Tag: English

I maybe blonde but always read the small print

Recently I stayed in a cottage in the country, A charming one level stone cottage with garden. I was going to be there for the week, to rest and recuperate after a little medical treatment and for once very usual wanted quiet, calm and beautiful walks when felt up to it, the private garden was a plus as the weather…

I maybe blonde but none of us are perfect !

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…

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 still a half glass full girl !

I have recently experience two things I have not ever previously done ! And that in 53 years in this day and age has to be amazing  ! 3 weeks ago I fainted whilst walking along a busy street and was whisked by ambulance to my local hospital. Within 3 hours I had been assessed, blood samples taken, X-ray on severely…