The word I most often use to describe Amsterdam is “picturesque”.
A New Year
I have been putting off this post for over a fortnight now, and for no good reason I can see. I am just lacking the drive to post around here right at the moment. Better late than never though, and here are some of my New Years reflections.
We spent New Years Eve on the couch trying to keep the cats calm and the noise from the fireworks outside at bay. We were mostly successful! New Years Day we went on our annual walk around the park taking photos to document this year’s devastation.
So many ducks were in the park this year! I mean, I know that it has been a remarkably mild year again this year, but it still took me by surprise. Would you like to know more?
Current Events
It has been a busy, but sad time in the Netherlands. Everywhere you go the flags are at half-mast.
The ramifications of nearly 200 Dutch people being killed, and over 30 Australians, has left me reflecting on how precious and yet fleeting life can be. Would you like to know more?
Weekend Meditation
I’m sitting at my desk. It’s as good a place as any to be sitting, and begin this blog post. But I haven’t a clue what to write about. I’ve been reading this weekend’s Weekend Meditation over at the Kitchen, and ruminating on my own mediations for what the previous week has held, the up coming week has in store, and where I am at right now in my life.
It’s Summer. I’ve been busy revelling in it. Being outside. Just being in nature, which for me, in Amsterdam, means the park.
Random Points on a Monday
None of these things make for a very exciting blog post on their own, and none of them are significant enough to fill an entire post on their own. So here I find myself writing down some dot points for you that cover the last week of our lives.
• We’ve been shopping for a new fridge. The one we’ve been using since moving in came with the house from the previous owner (there’s a longer story in that, perhaps I’ll tell it another day). It makes funny noises, and the previous owners very young sons may have snapped parts of the plastic drawers and shelves to smithereens. It leaks profusely, and makes scary noises, so we’re finally on the look out for a new one. Would you like to know more?
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