The Bright Side

It may be rainy today, but it still manages to be absolutely gorgeous. I loved the contrast of the orange leaves — both on the tree and the sea of leaves on the ground — against the grey cloudy sky.

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Foto Vrijdag 1.2

I’ve been a bit slack on sorting through all my Kasteel De Haar photos, but I figured I’d post a couple here in honor of tomorrow being Halloween. The fantastic clouds and light we experienced Sunday, along with the castle setting, made some of the photos look like they were scenes from old horror films.

One [...]

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Weather Report

Hot. With more hot expected.
I’m pretty sure that’s the forecast through the weekend. Europe seems to be in the midst of a bit of a heat wave recently, and for once, we haven’t been left out. As of right now, I believe the temperature is 31C/87F. Part of me thinks, no, it can’t be that [...]

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In the A.M.

I’m up early again today, although this time it wasn’t the light that woke me. I actually managed to beat the light by about half an hour. I woke up shortly after 4 a.m. and it was still fairly dark, although there was a hint that things would be getting brighter soon. The birds started [...]

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Grumpy Van Grumperson

The infamous Dutch light. Although in this case, I’m not talking about the quality of the light, rather the timing. It gets light very early here. I woke up this morning and looked at the clock and thought the battery must be going, because it said it was 5:40 or so. Surely, that couldn’t be [...]

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Crackle and Boom!

We may get rain here in the Netherlands, but we get few real thunder storms. In fact, last night was one of our first truly noticeable thunder storms since moving here. It still doesn’t match up to the kinds of storms I grew up with in Central Florida, or even with the storms we got [...]

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Ups and Downs

I finally fell down the stairs Friday. I figured it had to happen someday, although I was expecting it to be on the stairs of death leading to the upper floor, not to be on the last few steps to the ground floor. I was standing on the last steps, talking to Giovanni, but when [...]

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The White Stuff

Snieuw! We finally got some that stuck!
We’ve had snow in the past, but it never really stuck at all. However, when I woke up this morning, there was a light dusting of snow on the ground. I missed the actual snow falling, but it was nice to see the bit of white on the ground. [...]

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Flower Power

Flower Power
Originally uploaded by indigo_jones

Bikes aren’t the only thing to get customized! Why can’t all cars be this interesting? Even the seats have been customized with a buzzing ladybird design and pink panels.
A cheery sight on a grey morning!

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Thanksgiving Adventures

Pie plates (baking dishes) all seem to be 10 inches big (versus my recipes for 9-inch plates) or they’re really shallow, so that I’d end up with mostly crust and very little filling. Well, at least this describes the various sizes I found at Blokker, which isn’t necessarily representative. Regardless, I eventually settled on a [...]

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