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 | Dec 18, 2016 | family |
It struck me when the children and I were decorating our Christmas tree that every decoration is a memory of Christmases past. Especially as I try to make at least one decoration to keep each year. Our tree has a heavenly host of angels (grouped together at the top...
by Clarissa | Dec 25, 2014 | dutch life, family
This year Christmas has been different for quite a few reasons: we’re now a family of four; we’re living in the Netherlands; but primarily because this is the first year that we’ve been at home, rather than visiting either my parents or my in-laws....