Category Archives: Life
Eloïse’s Christmas Party
We’ve made it to Providence without any delays, which is good going, considering the number of people whose flights have been severely disrupted over the last few days. We usually fly to the US for Christmas a little earlier than … 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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Sinterklaas, kom maar binnen met je knecht
Yesterday was 5th December, a big day in the Netherlands. The occasion is Sinterklaas, which is the eve of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children. The name Sinterklaas is a contraction of Sint Nicolaas. Sinterklaas also provides the basis … Continue reading
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Child Film Star
On Monday, we had the 20 week ultrasound of our slowly ripening little geezer or geezette. A DVD was made of the event, which I have dutifully ripped and uploaded to the Internet. The full nineteen minute version silent film … Continue reading
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After purchasing my new mobile phone on 9th November, it finally rang for the first time on Friday, 23rd November; that’s a full two weeks later. Oh yeah, it was a telemarketer on the line.
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