Archive for January, 2010
Ask an Expat: It’s the little things
Yesterday after school, Roxi picked out this delicious and light Mochachino dessert at the local Bakker. Lekker! A couple of weeks ago, a new friend of mine asked me what I liked best about living in Den Haag. I told her I liked the size of the city and how easy it is to get [...]
Fifteen.
Lovely and Smart Talented Strong of conviction Brave Confident Caring Creative Supportive Diplomatic But most of all Full of Joie de vivre. Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag, Roxi! We think you are awesome!! X O X O
Wordless Wednesday ~ 28: He is awesome. And so is she.
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It’s cold again
In the Centrum. I’m wondering what those gold crown decorations are for… Roxi said the opening meeting for the Model United Nations convention was pretty cool. The princess (I am guessing this one?) spoke, which I would have enjoyed seeing. Ah, the good old days when the school would ask for parent chaperones. Now that [...]
This-n-That
Me in front of Artifac, one of my favourite stores for art supplies in Den Haag. I love my new umbrella, BTW. It’s very cheery on these mostly grey, wintry days. Roxi and her school choir are performing at the opening meeting of the Model United Nations (MUN) convention today. When we moved to Den Haag, I [...]
Totally cracking me up ;-)
Thanks for all of your interesting comments on yesterday’s post! I wanted to show you what I managed to find at a neighbourhood hardware store while I was buying lightbulbs–this heart key chain. There were maybe six or so different designs that reminded me a lot of those Yahoo Emoticons. Besides being ridiculous, they were the [...]
Ask an Expat: Hearts and Flowers
Wholesale flower truck filled with roses and other beauties. I REALLY wanted to stick my head in there and snnniiiifff. Those bundles of flowers were at least 18-inches across. This is kind of an “Ask an Expat” in reverse, meaning I would like to ask my friends in the Netherlands if
On moving…
“When you know your time in a place is running out, you try to fix such moments in your mind’s eye.” –Julia Child, My Life in France I have a friend in the UK who is originally from Japan. She once told me that Spring (and the Cherry Blossom festival) is a bittersweet time in [...]
Roxi “live” for a limited time
Here’s a link for Roxi’s “Diva’s Lament” performance from this weekend’s talent show. I’m not sure how long I’ll leave the video up, so if you want to see it, best to watch it now! ;-) BTW, does anyone have any tips on filming stage stuff? All my videos look like this–really washed out.
