Tom gave me a present: a bamboo fiber Ecoffee cup. According to the description, there is a single-use of 100 billion cups a year! And now I am part of the #stopthe100billion movement. Nice, isn’t it? My cup is reusable, washable (of course) and in a few years’ time when I am tired of it, … Read more
What I will miss Drinking coffee or tea with my best friend. Today we went to a place in Ulvenhout. We can talk 5 quarters of an hour in an hour, we’re never short on subjects to discuss. It’s a good thing there is Skype and Facetime, so we can at least continue our talks. … Read more
What I won’t miss Dogshit on the sidewalk. ^hm
I am happy. We were able to do so much today. The morning was dedicated to physical visits. Everything went so smoothly we could even snug in a cup of tea at one of my favorite cafes in my hometown. (Jan en Alleman, it’s a project where people with a disability work). In the afternoon … Read more
Some clothes are so dear to me, I can hardly throw them away. I really had a hard time today saying goodbye to my blue coat. It must at least be 30 years old and it’s in rags. But I have always loved this coat. Can you imagine my dilemma? Do you have clothes like … Read more
I think the selection process of my clothes is difficult. There are 4 options of where they have to go: the rag bag the recycle store our storage unit my suitcase So it took me a couple of weeks to decide. And today that process was finished. Yeah! ^hm
What I will miss Drop! It’s a Dutch treat that is not available in Spain. At least not in the usual stores. There are several Dutch stores in Spain and I guess they will sell drop. ^hm
We had lunch with my mother-in-law today. The restaurant serves a ‘small’ dish consisting of soup and salad. As you can see, even this small lunch is very sufficient. ^hm
This definitely is not what we are waiting for just days before we leave: a broken glass. The buyers of our house send their contractor every now and then to measure things, and at his last visit, he saw that our glass marquise is broke. Grrrr! We didn’t know, we haven’t seen it before and … Read more
My bike was broken. And Anke is a true networker. So she not only lent me her spare bike but also told a friend that she could buy my broken bike for a bargain and let it repair. Everybody was happy! Her friend Ans has a bike that is functioning perfectly well now (and hopefully … Read more