Archive for August, 2009
Pizza, Gemengde, and Rock Palace
I found this recipe for Sweet Paul’s Grilled Pizza last week, and I could NOT stop thinking about it. My stumbling block was the grill part. We have a grill, but I’ve not tried using it here because of our close neighbours and their open windows. Besides, every time I tried to use the grill in [...]
Pannenkoek for breakfast
When we lived in England, we fell HARD for crumpets. We ate them toasted and buttered until my bloggy friend Alyson told me she used to eat them with melted cheese every morning when she lived in England. Once we tried that, there was no going back. Then we moved to Holland. There are no [...]
Don’t touch my axe
“My” new Ibanez SR300 and fellow studio newbie, the Roland TD9K. Well, Mr. DJ, Roxi and I are sharing the music studio with a few new friends. All this time I thought the pedal harp was the instrument for me. Turns out I’m liking the bass guitar quite a lot. We also got an e-drum [...]
Getting back to the old routine
Another feathered friend hanging out at the canal near our house. Yesterday, the street in front of our house was so busy! It seemed like everyone came back from their summer holiday at once. Turned out school started yesterday for the Dutch kids. And speaking of school, Roxi is enjoying hers. She has an interesting [...]
Greenhouses in the Netherlands
Zooming by a huge greenhouse complex somewhere between Den Haag and Amsterdam. We’ve seen a number of large greenhouses along the roadside here in the Netherlands. According to Wikipedia: A significant portion of Dutch agricultural exports are derived from fresh-cut plants, flowers, and bulbs, with the Netherlands exporting two-thirds of the world’s total. The Netherlands [...]
In The Netherlands: Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe
Last Saturday, we drove up to Holland’s largest nature preserve: Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe. It is located about two hours from Den Haag and is one of those places we’ll need to visit more than once in order to see it all. This visit, we only had time to do a bicycle tour of [...]
All is quiet again
Nine swans in the canal near our house. Mama DJ was in town from Texas yesterday. We had a lot of catching up to do… Roxi’s first day of high school was yesterday. She came home with lots of stories.. Today I find myself with seven quiet hours alone in my Dutch house… I think [...]
Biking to the North Sea
One of the perks of living in The Hague is being less than five miles from the beach. I am sorry to say, we’ve not really take advantage of this. The only trip we’ve made out there since we moved was in late June. Shame on us! We know that the cold and wet is [...]
