Category Archives: House
Crossing T’s And Dotting I’s
We’ve now rolled past the 37th week of pregnancy, which means that Eloïse’s imminent sibling is now medically considered full-term. In simple terms, if Sarah went into labour right now, midwifery protocols would allow a midwife to assist us with … Continue reading
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Home Improvement
As the year draws to a close and we prepare to head off to Providence at the end of next week, the last bits of work on the house and its grounds are being done. The roofers are in to … Continue reading
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Archaeological Dig
An archaeological dig is what it felt like to go to my lock-up yesterday and browse through my old stuff. All of my Dutch possessions were transferred from my flat to this lock-up when I first went to America in … Continue reading
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Enlightenment
Peter and Chantal left a day later than planned and headed to Paris instead of Stockholm. That’s the beauty of travel ad lib. Eloïse is back at playschool after half-term and loving every minute of it. Wanda told me that … Continue reading
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Bricks And Mortar
The house has been in scaffolding for the last couple of days, as workmen have been repairing some of the brickwork around the perimeter of the house. Much of this brickwork hasn’t seen any repair since it was first put … Continue reading
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