by Clarissa | Nov 1, 2016 | dutch life, family
There used to be a sign up at my secondary school – Friendship is like an egg: hold it too tight and it cracks; hold it too loose and it drops. I am guilty of the second of those two – I find it difficult to stay in touch with people I don’t see...
by Clarissa | Oct 22, 2016 | family
It’s a funny old life really. There’s so many moments in it. Today starry girl is the same age as rocket boy was when we moved here to the Netherlands. And I can’t decide if that’s a big deal or not! And then there’s the usual upcoming...
by Clarissa | Sep 13, 2016 | dutch life
Albert Heijn (the local supermarket – a bit like Sainsburys back in the UK) gave out moestuintjes earlier in the year. For each fifteen euros you spent you got a little pot with seeds in – a random one from twenty-four different types of plant in a...
by Clarissa | Sep 9, 2016 | family
Well I’m getting on with Dutch. I’ve even writted a blog post in Dutch. I feel I should admit that I did have help from my Dutch teacher with it as you can see below. I’m finding it easier to have conversations, though more than one person is still...
by Clarissa | Sep 9, 2016 | dutch life
We hadden een heel lange zomervakantie dit jaar – twee weken in Noord Frankrijk (Normandië) en twaalf dagen in Engeland. Bijna een maand weg! Honfleur Bergen! Modelspoorbaan Zandscuplturen op het strand Neefje en nichtjes x Mooie tuinen en uitzichten Terug naar...
by Clarissa | Jun 26, 2016 | dutch life
Wow, I don’t think anyone actually thought the leave campaign would win. But the referendum result was a narrow margin of victory for them and the only person who seems to be celebrating this is Nigel Farage. It is sad that the whole campaign on both sides was...
