Why I don’t help people with their computers… Like many people who have worked in computer technology for a long time, I am often asked to help with people’s computers. Over the years, I have done this quite often, but have been burned many times by trying to help. I […]
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Rob and I have been talking about the mess the worlds seems to be in socially, politically and economically everywhere these days. We have always liked talking about where things are going in the world, but both feel rather clueless about where things are going now. We think there needs […]
You may have seen a few posts on FaceBook recently from me about some big changes to the care situation here in the Netherlands. It will be difficult to explain it all, but I am hoping you might all be able to support us a little. Some of you might […]
It’s hard to believe that we have lost our Grandma. Although she had many, many good years, it is still sad to lose her. She was in so many ways the thread that wove through all of our lives, sustained us, and showed us what love and caring were all […]
As always, we had a nice visit with Tanja, Djoeri and Noah this weekend. We got in some nice time at the beach and kayaking, and of course sharing some nice meals and just hanging out together. It was a special treat to see Djoeri, because it has been many […]
Okay, I admit that I’m not the best of “home makers”, but I just don’t get the expiration dates on food. Tonight I went to empty a small refrigerator that we keep sauces, jams, mustards, pickles, and various things we cook with. I ended up tipping at least half of […]
I had a nice after work paddle with our neighbour Yvonne. Our neighbours Ton and Djoeke have kindly let us borrow their kayak’s. This was our second time out, and Yvonne is new to it all, but doing great. Other than our rather ungraceful flops getting in and out of […]
Rob testing out his new ZX-1 Power Add-on. This is the best power add-on there is for people with hemiparesis who don’t want to use a power chair. We are the first to have one in Europe, and very excited about the freedom it is going to bring. We’ll post […]
Rob got a Firefly bike attachment so he can start zooming around outside. We only took it for a small spin around our house today, because having a full leg cast makes it a bit difficult to maneuver. Hopefully soon he’ll be able to use it more and enjoy getting […]
We had a nice visit with Albert and his friend Wilga this weekend. The evening was also a bit of a late birthday celebration for Rob. Albert gave him some really nice beer along with his customary “Uitgeester Kruidenbitter”. Wilga brought some very beautiful peonies — the most beautiful fuschia […]
After a really difficult few weeks, we are having a chilled out weekend. Here’s a few photo’s with the pup’s: :
We have a nice long holiday weekend and are really enjoying it. We have had a really late spring this year, which is probably just as well, because I’ve not really had time to do much gardening. I usually start seeds inside the house in March so I have everything […]
We had a nice chilled out visit with Santi. We had a lot of catching up to do and really enjoyed having him here. We also had fun doing a few house projects together. As you can see from the photo’s the critters really enjoyed having him here too. They […]
I think that I have been a fairly independent and self-sufficient woman most of my life. I’m 50 years old and I have been self-employed as a computer consultant, traveled independently around the globe, lived and worked in different countries, sailed across the Atlantic, been the owner of an IT […]