Stubborn heart" a private, password-protected post I've written, addressed to Red-Oak https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/stubborn-heart/

The password is the same as usual.

From the rooftop of the barnhouse / 15th of April

Today I recorded my daily video from the rooftop of the barnhouse, as the sun returned. It rained around 15 mm in the previous days. Not enough, but better than nothing... 

This story is NOT over, Red-Oak. Even if for two days I did not write you in the private-public space of "Amchit - Dordrecht" that does not mean that I am discouraged. On the contrary, I am working on new ideas.

This story is not over, and it is not even for myself I want justice, but for Annelies, for her broken childhood. That is the most important element to me right now. I want Annelies to feel safe enough so that she can heal.

And that is your responsibility, Red-Oak. 

Yours too, Green-Rose. 

Try to be a little less evanescent. 

Do not forget your daughter needs you. Even if she is an adult, she needs you.

Will you remain deaf to her call of distress and pain?

From the rooftop of our house / 14th of April

Today was another rainy day. I recorded my video for you from the rooftop of our house, showing you the progression of the bauhinia flowers, and the rain clouds that covered the horizon.  

Your silence is a real shame, Red-Oak. 

Palm Sunday / St. Georges Church

I recorded two videos for you today. The first, starting in the field of wild asparagus... 

The second this evening from in front of St. Georges Church as it was Palm Sunday today.

You can find the link to watch this second video in this private, password-protected post: https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/st-georges-church/

The password to open it is the same as usual.

While jogging under the rain

I recorded my first video while jogging under the rain, close to the sea.

I recorded my second video a bit before the sunset, showing you the garden by the sea and the advancement of my new raised bed. You can watch my second video on this google drive link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L7LBEHUDGs1-KXjEwZbQ-Pt8Qpfi8UTQ/view?usp=drive_link

You may also read this private, password-protected post I wrote for you, called "Uccellino" https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/uccellino/

The password is the same as usual. 

A cold, stormy day of April / Matilda by Roald Dahl

Today was a cold, stormy day of April. I recorded my video from the rooftop of the barnhouse, showing you the bloom in the trees, and how they swayed in the wind. 

You may also read this private, password-protected post called "Matilda by Roald Dahl": https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/matilda-by-roald-dahl/

The password to open it is the same as usual.

Colder weather - The position of the "Earl"

The weather got much colder today. We will have around five consecutive days with some rain.

You may also read this private, password-protected post called "Analyzing the position of the Earl": https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/analyzing-the-position-of-the-earl/

The password to open it is the same as usual. 

Touristic promotion

This is a touristic promotion video created by the office of tourism in Lebanon https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JaD5jMbYIvg0xc4e0fThk9Qo6PXD1ivD/view?usp=drive_link

Hoping to see you soon here, dear Red-Oak, in company of Green-Rose, Little-Flute and Annelies, and of course, all the other members of Annelies' family and entourage are most welcome. 

 

Fort Orange

Today I showed you all the medlar trees of the garden, most of which I planted. It's a long and interesting video. The medlar are covered in fruits, that I need to protect from birds. I plant them for their delicious fruits, to produce nespolino (an italian recipe of liquor with the medlar fruit seeds that taste like bitter almonds) and for the flowers of the medlar that bloom in the fall, which is really good for bees.

You may also read this private, password-protected post called "Fort Orange": https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/fort-orange/

The password is the same as usual.

From the rooftop of the barnhouse during a khamseen

From the rooftop of the barnhouse during a khamseen (the same word Annelies had chosen to call her legendary horse, in August 2017).  

Also, you may choose to read this private, password-protected post called "How much an Earl earns": https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/how-much-an-earl-earns/

But I warn you, the words I use are extremely strong. So reading you is your choice and your responsibility. Nothing forces you to. 

The password is the same as usual. 

From the garden around our house

From the garden around our house. I kept the video short as you have several very interesting videos from the weekend to watch carefully.  

A door has started unlocking?

You can read "A door has started unlocking?", a private, password-protected post: https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/a-door-has-started-unlocking/

The password is the same as usual. 

 

From inside the house by the sea

Today I again recorded two videos. A short one, close to the sea, on a windy, cloudy day, after my jogging and picking some wild asparagus to prepare a soup with potatoes. 

And a second, private video, where both my parents appear and speak, especially the Wiseman-of-the-Sea who is more extraverted than Dreamy-Painter and has more ease to speak in front of a camera. And the novelty is that I show you the inside of the family house by the sea where we spend the weekends and holidays.

It is a very important video to connect the dots and to build a new bridge with the family of Annelies, as showing you my surroundings, introducing you to my family, is a way to build trust, dear Red-Oak.

This is the link toward the private password-protected post containing the video: https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/a-video-with-my-parents-inside-the-house-by-the-sea/

The password to open it is the same as usual. 

At the end of my jogging along the sea

Today I recorded my daily video at the end of my jogging along the sea, on a windy day. 

You can also watch a second, special video I recorded for Red-Oak in this private, password-protected post called "A new perspective": https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/a-new-perspective/

The password is the same as usual. 

A short walk in the garden

A short walk in the garden...  

From the rooftop of the barnhouse / Finding in her a Godmother

Today I recorded my daily video from the rooftop of the barnhouse (Thursday 3rd of April).  

You can also read a private, password-protected post called "Finding in her a Godmother": https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/finding-in-her-a-godmother/

The password is the same as usual. 

From the rooftop of our house / 2nd of April

Today I recorded my video from the rooftop of our house. The weather was mostly sunny, after the thunderstorm of yesterday evening with a bit of rain.  

Melting snow

Today I recorded my daily video from our garden around our house, as water from the melting snow on the mountains flowed in the little canal that connects us to the River Adonis (Nahr Ibrahim), that was known since the time of the Greek Mythology. 

And you can read "More about yesterday's anecdote" that is a private, password-protected post: https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/more-about-yesterdays-anecdote/

The password is the same as usual.

And I posted a new post on Linkedin that you can read here, on my Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7312797207970172930/

A not very pleasant encounter / and a bonus

Today I recorded my video from the field of wild asparagus (exceptionally, as Monday was a holiday and we went to the garden by the sea with my family). But, in the wilderness, I made a quite unpleasant encounter (a snake) and you will see in the video all my surprise, as I was not really expecting that.  

Also, you get 3 bonus videos today. The Wiseman-of-the-Sea recorded a special video for the family of the Princess. But while doing that, he too had a sort of disadventure, slipping from the rocks and falling (a bit into the sea), thankfully without harm for himself, but breaking the glass of his cellphone in his fall.

You can watch the videos recorded by the Wiseman-of-the-Sea on this private password-protected post https://amchitdordrecht.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/the-wiseman-of-the-sea-speaks-to-the-family-of-the-princess/

The password is the same as usual.