Archive: August 2023

Aren’t we worth more?

I get literally dragged out of the house when it comes to hanging out or visiting places. In May, one of the places I was cajoled into visiting was Keukenhof. It was well worth the time spent. Keukenhof boasts of being the most beautiful spring...

Great gain

When you have little children around, you will often learn more from them than you could attempt to teach. Warming up for the resumption of school in September, we bought school bags for Dee and Jay. Dee’s bag is a simple satchel – nice...

I don’t want to leave childhood!

Me: “Dee, why did you do that? Are you a child?” Dee: “Yes, mum, I am a child.” Me: “I mean, are you a baby?” Dee: “Mum, I am a big baby. I am not yet 12.” Me: I grinned silently. After a few minutes...

Dredge

One of the things I respect about the Dutch people is the firm grip they have on dealing with waterways – a treasure that emerged from the hard lessons learned in the early ’50s. From a leisure boat cruise in the canal to a weekend of...