I recently decided to pick up the wildly popular series of Twilight books.  I’ve heard so much about them but always had other things I wanted to read first.  When the movie came out, I felt a bit pressed for time, because I really wanted to see the movie, but not without reading the books first.  I like to be …

Ages ago a friend told me about a website called Postcrossing, and I meant to join… but like most things I say I’m going to do, I never got around to it.    I recently came across it again and decided to give it a go.  I mean I love getting snail mail!  Nowadays all we get are bills and bullshit …

Well, Pixel is almost a year old now and has been with us for 9 months.  It’s been a bit of a roller coaster of pee and poo but we’ve finally gotten it all under control *knocks wood*.   She is so cute it’s hard to stay angry with her when she does things like, oh I don’t know… pee on …

I’ve always been really interested in photography but never knew anything about it.  I’ve tried looking some info up online but there is something about my brain that causes it to switch off when I get too much information at once.  I needed personal instruction and I never knew anyone here in NL who could give me that, or at …

I saw this on Facebook and thought I’d put it on here instead, I love these memory lane type of memes!   Man, I’ve been meme-ing a lot lately!  Forgive me! **** 15 YEARS AGO (1994) **** 1) How old were you?  — 18 2) Who were you dating?  —  Dana Reid 3) Where did you work?  —  Cotton Ginny (clothing …

Well this is something I haven’t heard of happening since I’ve been living here. Yesterday at approximately 2:25pm in the afternoon tram 23, heading in direction Holy smashed full speed into the back of tram 21, which was standing still at the time.   The crash took place in Rotterdam West in the Vierambachtsstraat near Mathenesserplein in Rotterdam. In total 39 …

Growing up in Canada, the death penalty is something I’ve heard about but never really affected me.  None of my family were criminals (that I know of!) and even if they were, the death penalty hasn’t been around in Canada for years. I always knew it happened in the States, I can still remember standing outside of my Junior High …

I have a new lady power tool!  That’s what I call kitchen appliances because my excitement over a new blender or crock pot is pretty much equal to the joy my husband shows for a new saw or drill. It’s a slow cooker and I looooooove it!  It’s the best thing that has ever happened to my kitchen (except maybe …

Today I had this conversation with my friend Suzy on Facebook: Suzy: wants to let everyone know, Monday, March 2, Big Bang Theory hits Dutch TV: Veronica 9:50 =o). 11 minutes ago – Me: at 2:51pm February 28 LOVE THAT SHOW!! I download it and watch it faithfully. I have a wee crush on Sheldon and I AM NOT ASHAMED! …

This morning a plane crashed near Schipol airport in Amsterdam.   It’s still breaking news so there isn’t a lot of info out yet. Here is what is known so far (from cnn.com): (CNN) — A Turkish airliner crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday local time, Dutch airport officials said. Images from the scene of the Amsterdam crash …

I’ve seen yet another meme that caught my eye, this time on Crafty Intentions and Dooce.com.  I like it because it’s about us and our husbands, and I love writing about my husband! Here goes: What are your middle names? My middle name is BREIGH, most people reading here know that by now.   Strangely, my husband doesn’t have one.   I’m …