by Clarissa | Nov 18, 2019 | dutch life |
It’s that time of year again, when the shops are full of kruidnoten and we have the seemingly endless consumerism approaching of Sinterklaas followed by Christmas. One of the things you need to do to a greater extent when you live abroad is to combine holiday...
by Clarissa | Oct 29, 2018 | personal |
My parents sold their house last week. The house they’d lived in since I was small. My first memories are when we moved into that house aged three – walking with my dad through the dining room, taking big steps over the rolls of carpet on the floor. The...
by Clarissa | Dec 28, 2017 | family |
Again we have had our stockings hanging on the wall for Sinterklaas and advent, with an activity to do every day. Here is what we’ve done this year: Sat 18 Sinterklaas arrive Sun 19 See Sinterklaas in Bussum, put shoes out Mon 20 smile at everyone today and look...
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 | Dec 27, 2016 | dutch life
So it’s that time of the year again – here is our list of activities through Sinterklaas and advent. My aim (as in previous years) was to do a mix of craft and cooking activities, some seasonal things and some for other people spreading the festive cheer!...
