Tag Archives: Winter

We got snow this morning in the Netherlands. So close to Christmas, but it just missed the mark.  I think not having snow is one of the things that makes it more difficult to get into the Christmas spirit over here.  Well, that together with not having friends and family around. It was so nice to wake up and see …

Last Sunday I posted about the foggy weather and sure enough, it’s the same this week, another Pea Soup Sunday!  I guess it could be worse, it could be pouring down rain, or freezing but still… I could use a little sunshine again! I get the feeling we are in for a rather long and dreary winter in the Netherlands …

Wasn’t it just yesterday that I took photos of a beautiful sunset seen from our back balcony?  How did we go from that, with all it’s springy hopefulness, to this? Yeah, that’s snow. In Rotterdam… It’s almost March, for pity sake! Not that it stops the neighbourhood children from playing outside.  Oh, to be a kid again when nothing gets …

This morning Xander and I went for a nice long walk with the dogs, for a little photosynthesis, as he called it. He grabbed the dogs, I grabbed my camera and off we went.

Dear Mother Nature, What’s with the snow?  I woke up this morning and this is what I saw out my dining room window.  I must say, I was somewhat confused.  It would appear that there has been some sort of miscommunication here.  I SAID winter was over for the year, remember? Spring is coming, winter is over, there will be …

Tonight when I was getting ready to make dinner I saw a beautiful amber colored glow in our dining room.  I looked out to see what was happening outside and saw the sun setting behind our building.  I know when I start seeing the lovely gold and purple sunsets that spring is well on it’s way.  I ran to get …

Over the years I’ve had a lot of issues with seasonal depression.  Not something I’ve ever suffered from in Canada, but it hit me quick and hard here in the Netherlands.   I wasn’t expecting it but it happened, and it continued to happen for the past 10 years.  Granted, for the first half of that time I was often quite …

This lady definitely made the best of the recent snow here in Rotterdam.   When we saw her coming we initially thought she had a kid in the sled, but when she got up close we realized it was her groceries.  We told her how clever we thought it was and she said she figured if she had to drag it …

Pixel loves the snow.  When we take her out in it she sniffs around, pushes it with her nose, digs in it and runs around like someone put a firecracker up her arse.  It’s a very exciting time for her! When we first got her she hated being outside if it was anything other than warm summer weather.  Taking her …

This morning we woke up to a bit of snow in the Netherlands.  At 10am my husband and I hopped in the car and set off to Kinderdijk! I’ve been there a number of times, the first time back in 2007 with the girls, then in 2008 with my parents and also once or twice with my husband. I’ve been …

This little girl took great joy in pounding her father with giant snowballs yesterday.  He was a really good sport about it, and I thought that was really cool, because he looked like he was freezing his arse off.  It was nice to see all my neighbours out, not just the children but the parents too.  It appears that in …