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The Cat’s Away…
…and the mice are playing, although the sensation takes some getting used to. Sarah has flown off to Chicago for the La Leche League 50th Anniversary Conference and taken Eloïse with her. Hrmph; she’s only two and she’s getting to … Continue reading
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Coup d’Étape
While the Tour de France is tailor-made for watching on MythTV with a time-stretch of 110%, making it 10% faster to watch (and thereby reducing 66 minutes of footage to an hour) without any change in audio pitch, it’s hard … Continue reading
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Germans Nach Hause
With all of the doping scandals of the last few months, my interest in the noble sport of cycling had reached an all-time low this year. I didn’t bother to watch any classics this year and even the nearing of … Continue reading
Aqua Zoo
With no summer holiday planned for this year, we’re continuing to make the most of the lacklustre Dutch summer by making the occasional day-trip. The weather for Saturday was forecast to be good, so we all piled into the car … Continue reading
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Sprookjeswonderland
This has to be shaping up to be one of the wettest Dutch summers on record. It seems to rain every single day and not just a little bit, either. It regularly comes down like a monsoon and is frequently … Continue reading
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