Randoms

I have a list of things I want to do in my life, my 101 List!  One thing I really want to do is become more independent and self sufficient here in the Netherlands.  Sure, things are a lot better than they were but I still have a long way to go. The two things that would really make a …

I have to admit, I’m having trouble with this one.  I’d say it’s because nobody has ever done anything mean or unkind to me, but that’s not true.  I know it’s not because I’m such a forgiving person because that’s not true either, I can hold a grudge like you wouldn’t believe if someone does something horrible enough. I’d say …

There isn’t any one thing that I can pinpoint that I need to forgive myself for, rather… a period of time. After moving to the Netherlands, I was so incredibly miserable. I was 23 years old and ‘fresh off the farm’ so to speak.  I’d moved around a bit in Canada but that was all more of the same, moving …

Ok this one is more difficult and I have put off this post pretty much all day because I had no idea what to write. It would kind of suck to give up after only doing Day 1 though…

A while back I saw a post on Avitable's blog titled 30 Days of Truth. It's thought provoking and makes you think about yourself and your life, so I'm going to give it a go!

I’m a little out of it at the moment but I feel like writing so I’m going to have one of those blurb moments where I just go on about whatever is on my mind.

The above video was taken this evening just after 8pm.  It’s our Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) in the Netherlands today and during a 2 minute silence at Dam Square in Amsterdam panic broke out.  There are a number of stories in regards to what started it all, someone screaming, becoming unwell and knocking a barrier over, knocking over some baggage, talking …

As we were walking home from the marathon on Sunday my husband was walking ahead of me because I kept stopping to take photos.  He came running back telling me to come quick and see this truck.  I couldn’t figure out what would make him think any truck would really interest me, until I saw it. TAMMY TRANS!  That’s my …

This week’s photo hunt theme is Fresh, which luckily fell in line with what I wanted to write about today.  Fresh food!  My very own future home-grown fresh off the balcony veggies! OMG! This week I got a package from Jenny (my stepmom-in-law) with these three packages of seeds included.  She sent along a little card explaining that while she …

Last night I made my Nana Muriel’s Cottage Pudding for Xander for Valentine’s Day.  I’ve made this once or twice over the years and he’s really loved it, so I dug out the recipe and made it again.  It’s quite easy to make and is so tasty.  It reminds me of Sunday dinners at my Nana’s where she’d always serve …

One of the hard parts of being on a diet (I hate using that word) is trying to keep variety in regards to food, at least for me.  I tend to stick to the same things I know I like because I often don’t like cooking or trying new things.  Mostly because I hate when they don’t come out the …