Yearly Archives: 2009

Thursday morning we woke up to this: Fine. After checking that the roads were clear, Liam and I went to Soest for a Mums and Tots (and had a nice time there). Going to Soest is actually a nice drive … Continue reading →

We had a wonderful party for Liam’s second birthday. We had a selection of friends from various groups – a very few of my expat friends and their kids and some of their partners, a couple of our neighbours who … Continue reading →

After seeing Sinterklaas’ arrival speech in Antwerp on the 14th, the season got underway (see Lier, etc, post for more on the holiday). There were Zwarte Pieten everywhere. Here are some playing in a band in the mall. And Ivo’s … Continue reading →

Since I don’t know any other Canadians here*, celebrating that Thanksgiving didn’t really happen (well, except we had cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes). Luckily, I have another nationality, so along with a few of my American friends, their Dutch partners … Continue reading →

Another backdated entry! In mid-November we headed for what may be our last weekend away without Liam before the little one comes. Liam was more than happy to spend time with Oma and Opa. We got caught in horrendous Friday … Continue reading →

To catch myself up to present time, here are a whole bunch of photos from October. I’m writing this post as I sit waiting to get blood taken again as part of a fasting glucose test. Some would see two … Continue reading →

Again taking advantage of our museum memberships and a lovely late September afternoon, we headed off to the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuisen. It’s another outdoor museum, a collection of old buildings and other heritage stuff. You take a boat from the … Continue reading →

A selection of photos from the last couple weeks in September. Cuteness from other than Liam – the cats really enjoyed us getting a new kitchen drawer thing from Ikea. Well, the boxes anyway. Another visit to the kinderboederij down … Continue reading →

How could we not take advantage of the grandparents’ willingness, even eagerness, to take Liam for a weekend, his first away from both of us, so we could have a weekend away together? This first time, we planned on just … Continue reading →

We haven’t really done much in the last month or so, just going from day to day, really. The beginning of September is often transition time, but this transition has been hard to face, the one to “nothing” but stay-at-home … Continue reading →