Back in January I was itching to get a new camera, but I couldn’t decide what kind I wanted.   I decided at the time to hold off until I knew for sure, as it’s something that I’d be using for a few years.   So for the last 10 months I’ve been looking at reviews and narrowing it down to what …

Last night Xander had a meeting in the evening so I was on my own for dinner.   I sort of enjoy those nights because I can make something for myself that he doesn’t like.   I decided I wanted Pink Mush With Blobs, which you may remember from the abuse I took from my friend Matt about it a while back. …

I remember years ago when I was living in PEI I decided I wanted to have caramel blond hair. I went to the hairdresser and spent hours, upon hours, upon hours while they tried to make me that color… and all they could seem to get is various shades of red and orange. Even when they bleached the bejesus out …

After my post about the naughty Dutch ad,  I was talking to my friend Matt the other day about Dutch accents.  While I was looking for some videos to show him as an example I came across a lot of the funny Dutch television ads that have been played here over the last few years.    I couldn’t stop watching them, …

I visited my friend Gail’s blog earlier and when I saw the title In Memory of Greg Leborgne I thought that it’s weird that there is another Greg Leborgne out there, as it’s not really a common name.   I was in a state of denial as I read on, I knew it was him but I didn’t want to accept …

I was just arsing around and found this random website with a video saying that it is the most inappropriate TV commercial ever, and how some countries can get away with anything. In my mind I said… how much do you bet it’s a Dutch ad.  Sure enough, it is.  Check it out:

On Saturday we went on an excursion that was organized by Xander’s company.  It was a tour of one of the castles of the Dutch royal family.   We were supposed to be there from 2pm – 4pm but there was a big detour and our bus ended up arriving a half hour late. There was a few hundred of us …

We got back from our weekend away and we had a really wonderful time… but before I talk about that I have to show you this pic.  It’s something Xander pointed out to me today that made me laugh. This is a potholder that is part of a set that our friends Penny and Yuri brought back from California with …

In an hour we are leaving for our extra long weekend away!  We’ve been looking forward to this all summer and it’s finally here. It’s a family weekend arranged by Xander’s work.  We’ll be going here: Tonight we’re in a competition doing this: … which will be my first time using the big balls with the holes for your fingers. …

Today was my first appointment with the new psychologist – again.  I’m hoping this will be ‘the one’ because I’m getting tired of explaining what is bothering me.  I know that’s the point of getting therapy, but I keep having to start from the beginning over and over. When I first went to the doctor a few years ago to …

Ok, now this just ticks me off.  Who thought hot dogs could cause so much confusion and hassle. When I first moved here I found it so totally bizarre that they kept their hot dogs in bottles and cans with water… and not refrigerated.   I was used to hotdog’s in a plastic package in the cooler section.  How do these …