In a few months I will have lived in the Netherlands three years and here’s a few facts, good and not so good I have learnt about Holland The first great benefit is almost everyone speaks very good English therefore not making it easy to learn Dutch … which in itself is, even as the Dutch say, it’s one of…
Category: moments
I maybe blonde but sometimes the best things come in small packages
It was a surprisingly sunny December morning, I descended the three flights of stairs to my outdoor post box, retrieved a couple of letters and saw a rather squashed parcel with many stickers on and a slightly torn plastic envelope Upon opening the parcel I saw it was a beautiful latte coloured bra from a company in the UK, I…
I maybe blonde but …. But everyone loves good vibrations !
A Valentines story from yesteryear … Many years ago, me and the husband went out for dinner, all dressed up, he was wear dark grey high waisted suit trousers, crisp shirt and blazer, me … a I was in a black full skirted retro dress with plunging neckline, stockings and heels … for a bit of fun and because we liked…
I maybe blonde but …. i l love big vegetables
A funny thing happened at the market today … I have to say Dutch markets are amazing, an abundance of brightly coloured vegetables and fruit, locally grown and from further afield Many Far Eastern, Indonesian foods, it’s such a big part of Dutch life …. But the vegetable in question was a red cabbage, such a versatile little number, pickled,…
I maybe blonde but it’s all double Dutch to me
After one year in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 What’s good, bad or neither ? A personal insight to this wonderfully flat country from a travelling digital nomad Top things that I love ❤️ 1) On average it’s warmer 👍 Around 5-10c hotter than The UK Being based in the south of the country, sandwiched between Germany and Belgium seems to give a little extra…
I maybe blonde but naked is not sexy
Recently I was contacted by a production company looking for contestants to appear in a regular series on UK TV channel 4 The first time I saw this series, I was open mouthed and yes … speechless, for my imitation of a goldfish I should have least won an Oscar ! Here is the description of the show direct from…
I maybe blonde but … there is nothing permanent except change
Watching Billy Connolly talk about ‘change’ He has recently stepped down from live comedy shows, his sense of humour is still as sharp and watching the Wildebeast sketch and the incontinence knickers one made me laugh so much… but I digress, change is paramount to life, from a rebranding of a favourite store cupboard staple to moving countries to live,…
I maybe blonde but could I live off grid ?
In today’s world there is very little of this, we are forced to, the powers that be would say more cajoled in a sort of way to tick cookies, fill in personal info for databases, provide ID at every turn and be recorded on CCTV ! I think it would be almost impossible to be off grid A basic phone…
I maybe blonde but is there a new C word !
I almost got to screaming point a few weeks when yet agin, 3 times on the same day, with 3 different companies all used the same reasoning why … something couldn’t be processed, be refunded or could not be set up … and that word is ‘covid’ I completely understand the enormity of this virus, I understand the devastation and…
I maybe blonde but it’s not all about the swing, or is it ?
A bizarre sex fact …. 43% of golfers would trade sex for the perfect swing ! (source :national survey by Lexus ) What the survey doesn’t say is who was asked the question nor their ages ? Men or women or a combination On one hand I would say there are many men out there who are obsessed with golf…