My Day Off
to need a good rest after a busy week
to look forward to one’s day off
to have plenty of spare time
not to get enough sleep on week-days
to catch up with one’s sleep at week-ends
to prefer to go home (to the country)
to stay in the city
to admire the contrast between the bustle of the city and the peace of the village
My parents are glad to have me home with them and my mother shows this by cooking an enormous meal.
to help the parents (in the orchard, about the house, with the kids)
to do a lot of housework
to do the domestic chores
to see to lots of jobs that one has been meaning to do for ages but just hasn’t got round to
to have a real housecleaning
to have neither time nor inclination to do it on weekdays
to take the linen to the laundry
to iron the shirts, to press the bedclothes
to get bored with this routine
to get out for a change
to go hiking/fishing/swimming
to ride a bicycle, to take out a bike for a ride in the country
to go to the cinema
to be at a loose-end
to spend time knitting, reading women’s magazines
to be fond of needle-work
to be good at embroidering
to entertain guests
to have tea-parties with friends
In the evening our family gathers round the table.
to discuss the latest news, to exchange opinions and views
Generally speaking the best time I have ever had in my life is the time spent together with my family.
Week-ends flash past.
There’s another busy week ahead and quite a long time before the next week-end.