In most cases these houses are now offices. Still stunning in their architecture.
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When You Run Out of Vases
..in a Dutch house. Then you know you have flipped from party to funeral. Today, bought from the ‘garage-store-front’ as my neighbor referred to it, ‘Milkshake’ tulips: completely white, with frothy edges; will certainly photograph when they open. That of course was in addition to the red&green parrot tulips. In discussion with said neighbor after …
This is the Decorating Style
of the house I rent. French-faded-aristocracy; European Shabby Chic.
Do Not Succumb
I told myself, but in the end I gave in. Those of you still stuck on the Sunday F-1 episode with a room full of men and boys… this is not that. This is about how many bunches of tulips can one have in house before it looks like either a funeral or a party. …
Grass
You just might remember my ravings about ‘grass and lawn’ when living in the country with a wide expanse of this useless real estate attribute. The article below explains where grass came from and why, for more reasons that I previously listed, we should ban grass from suburban environments. /https://www.curbed.com/2019/3/13/18262285/mcmansion-hell-kate-wagner-lawn-care-mowing
Them & Me
What a Dutch growers pot looks like; and my planting.
Only a Dutch Bird Would Know
Planted a pot with bulbs, hoping they would successfully bloom early spring. Last night was the first snow of the season. Went out this a.m. to see how the garden fared, and one of the pots was knocked to the ground and emptied of all bulbs. Emptied. Not a bulb left. I should have known …
Biking in the Rain
Another first. The switch in weather means that if you are far enough away from home, you can get caught in a weather change. Although I carry an umbrella, I have yet to break it out while peddling. Rather a Mary P look, but the day will come.
German Accent
My spoken Dutch is improving. The last couple of days the question has been, ‘Am I German?’ This is when you know you’ve graduated from the American accent which results in a few words of English. A step forward. My goal is to once again try to mimic the accent of long-time-friend-E who speaks perfect …
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Didn’t know what to use for a title: nuts, brash, one-for-the-books. The standard wisdom that I know is; when moving to a new environment, seek out your tribe- those that are ‘like’. When I began this solo-journey, I gathered with the tribe at the local religious center – otherwise known as a church. That garnered …