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I'm an American who's been living and working in the Netherlands for 7 years. I came here originally for work, but then I met my future husband, a Dutch man. I've been here ever since.
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween to everyone!Here above is my Dutch "Jackie"-o'-lantern. I'll report tomorrow if I got any trick-or-treaters this year. . . I have candy ready, just in case. Because trick-or-treating s...
2 More Days 'til Halloween
Just two more days until Halloween!Click on the image above to create your own. Try a few practice pumpkins first because if you mess up, you can't erase. . .I'll post my real carved pumpkin on Hallo...
We Interrupt This Program...
Due to some issues my laptop is having, I'll probably not be posting for a few days. . . I'm not sure what the problem is with the computer, but my husband is fixing it this weekend. Thankfully he's r...
When the Going Gets Tough...
The tough put on their imitation Dutch clog/wooden shoe slippers. You read it correctly: slippers. [Dutch: Slippers = pantoffels or sloffen] In this case, klomppantoffels [clog slippers]. And yes, tho...
Comments
I've received a few comments recently from a few of you who had posted comments to me on Tuesday. Since I have it set on my Blogger so I may moderate comments first, your sent comment to me becomes a...
Beste Bezoekers
Bezoeker is Dutch for "visitor." Beste Bezoekers means "Dear Visitors." In other words, you.I'm back home & back in business. I have much to talk about and don't know where to begin... So I decide...
Me Me Meme
I promise I have 1,000's of things to talk about. But I have here a dilemma: I wish to write on my blog, yet I have little time. So today it's meme-time! I will catch up on the blog here on either the...
Een Korte Pauze
"A short break." My husband and I are going away this weekend and will be visiting with family and guests next week, so I'll be away from blogging until August 24th. I'll still stop in to check commen...
Dingen Over Mij
[Prinsengracht, Amsterdam]Title of this translates to "Things about me."It's a meme from Doe Maar Gewoon for this busy Thursday. 3 each of.Pet Peeves:Those who don't understand the answer 'no' and con...
Tot en Met Vandaag
The blog title says "Up until today." Lately there has been a lot going on, worthy of being written about, yet I've had too little time or not feeling well enough to get the fingers to type about it. ...
Typical Dutch vs. Typical Me
A simple and easy Friday!Via two of my many favorite blogs, I found two treats to share with you today. First, something I found via Holland-Corner, a video of what is Typically Netherlands [Typisch ...
The Right Attitude
Mobile phone service and roaming has nothing to do with what I'm talking about today, but the happy guy in the ad has the right attitude for days like today. Just watching him makes me smile.I'm stayi...
Leuke Tegeltjes
Leuke tegeltjes = Nice little tiles.I've covered about tegels before and find them to be one of the funnest pieces found in Dutch decor. My mother-in-law has these tiles in each room of her home with ...
Ch-Ch-Changes, Part 2
Once again, I'm in the process of changing things around on here. Don't be surprised if you stop in and see things a little different or completely different. Or upside-down. The animated banner is ...
Ch-Ch-Changes
Slowly things are going through a change on my blog page. With a combination of the constant go-go-go my husband and I do on the weekends, my busy work schedule and thishumidweather lately, I have mad...
Ho Eens Even!
The title of this seems humorous to me. Ho eens even means "Not so fast!" When someone is trying to play a trick on you, you can say quickly to them, "Ho eens even!" And you can get pleasure of saying...
Allerlei Dingen
This translates to "all sorts of things." Every so often I have too much stuff to talk about and no idea how to talk about it, so I just throw it all into one potpourri-style blog entry. Living in the...
My Heritage
Us Americans and our heritage. My friends and their requests.True about Americans and their heritage. The United States is a melting pot and is full of once-upon-a-time immigrants. Only our Native Ame...
"Watskeburt?"
'Deze oma's...These grandmas! In this commercial for Douwe Egberts coffee, these two grandmas are talking to each other in straattaal [street language]. Dutch gansta. I love when the one arrives and s...
Blog Post 100: Jambalaya
This is my 100th blog entry. Wow! And since there is a whole lot of nothin' going on around here at the moment and a massively busy weekend ahead of me, I wanted to post up a potpourri-style blog entr...
Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch
I speak no German, but my husband does. And very well! And he even corrected for me how I typed the title of this blog entry. The correct way to write it in German "I speak no German" is like so: Ich ...
Coming Up...
I have a busy week ahead, but I have several things which I'll be doing soon here on my blog. Including a few blog entries with a more in-depth look around Amsterdam. Especially the expat stores for A...
Expat Life: Pros & Cons
Living here in the Netherlands as an expat sure does have its ups & downs. There are days when I miss the way of life I had in America, but many colleagues of mine, who are Dutch and live in the U...
Even Weer Apeldoorn Bellen!
Translates to "Just give Apeldoorn a call again!" I talked about Centraal Beheer Achmea's ads already this week, but I wanted to share a few more favorites. Even Apeldoorn Bellen, which is displayed ...
Special Delivery!
Being on the other side of the planet from old friends and family and the dailies of what was once normal is not always the best feeling in the world. Most difficult is how many of the daily events so...
Welpies, Part Three!
I'm on vacation and, after returning from being out of town for several days, major grocery shopping was needed. Especially with the EK game tonight. So I made an extended trip to a special Albert Hei...
Welpies, Part Two
I've got two of the four Albert Heijn Welpies! I've talked about the Welpies before [click here]. I unfortunately was too busy with work and preparing for my business out of town to make a special sto...
What's the Weather Like Today?
Wat voor weer is het vandaag?It's muggy, overcast, warm and a 98% chance of mosquitos. I've talked about the mosquitos before and we've got some screens up in the home now to let in fresh air. But the...
Mijn Eigen Tegeltje
My own tile. This may be the closest I will come for a while to putting up a picture of myself. I don't like to share pictures of myself or family on the internet. So I made a tile of myself, sort of ...
Het Koffiemoment
Thanks Marit!I've been tagged, but I'm keeping to the Dutch theme on my blog.For fun!6 Random Things About Me: Version Nederland.My favorite Dutch scenery to see, from the fietspad, is a sloot with a ...
