The former owners had a swimming pool guy, who also acts as a gardener, together with his daughter. And, as it turned out today, as a strong hand. They offered to give us a hand moving some stuff to the garage and changing some other stuff in the house. We were so glad because now … Read more
We bought several chocolate letters in the Netherlands last week, but for Sebastian who we like very much and who used to be a chef, we thought the better of it. For him, we bought another Dutch treat: rolmops. It’s one of the things I miss here, Nieuwe Haring and Rolmops. Oh, and drop. I … Read more
The house is ours as of yesterday and already the truck arrived with our stuff. Aren’t we the lucky ones? We didn’t like the house we had rented this month but the main advantage of that fact was that because of that we decided to go to the Netherlands to arrange for our move before … Read more
We bought a house today!! We are sooo happy that in the end, we did succeed to find something we both like. It was an enduring process but really worthwhile the effort. Given all the houses we saw and lived in this is the best house so far. We had to change some of the … Read more
When we were in the Netherlands we bought a couple of chocolate letters. Of course an A and a D for the kids. But also some general ones as a present. In the Netherlands, it is custom to give these letters when it’s Sinterklaas. Usually the first letter of one’s name. Today we went to … Read more
Two birthdays today! Our son and the youngest grandson have their birthdays on the same day. To celebrate we went to a mall together. We never visit so many malls as when we are at our son’s place. A Dutch saying goes: a child’s hand is quickly filled. As was the case today. With the … Read more
I have really tried my utmost not to use plastic during our trip. I didn’t succeed. Sure, once (!) our drinks came in glass bottles, but most of the time the bottles were of plastic. Whenever I get enthusiastic about something I tend to become a missionary. So I almost ended up in a fight … Read more
All things considered, the journey is quite smooth. No mist, no rain, no freezing roads. And even the manifestation of the gilets jaunes had as an advantage that we didn’t have to pay the toll.Time loss was about half an hour. All in all not too bad. Especially since I am sooo happy to be … Read more
One of the things I miss in Spain is seeing the autumn colors of the leaves. The trees have either green leaves or no leaves. Here in the Netherlands this summer has been too dry and the changing of seasons was too abrupt, so the leaves are not as sparkling yellow as I was used … Read more
The black pencil lines are the only evidence that there is ice on the water. It was a freezing cold day today, so we decided to walk one of our famous hikes: The Smugglers’ Route. Half of the route is in the Netherlands, the other half in Belgium. It’s a walk of about two hours. … Read more