Itadakimasu

One of the good things of living on this side of the country is the possibility of getting almost anything you want....so 25 mins drive, and we were in little japan, an area of amsterdam with a japanese supermarket, hairdresser, lunchroom, cleaning agency, laundromat. Inspired, we had our favourites sushi and cold soba


and introduced kaemon his japanese side. He's becoming a real noodle boy,

the sushi...

...disappeared with (barely) a trace

Yog(i)hurt Bear

He's learning to drink from a cup! We can sell him to the circus soon!

Princess Jen of Denmark (formerly of Manly) on state visit to Princess Kelly of the Netherlands (formerly of Yeppoon)/It was Hoogly!

She brought her dutch-aussie entourage and it was so good to have an Australia Day in September!


We bbq'd for lunch and dinner-

BBQ'd banana&choc dessert....MMMMMMMMMMMMMM melted chocolate in warm banana on ice-cream. We ate them so fast there are no pictures.


The next day we went to den Haag and I discovered my beloved 5 euro/dollar roast pork and rice exists here too!!!!!! JOY!!!

Entertainment on a Saturday Night for Parents

We have a laugh at kaemon...

Yesterday...

...2 years ago, was the day we stepped into the marital boat. We marked the occasion with (among other things) going to the beach only to find they had closed it down for renovation (yes, the whole beach!) and later out to dinner. with kaemon. Ever seen in the zoo how they keep the chimpanzees stimulated and occupied by hiding their treats and food (e.g. peanut butter in a tube)? Money well-spent on Discovery Channel. It was relatively peaceful thanks to a yoghurt-smeared jar lid and a dazzling array of toys :)

Week in Eindhoven

Due to bathroom renovations (when we moved in: "yes the shower leaks but you can't get a new bathroom". 6 weeks later: "Don't you want a new bathroom? The house looks like it's unpacked and clean so we can tramp cement and paint though it.") kaemon and I spent a week in Eindhoven with family and a working shower.


Obachan telling Kaemon to hang loose


Bum Crack!

Back to Nijmegen

We made a quick return to our hometown Nijmegen, where more than 12 weeks ago we left in a flurry and landed bewildered on the other side of the country. We warmed Leon and Cindy's new house,

I attended Neva's vrijgezellenfeest,

where we had the best tomato soup I ever tasted

and broad bean, ricotta and mint ravioli with oven roasted tomato sauce. Making your own pasta is therapeutic and satisfying. I do it about once a year! I guess the rest of the year I'm neurotic and cranky.


dropped in for coffee at Samir's

and lunch at fleur's, picked up the mail from the old house. That's all we had time for in 24 hours.

Kaemon is a Beach bum

We introduced kaemon to sand, and surprisingly he didn't eat it! (everything else goes in his mouth)

Isn't he the cool one?

Me explaining something very complicated and intellectual about twinkle twinkle little star, and the mysteries of what you are.

BALLS!! He's discovered them. The lifelong fascincation begins.

By the way, all this happens while Douwe works from dawn till dusk and studies from dusk till dawn. This blog is also for him to keep up with what we do....
Douwe, today kaemon had yoghurt and liked it.

See you on the weekend!

Return of the Whitesides!

With the Whitesides living just across the channel, it has been (almost) just like being in the same city again with lots of visits! What we do when we get together:
EAT

The spectacular couscous made by dave recreated by eliza

(the mysterious "yoghurt dessert").

PLAY


get out and about


Hang about at home


Pose for pictures

wrestle with cheapo kites

So, we're running a bed and breakfast:
we offer good food...

...a holiday environment...

and since last week, >100 cable TV channels from baby TV to 24h pornography. Our new TV connection gave us delightful viewing, gratis on trial for one month. What a wonderful world :!

Weekend!

This week brought good weather and visitors

Kaemon testing the water but it's unreliable with his layer of blubber!

This is the closest beach to us - Katwijk

Timo came for lunch

Feeding the kids to the ducks

Back Home

We're back home in our home where we have lived for 3 weeks, in a new town, there's lots to discover... The settling in has settled, Douwe's getting familiar with working again, I'm adjusting to being a housewife/working from home. But it's hard when kaemon is so distracting... he's sometimes a couch potato but he's recently learned how to build london bridge, so we're not too concerned about his lovelydouble chin(s).