Day to mundane day exploits of a fairly ordinary family – NL Part II
One of the only countries you can get a 20 week pregnancy scan and the sonographer smells like an ashtray.It was rather amusing, in walked the sonographer, who is one of the loveliest and most professional ladies I've met. She can get all the pictures she needs in minutes, with pinpoint accuracy. But yes, she... Continue Reading →
The washing machine broke down on Saturday. This is devastating news. Not only does that mean the washing piles up, it means we potentially have to lug the 60kg machine down three flights of stairs to take it to get repaired (and into the car, and back up the stairs). But the truly sad thing is... Continue Reading →
Either this is icing sugar for our Olliebollen or the local drug dealer is missing his stash .An oliebol is a traditional Dutch and Belgian food. They are called oliebollen (literally: oil spheres) in Holland.Oliebollen are a variety of dumpling made by dropping dough into a deep fryer filled with hot oil. Oliebollen are traditionally... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Holland had the warmest November day on record. We have really been spoilt so far. We took adventure of the beautiful weather on the weekend and went exploring the dunes near our house. What a great afternoon. Click to see our Autumn Antics in the DunesOn Sunday, Dave went for an early ride... Continue Reading →
We travelled to Berlin in the Summer and had a great time exploring. One of the places I enjoyed very much was the East Wall gallery. It is a stretch of the old Berlin wall that has been left standing. On one side of the wall there is some amazing art work and a view... Continue Reading →
It's been a long week in the Clarkterstraat household. Our normally super healthy little family has been decimated by the dreaded flu (decimated! Maybe a little dramatic).Dave had to go to London on Monday for a meeting. Oh, how I love that he leaves home at 6am and is home to put the kidlet to... Continue Reading →
After a few false starts, we are super pleased to share that we are expecting a little brother or sister for Miss A!Miss A shares the great news.....Today was the 20 week scan and all is going well. The baby is perfect, happy and bouncing away.Its' been a rocky start to this pregnancy. Not everything... Continue Reading →
We celebrated Dave's birthday this weekend. Dave had organised an early bike ride on his actual birthday (Sunday), so Miss A and I decided to give him his gift the night before. Earlier in the day Miss A had helped me decorate the cake (with more chocolate sprinkles going in her mouth than on the cake!).We... Continue Reading →
So one of the things we have really taken to since moving to Holland is bike riding. I love the bike culture in Holland and it is our primary mode of transport to get around town. We have a car but we would be lucky to drive it once a week. Now when I moved to... Continue Reading →
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