by Clarissa | Apr 28, 2017 | dutch life, family |
In the UK I was used to the idea of decorating your house for Christmas, but not really very much else. Whereas in the continent, or this part of the Netherlands at least, you also decorate for spring or Easter. You get some twigs and hang coloured eggs and ribbons on...
by Clarissa | Apr 14, 2017 | family
My Dad was complaining the other day that he’s now got to take eye drops every day. And it made him feel old. I must admit that I wasn’t very sympathetic about it, as at the moment I’ve got three different medications to take every day. I’ve...
by Clarissa | Apr 3, 2017 | dutch life, family
A little while ago we went to see Dirk Scheele at the theatre. He’s a Dutch children’s rock star. We quite like his songs and listen to them frequently. One night after the concert rocket boy was trying to go to sleep, and complained that when he...
by Clarissa | Mar 24, 2017 | dutch life, family |
School pick-up is always a bit nerve-wracking. There’s the general “will I get there in time worries, but also (in the Netherlands at least) there’s the “how many children will be coming home with me” uncertainty. As here organizing to...
by Clarissa | Mar 21, 2017 | family
I love Lego, it’s brilliant. I loved it as a child and I’m so excited that my children are starting to enjoy it too. I love watching the two of them play with it together. Taking bits apart and putting them back slightly differently. And my parents have...
by Clarissa | Mar 13, 2017 | Tech
I’ve had my activity tracking watch nearly six months now and I’ve been playing around with it a bit to see what it does, how it works and how I can use it. My first conclusion is that steps are useful but not the be all and end all of exercise. For...
by Clarissa | Mar 4, 2017 | family
I love cooking; though being able to do it on my own is a luxury I rarely have. As a child I only remember having to make crumble. (Now I make mean pastry.) I’m not sure why I didn’t do more? My sister did. I don’t like to ask for things, so maybe I...
by Clarissa | Feb 13, 2017 | writing
I keep saying every year how I want to write more: I could find posts saying this for 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, & 2011. This year I have actually started as I mean to go on and have been writing, a little bit every day, as I can. Sometime last year I joined the 10...
by Clarissa | Feb 8, 2017 | family |
Meal planning is something I don’t particularly enjoy – I love cooking but often feel uninspired when faced with a blank piece of paper to sit down and decide what we should eat this week. And I don’t want to be eating new things every day, or eating...
by Clarissa | Jan 30, 2017 | dutch life |
Most of the time I forget I’m living in a foreign country. People are friendly and helpful and we just get on with our stuff. But there are a few things that bug me and remind me that this is a different place (in no particular order): They leave dog poo on the...
