For 25 years a Swedish company has been creating a milk alternative made from oats. Having discovered it just this past year, I treat it as if it is a new concept. Apparently I am not alone in my recent knowledge. Suddenly it has become the drink of choice for the multitudes who want to …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Save the Planet
This non-dairy product has been produced by a Swedish company for 25 years. It is a cow-milk alternative made from Oats. Having just discovered it last year, I treat it as the-new-kid-on-the-block. Oatly must have done a marketing blitz because all of a sudden everyone is using it. Reading the story on the second side …
Happy Thanksgiving!
life can be a bit ‘upside down’ but still thankful!
Flat, and Flat again!
In all my time of bike riding, never a flat tire. Knock on wood. Sure enough, a couple of days ago, my first. No different than a car, you feel immediately that something is off and since the surface of where the error could be is so tiny, it doesn’t take anytime at all to …
1501 Posts
In my book that is some kind of milestone. A very-important-person-to-me said in 2011 when mentioning to him I was going to chronicle life in the city, “Don’t begin unless you are certain you can write consistently and often”. Thankful for this opportunity to record my observations of the life going on around me.
From the Tram
Looking out the window of the tram, the wet street was the original intent of the photo. Then saw the pedestrian, universal-idiot, reading his hand held while crossing an intersection. In Amsterdam you can get hit by a car, a bike, a moped, a tram. The choices are endless.
Sorry We Missed You
This British made movie is disturbing, thoughtful, an emotional roller-coaster. If you can find it– online or in a theatre – saw it in the cinema here– don’t miss it.
Stamps
The most fun since… On line at the Dutch post office website you may create your own stamps. This is just a sampling of what I’ve done. You choose between national and international, upload your design/picture/whatever and within 36 hours you have the finished product in your mail box. There is the surcharge of about …
11-11 A Busy Day
The 11th Day of the 11th Month is the unveiling of the City’s Prince of the Carnival. He presides over all the celebrations of excess until the first day of Lent. Rather makes Lent worth it. This is a much lauded celebration in the Southern-part-of-the-country, but many in the northern regions join in as well. …
My New Flame
Life is good if I have fire! Discovered this unopened and packaged in a box in my favorite second hand store. The description on the box was German, but hey, close enough to Dutch. It is the most fun idea. Bio-ethanol. Supposed to be the future of indoor fires. At the inauguration, did invite the …