No room at the doggy inn?
Trudy on the Noordzee. We’ve hit a little glitch on our summer vacation plans. The hotels are reserved and our car is serviced, but we cannot seem to find a kennel or pet sitter for Trudy! Every place...
View ArticlePlan B it is then
The glass roof of the Passage, The Hague’s first covered shopping center. It was built in the late 1800s and is still a very beautiful building. I love that tower in the background too. Well, we had a...
View ArticleKnock Knock
TRICK–or–TREAT! We found these at the big grocery store the other day. I love how they have stuck on faces—LOL. Plus the instructions on the box–in English and Spanish! I was just reading about...
View ArticleHappy Dutch-American Heritage Day
The program was in this building, which just happens to be the location of one of my favourite places–the Library of The Hague. I had the privilege to go to a very special event this morning. I...
View ArticleHitching a ride on Santa’s sleigh
We’re on our way back to the Lone Star State to spend the holidays with our extended family. Next time you hear from me, I’ll be Stateside! Honest, listen I’ll prove it ;-) Before I leave, I wanted to...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays, ‘Cause no matter how far away you roam When you pine for the sunshine Of a friendly face For the holidays, you can’t beat Home, sweet home. “Home for...
View ArticleWe sure ain’t in Holland anymore
Somewhere in Houston. Do you know? I think I’m just about over my jet lag. We’ve been in Texas nearly a week and for the most part I’ve been waking up between 2:45 and 4:30 AM. Last night I managed to...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Just a Plane Ride Away!
Last Saturday, Just a Plane Ride Away turned three! Was it only three years ago that I sat in the study of our Houston home and naively wrote this post? Like many bloggers, I thought my parents and...
View ArticleExpat Reading: Julia Child’s My Life in France
Along our memory lane. Houston, Texas. I started Julia Child’s My Life and France on the plane ride home and have been enjoying it very much. If you’re an expat (or dream of becoming one) and if you...
View ArticleOn moving…
“When you know your time in a place is running out, you try to fix such moments in your mind’s eye.” –Julia Child, My Life in France I have a friend in the UK who is originally from Japan. She once...
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