We have been enjoying a nice long weekend. It’s really cold, so we have not been doing a lot outside, but at least it has been sunny. We are really looking forward to some flowers blooming soon. Until then, I’ll post a really nice picture taken by a really special […]
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We have a new entry for the “Kip” Chicken Wall of Fame. For those of you who have followed our antics with chickens from the past, and our not so friendly “Mijnheer De Haan” (Mr. Rooster a.k.a. George Bush), may he rest in peace, you may recognize this from our […]
After well over a year of research and negotiation with the powers that be, Rob finally got his custom-fit ultra-lightweight super-duper titanium wheelchair. We’ve been busy all weekend, along with Rob’s Dad Ger, to swap out parts and get it configured really well. Along the way we had a lot […]
My original post about handicapped parking was a bit of a rant after a tough time parking the last few years and being fed up with it. Since then, I have updated this post, also with information on how you can help. I have since moved most of this post […]
We had a fun night out at our local café ‘t Ankertje to listen to a good local blues band LA BluesBand. Rob stole the show when he was the first on the dance floor. He has not been dancing for a few years, but both he and our new […]
We just celebrated Valentines Day early, though it was not really planned that way. We had beet and onion hotchpot (stamppot). It’s one of those traditional Dutch things. It was the first time for me making it, so I thought I would do some pictures. Rob likes it with bacon […]
I’ll let these speak for themselves… Jane’s 1st and Jansen’s 5th birthday Jane and Jansen playing in the snow Jane and Jansen playing with Martha
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act) was meant to provide Americans with an option to finance long-term services and care in the event of a disability. Sadly, it failed to happen, and the many people who would have benefitted from it are still left struggling on […]
We are having a nice holiday time. Our friend Albert visited on Christmas Eve and he stayed through Boxing Day (2nd Christmas). On Christmas day we had a few presents under the tree to open, and new toys for the dogs to rip apart. Rob and Al made coq au […]
When the American ideology, based on liberty, individualism and laissez-faire attitudes towards assault weapons causes so much death and destruction around the planet, maybe it is time that all of us speak up. For many outside of the U.S., the supposed idea of American exceptionalism, that the U.S. is different from […]
We had fun decorating the”Yule-tree”. We decided on a live one that we can put out in our garden. It’s a bit smaller than we usually do, but all the same fun. Jane the puppy is enjoying taking the ornaments off. I think she see’s it as a tree with […]
These are our happy friends enjoying the winter sunlight
Not many new photo’s to post. Here is Jane in her Madame Butterfly look.
We have 2 visitors for a week, a Jack Russell named Luna, who is Jane’s mother and, a chihuahua/pinscher named Pedro. Luckily all the dogs get along together and seem to be having fun. They live in Amsterdam and seem to really enjoy a bit of country living. We think […]
Here are some photo’s of the DeBuurtOp festival to celebrate 200 years of our village Andijk becoming independent by imperial decree of Napoleon on 1 January 1812. There were about 2,000 people in the neighbourhood enjoying theatre, music, art, games and a market themed on the history of Andijk. It […]
It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years already. I think my Mom said it best when she gave us the print below at our wedding. On our actual anniversary night we had a quiet night making Coq/Thon au Vin together for a dinner party the next night. […]
I can’t even keep up with their antics now. I’ll just do some photo’s. And then…. Jane started her first heat at 7.5 months. It’s really hard trying to keep her and Jansen separated. We have Jane in the crate, but they keep trying to get at each other. I […]
After months of much rain we were finally able to get the brickwork painted on our house. It´s not complete, but almost — at least all the places you can see are done. It´s been a lot of fun working with our neighbour Caelen, who has done an outstanding job. […]
It’s fun as usual with 2 Jack Russell’s. They really play hard and rough now, and Jane keeps Jansen moving. Probably a lot more than he would like. They have also been helping us to paint our house (see Having fun painting the house). They are also a great help […]