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 enjoyment [...]
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 my [...]
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 [...]
Actually, no… don’t!
A week from today I have my 2nd appointment for a Gastroscopy, not fun. It goes a little something like this…
I just had it done on the 18th, and you’d think once would be enough but please… this is me we’re taking about. It goes without saying that [...]
On Sunday Xander and I went to the Biesbosch in Brabant, just south of here. It’s quite lovely around there with lots of water and nature. There are boats you can rent to see the area from a different perspective and lots of trails for biking and hiking. We drove around the area for a [...]
On Wednesday night Xander and I were going out to see Star Trek – OMG What an awesome movie!!! – and I was getting cranky because he was rushing me. Also because I was sleep deprived… AND PMSing. Seriously, he should have known better.
Anyhow, as I ran around getting dressed and brushing my teeth, I [...]
This photo of me and my husband was taken almost 9 years ago in Paris. We felt so grown up but look at us, we were babies! I’d just turned 25 the week before and I was a wife! We were so cute though, still in that stage where we called each other Mr. and [...]
It’s funny how the little things stand out to you. Yesterday Xander came home with a strawberry tart for my birthday with chocolate and whipped cream. He decorated it with candles and brought it in to me after dinner. It was so sweet, and yummy!
Normally, we don’t make such a big deal about birthdays. This [...]
Random photo from some smarter people than us.
This is what I see for my future. A world where I am not even 40 yet and am already sleeping in twin beds. It’s 4:51am as I write this and I’ve already been awake for an hour. I am at the end [...]
I’ve seen yet another meme that caught my eye, this time on Crafty Intentions and Dooce.com. I like it because it’s about us and our husbands, and I love writing about my husband!
Here goes:
What are your middle names?
My middle name is BREIGH, most people reading here know that by now. Strangely, my husband doesn’t have [...]
OK, about 42,000 people have tagged me on Facebook to do this ‘25 things’ meme, so I’m gonna do it here and not tag anyone. If you read this and want to do it yourself, by all means – meme your little heart out.
Since I’ve been in winter hibernation and feeling a little Fuck You [...]
Last night I crawled into bed and heaved a big sigh. Our new bed is so comfy and with the fleece sheets on in the winter it’s like crawling into a cloud. I was tired, it was almost 1am which is pretty late for us but not unusual lately since Xander has been working from [...]
Oh yeah baby! You didn’t think I’d go through the torture of sitting there while Xander had his tooth pulled and NOT get it to take pics of, did you? I mean I took pics of mine that time, so you should expect no difference now.
*snicker*
Seriously, that was in the mouth of the man I [...]
If I were to make a list of my least favorite places to be here in the Netherlands, it would be here. The waiting room at our local huisartsenpost (kind of like outpatients, where you go outside of office hours, only … different). I took this photo with my mobile while sitting there being miserable [...]
Today my crazy husband turned 34 years old. The other night in bed he threatened to divorce me because for some reason or another I thought he was going to turn 35. In my defense, he had me up talking for ages and I was so tired my eyes were starting [...]
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan)
by Darren Shan
