Tag Archives: living in Maine
When home is truly where the heart is
One more sleep and we are off: on vacation as what often is referred to as ‘going back home’. This makes sense: we are from the Netherlands and that will be our vacation destination this year. Both sets of parents live in the Netherlands, as do siblings, relatives and friends. Does that make it home? […]
No lunch? No problem! A delicious home-made solution.
Got to eat your veggies!
I remember the first time in the big US supermarket: the shiny apples, yellow bananas, tomatoes in different shapes and colors and then, those things. Big, green, yellow, orange, brown and everything in between. It looked like a fall display on a classroom table. Shaped like melons, pears, even a bit like a humongous acorn. […]
Making the world more beautiful, one flower at the time.
Can these rules help me stay cool this summer?
The black liquid that keeps me going
I can so incredibly look forward to my first cup of coffee in the morning. When I wake up by the alarm, so not ready to face the day, I just want to turn to my side and fall back asleep. But there are three kids that need to be ready for school, lunches to […]
Island spring
My favorite season in the Netherlands was the spring: birds singing, green grass, tons of flowers and color after the three grey and cold winter months. Little lambs skipping in the fresh green fields; happy cows dotting the landscape with their black and white bodies, mooing contently of being able to go outside and eat […]