by Clarissa | Aug 29, 2017 | family |
Our summer holiday this year was a whirlwind tour around the UK visiting family, seeing friends and cramming in some British culture. It was lovely to see those we did meet up with, though a shame not to catch all those we missed. We saw castles, houses, gardens, and...
by Clarissa | Aug 22, 2017 | writing |
In February I wrote about how I was starting to write. And I’m pleased to say that I’ve continued. I’ve written at least 100 words every day this year. Some days much more than that. In total I’ve written over 65k words, 39k of which is on my...
by Clarissa | Aug 15, 2017 | dutch life, personal |
I’ve got my Dutch exam results back and while I passed the reading, listening and writing parts I missed the speaking one by two points. I’m really gutted I was so close! So now I need to work out a time to re-take it. Many thanks to Kiki for all...
by Clarissa | Aug 8, 2017 | family |
Rocket boy has been on at me for ages to get him a fidget spinner. Lots of the children in his class have them, some more than one. But I’m a bit wary of them as I’ve seen horror stories online about them falling apart, or children getting their fingers...
by Clarissa | Aug 1, 2017 | writing |
I started my first wordpress blog in August 2007, so I’m now marking my tenth anniversary. Though I did have a different blog before that which has now disappeared. So I’m not sure exactly how long I have been blogging, but at least ten years. I’ve...
