by Clarissa | Nov 12, 2018 | family, personal |
Given that Christmas is coming round the corner I thought I would take a break from my usual blogging topics and write a list of toys that my children love and have loved for the last few years. As my children are now four and seven years old we’re talking about...
by Clarissa | Mar 9, 2018 | dutch life, family
When rocket boy first started school I wondered why there were a series of small depressions across the school playground, along the edge of the buildings. The answer is that they’re for playing marbles (or knikkers in Dutch – I couldn’t resist the...
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 | Feb 1, 2016 | dutch life, family
…is obviously Italian! I am enjoying being a member of a wind band here in the Netherlands, and I’ve now been playing with them for over a year. And this blog post has been in my mind for nearly that long! I used to play in two orchestras and a wind...
