or do we have a family of mice – I don’t know, I only see the evidence of their presence.
What to do????
We have 2 spunky mouse traps – that capture the offending bench crappers and kills them, neatly.
BUT what does one use to attract these mice. Nothing according to the mouse trap literature [...]
It was last Sunday. We were well rested, and the effects of this spring seemed to have lessened a bit for us both.
It was nearly a great day – this Bison hunting day.
We left home reasonably early, and as we always do we took clothes for the rain, and clothes for the wind. We had [...]
I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday so Best Beloved took a bike ride out towards Parnassia alone – looking for the entry to the Downs where there is a walk to “MAYBE” see the bison in the park. He did find the entry after riding past it and back again, and then [...]
If you have enjoyed visiting this site Old Fart Expats – which has the stories of our adventures as two older people working, living and travelling in the Netherlands, and in Europe, then please consider checking my other site which is about my designer and knitter life.
I know I have mentioned such things as ball [...]
Yesterday – we went for a bit of walk to the old Irish Pub in Houtplein in Haarlem, to discover a revamped, modern club like pub where they were playing vinyl records of Hammond Organ pieces from the 50s, believe it or not.
And no television in sight so no more football.
They very generously told us [...]
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Right now I am discovering that even though there is a lot happening because of the immense amount of snow in Haarlem – there is a silence in an environment which is completely shrouded in snow.
People are moving cars, bicycles are covered in snow, children are playing, the lights are all on and everything is [...]
It is a very wet day in Haarlem today and I have just watched a purple umbrella through the window. I am on the second floor of our very little house. The flash of purple just hit me and it made me get up to see just what had arrived.
It was a lovely young woman [...]
Sent in response to a wooden toothbrush holder with a timer sent to her preschool son Viggo for Christmas. It was beautifully made and painted in bright bright colours. I have no idea where it was made but I did buy it in the Netherlands.
**I used that Dutch teethbrushing timer thingy today – who knew [...]
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I am not going to tell you how to find a doctor – But I am going to tell you what happened to us.
We had a wonderful helper to assist us to find accommodation and to find a doctor. We don’t know the Dutch language and did not know where the various doctors rooms were [...]
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