We took a little trip to Praxis (equivalent of Bunnings) to get some things to hook up the TV and I grabbed a few plants whilst I had a car.  Anneke took a shine to this pillow, which reminded me of Cousin (Mad about Horses) Madsie.It was such a super day, everyone was out in our... Continue Reading →

Flowers!  So cheap, so beautiful and so available.I used to love going to the Beaches markets every Friday in Warriewood.  I'd get a bunch of lillies, an organic coffee (that for some reason would take more than half hour to prepare) and a gozleme.  Mmmmmm.... gozleme.  Oh, that reminds me, I'm going to try the Turkish... Continue Reading →

Dave's mistress has arrived.  She's taken pride of place in our house. We haven't been watching any television.  The kids programs are in Dutch and examples of the other programs in English are My Kitchen Rules (2009), Masterchef USA (2010), MTV's Teen Mom or the BBC's Antique Roadshow.I'm secretly pleased to see her too....

Bikes rule in the Netherlands so it can always be a little chaotic in the mornings on the bike path. It can also be difficult to find a parking spot for the bike. For the most part I have a regular spot in the back of the bike rack that I use most days.So yesterday... Continue Reading →

Our stuff arrived today.  We were super nervous.  I mean, we've lived a month without this crap - do we really need it? This place we are in at the moment, is nice enough but the living space is ridiculously small and disproportionate the rest of the house. The massive truck backed up our tiny... Continue Reading →

Gym day, today!  Anneke was out the door before I could even finishing saying 'Gym'.At the start of the lesson, we all sit around in a circle, except Anneke who was bouncing from foot to foot saying, "I'm ready!!!"  The lady asked for a volunteer to show the other kids what the activities were for... Continue Reading →

I cannot get over this weather!  It is just wonderful.  The world is a much happier place when the sun it out.  Some people were wearing shorts and t-shirts (I thought that was a bit ambitious) but by the end of the day, I took my jacket off!Anneke and I went to pre-school today.  She... Continue Reading →

Our cousin was running in a race in Zandvoort, on the beach, right near our house.The weather was ah-mazing.  Almost 22 degrees.  I even took my shoes off.  Cousin Liena came to our house and she and I caught the train out to the beach.  Dave stayed home as Anneke was still asleep.We could hardly... Continue Reading →