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Mayan Gallery

The photos of our recent Mexican trip to Yucatán are finally on-line.

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Road Test

The search for a new bakfiets has seen us trying out a lot of bikes in recent days. On the two-wheeler front, I’ve ridden the CargoBike Long from bakfiets.nl and the Fietsfabriek‘s model 996. Both bikes are longer than the … Continue reading

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Beer, Pastries, ABBA and IKEA

I took the car in for its first major service the week before last. The trip home after dropping off the car required a ride on the metro, followed by trams 12 and 2. I don’t take public transport very … Continue reading

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Underpants

Eloïse has been out of nappies and in underpants for some ten days now. In that time, she hasn’t had a single accident of the urinal or faecal variety. I’m impressed. She still wears a cloth nappy for going to … Continue reading

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T-Minus 11 Weeks

There are only 11 weeks to go until the birth of our second child. It may sound like an unbelievable exaggeration, but I’m feeling less well prepared for this one than I was for Eloïse. When Sarah fell pregnant the … Continue reading

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