CJ on March 20th, 2010

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 [...]

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We have taken down the scarf – it took longer than our estimated 5 seconds and we left the scarf hanging over the tree supports for someone who needs a newish scarf. There are spring bulbs showing their new leaves already, and some are in flower. I don’t know the flower and have taken a [...]

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CJ on March 7th, 2010

Our tree in Kenaupark in Haarlem, on installation day on January 10th 2010. A beautiful cold crisp day and a beautiful young tree.
Best Beloved and I have been several times over these weeks to check the tree, and to check for the continuing presence of the scarf. As late as yesterday (Saturday 6th March [...]

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CJ on January 13th, 2010

Maybe the snow is really getting to us.

Last Sunday, John and the camera, me and 3 scarves, and a threaded needle went out into our park to a group of 3 trees that we had decided needed to be warmer. All the scarves were too narrow to be attached to the chosen three – so [...]

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CJ on December 28th, 2009

I had so many hand knitted scarves here, comes from being a crazy knitter – that I hung 5 outside our little steeg on the railing along side the road, and 2 on the bridge railing close by in early December when the weather turned and it became really really bitter and cold.
I wondered if [...]

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