This has been the weekend from hell, seriously. I’m pretty sure that when I opened the door to our flat on Friday night that I walked through some sort of gateway that took me straight into Satan’s bathroom. Let me go back and tell a little more about what was going on… You may want [...]
This is my husband. Do you see the smile on his face? Well, I can’t take credit for that one. Jenny made a leg of lamb and he went into total Neanderthal mode. He picked that piece of meat up and gnawed on it like his life depended on it. It gave me hope that [...]
After a few days hanging out at Xander’s dad and Jenny’s place we decided that we should get out and do at least a little exploring. Usually when we are going somewhere I will scour the internet to find places I want to visit but this trip was mostly about spending time with family so [...]
Saturday was beautiful and sunny, about 26 degrees and absolutely delightful when we went out for a bike ride. I was talking to my friend Laila and heard that she had spent the day at Scheveningen where everyone was already swimming! I couldn’t believe it, normally I wait until July before I head to the [...]
Oh you didn’t think I was the one running, did you? Surely you know me better than that! This morning we decided to take the dogs to a nearby area that is enclosed where they can run off their leads. We were up early and it was a rather miserable day so we were [...]
A few weekends ago my husband came in from walking the dogs and said “You might want to grab your camera, there’s some kind of motorcycle thing going on across the street!”. The sound of motorcycles is nothing new here in Rotterdam, especially in this area. So I didn’t even notice the sounds of them [...]
Today my husband and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary. Like any couple we’ve had our issues… my problems settling in the Netherlands, his Lego addiction, my late night mosquito rages… but one thing that has never changed is our love for each other. Well, MY love for HIM I should say. I’m not [...]
Last night my husband and I went in to Den Haag to meet up with some other photo club members for an evening of portrait photography. I have been looking forward to it for quite some time because I really like the social gatherings of the group and because I wanted to try to dip [...]
On February 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day) the Lock of Love art piece was placed in Rotterdam’s popular district of Delfshaven. The Lock of Love ritual has been taking place all over the world, and is now here in Rotterdam as well. Not just a rail on a bridge or a chain around a lamppost, this [...]
Money is tight in our household this year, after a big bad surprise from the belastingdienst (tax office) that I never got into here on my blog. I don’t plan to, but basically they screwed up and now we owe them over 2000 euro. So we agreed that Valentine’s Day wasn’t going to be an [...]
This morning we woke up to a bit of snow in the Netherlands. At 10am my husband and I hopped in the car and set off to Kinderdijk! I’ve been there a number of times, the first time back in 2007 with the girls, then in 2008 with my parents and also once or twice [...]
My husband came home last night after a weekend away with his Lego / Robot buddies. They were working on… god I’m not even going to try to explain it, it’s this, and they did get it working. I love that my husband has a hobby that he’s so interested in and gets so much [...]
The view from my balcony last night as my neighbours brought in the New Year with a bang! Every year on New Years Eve I am on my balcony in hopes of getting some good firework photos. Back in 2007 I was bummed because it was raining on NYE so not as many people were [...]
That’s a lot of meat for only four people but in our defense, we did have veggies too! Last night Xander and I went down to Roosendaal to visit with our friends Penny & Yuri. A few weeks ago when I went to visit Penny for the day we walked by a restaurant that sparked [...]
This is the totally wonky snowman that we made together with a few of our neighbours this afternoon. There was more laughing and throwing of snow than there was actual building, but he’s unique and we love him. The people in our building so rarely socialize, it was nice to just be outside chatting and [...]
Yesterday is snowed in the Netherlands and I woke up and squealed like a crazy person. Thankfully I was home alone as it was one of the few days this month that my husband was called in to work. I thought about going out to take photos but it was so dark and dreary that [...]
Before Friday I had no idea that there was a Christmas Market at Kasteel Keukenhof, but thankfully DutchBitch not only told me about it but gave us her mother’s free pass to the grounds! So not only did we get in for free, but I finally got to meet her after years of reading each [...]
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
