Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Dutch Life, Exercise & Sports, Family & Friends, Netherlands, tagged beach, bike ride, cool spring, dangly bits, dunes, fully clothed, Kijkduin, rain, sand, sea, sun, sunshine, voluptuous curves on June 2, 2013 | 10 Comments »
We’ve been having a pretty cool cold spring this year. The sun hasn’t really wanted to shine more than a day or so, here and there. The mercury hasn’t crept much above 50 degrees Fahrenheit more than a time or two over the past two months. We’ve had days where it poured cold rain for hours […]
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Culture, Crosscultural, Intercultural & Multicultural, Exercise & Sports, Expat Life, Family & Friends, Food and Drink, United States, tagged American baseball, baseball Annies, batting averages, beach, beverages, celebrating holidays away from home, contests, culture, divining the meaning, expat, family, family event, fireworks, games, home run, living abroad, minor league baseball game, Norfolk Tides, patriotic songs, RBIs, snacks on July 12, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Last week Daughter and I were with my brother’s family spending a few days at the beach. My sister-in-law’s mother and stepfather were visiting as well. On the evening of July 3rd, we all piled into into two cars and headed off to that very American of all summer pastimes, a baseball game. Neither Daughter nor […]
Posted in Expat Life, Family & Friends, Life Balance, Netherlands, Writing, tagged beach, Carrie Sanderson, celebrate, friends, Jo Parfitt, moondance, Niamh Ni Bhroin, North Sea, party, Resevoir Dogs, sunset, trust, wordgeyser, Writers' Group on June 5, 2011 | 19 Comments »
Last night Husband and I attended a wonderfully fun bash at one of the beach clubs along northern Scheveningen beach. The multi-talented Jo Parfitt and her equally multi-talented partner in crime (and life) Ian were celebrating a joint milestone birthday. I’m told it was something along the lines of their 30th birthdays. (Work with […]
Posted in Adventures Big & Small, Expat Life, Oddities + Odds & Ends, tagged apartment buildings, beach, corral, donkey, Scheveningen on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend Husband and I were visiting a friend in nearby Scheveningen. Scheveningen sits on the North Sea, and is known for its pier and expansive public beach, bustling with activity throughout the year. We were only a few blocks away from the beach, at one of those enormous city blocks. You know the kind, ringed […]
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