Archive for November, 2009
Ask an Expat: What is a Stroopwafel?
Stroopwafel met koffie en krant (Stroopwafel with coffee and the newspaper.) That’s my Tate Modern mug by the way. I really need one from the NL. Maybe something from Delft? Hmm. I’m going next week! Last week in the comments for my Wordless Wednesday “Goedmorgen” post, Stan asked: “I say, what is a stroopwafel? Looks [...]
Wordless Wednesday ~ 18: Delightfully Old-Fashioned
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November musings
The weather here lately has made a few of us in the Netherlands a wee bit homesick for England. It’s not just me, Roxi said that several of her friends at school reported they were feeling lonely for England too. I’m pretty sure it was the cold and wet from last week. Funny how something [...]
A note from Trudy
Dear Mrs. Blundell, My mom told me you were asking how I was doing and were wondering how I like it here in Holland. I am fine, thank you for asking! The best thing so far is that my family hasn’t gone anywhere in ages! Mom says that she can’t find a doggy hotel during [...]
Under My Umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh)*
We’ve been having some heavy rains these last few days. I thought you’d like to see how the Dutch handle biking in such poor weather. These photos were taken on Wednesday when we had surprise rain and hail. On Thursday, when it started raining before most left for work, more people were dressed in rain [...]
Ask an Expat Roxi Edition: Going to School Overseas
Do you wonder what Roxi is looking at? She’s admiring this view in Gent, Belgium. Julia asked: Maybe Roxi could do an “Ask an Expat” guest post….what do you enjoy about being in school overseas? What do you miss about the US? Roxi says: What do I enjoy about being in school overseas? What do [...]
What we did for Halloween
Halloween evening: “just got back from dinner at our little neighbourhood Italian restaurant. There were a bunch of Dutch kids running from restaurant to restaurant to grocery store trick-or-treating! And each establishment was giving out candy. How about that? I don’t think the kids were knocking on people’s doors, though. Interesting, huh?”
