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 | May 11, 2017 | dutch life, family
We have taken the plunge and got rocket boy a friend’s book. And of course as he had one starry girl needed one too. These are books that you ask your friends to fill out with information about themselves, along with a photo or drawing. So you end up with a book...
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 | 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 | Feb 22, 2016 | dutch life, Tech |
We have a set routine of weekly Skype sessions arranged so that both sets of grandparents can read the children their bedtime story. And they read a book which we also have a copy of, so we can look at it while they are reading. The children seem to really enjoy it...
