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Good Things

Good things in the last week (in no particular order): Eloïse likes to hold our hand and lift her feet off the ground when crossing the road. She has a great sense of fun and is always making us smile … Continue reading

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Dr. Dobbs

I noticed only today that the article I wrote about Ruby/Amazon for Dr. Dobbs Journal is on-line, and probably has been for a year or more. That’s nice to see. That’s one thing I do lament about my career as … Continue reading

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Home Alone (Nearly)

McKenna-Macdonald Acres has seen a lot of comings and goings recently. After Geoff’s return from Rome for a few days, we then played host to Frank, who rolled in on the train from Germany, where he had been attending a … Continue reading

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Peace And Quiet

Sarah received a letter from the Dienst Persoonsgegevens (basically, the local council) yesterday, informing her that she can come in and pick up the extension to her residence permit in a couple of weeks. It referred to a prior letter … Continue reading

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Subterranean Fun

Sarah was busy again at inburgering today, so Eloïse and I took the bakfiets and headed for the first time over to TunFun, near the Waterlooplein. TunFun is an underground playpark with padded climbing areas, slides, obstacles, toys, soft chairs, … Continue reading

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