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 →

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 →

Said no one ever!!We met up with my cousin and his family on Sunday at a sweet little fun park in Enkhuizen.  It was a great day!The drive there was lovely, and it was nice to be out of the house, no matter how cold I thought it was (I really don't know how I'll... Continue Reading →

Dave had to work last weekend, which left Miss A and I to entertain ourselves.Click here for a short video of our Elswout Adventure It seems our weekends are always so busy and Miss A has something on EVERY day of the week.  So, last Sunday, we took advantage of having nothing to do and... Continue Reading →