We are having major computer issues – laptop is having its hard drive replaced – you know the one – slot out, slot in – but here in the Netherlands it takes from 2 to 4 weeks apparently. So far we are in week 3. Don’t think Acer and Computerland are doing any kind of [...]
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August 2010 is the 30th anniversary of Haarlem City Jazz. And we went last evening through the town square (Grote Markt), we went around the crowds which were gathered at the big stage listening to Jazz (Michiel Borstlap Band). We meandered through and around the throngs to our usual Thursday evening Jazz venue “In den [...]
In New Zealand – people mess about in boats and then they take them out and sail, or row, drive or whatever else one does to move a boat on the waves. And of course it is usually on the ocean waves which makes it not messing about in boats. It might also be in [...]
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We have been here now for nearly 14 months apart from my 1 month in NZ. It is truly autumn and the temperature outside was 4.6 this morning – I know this because Best Beloved bought a gadget while he was in Denmark which has a unit outside which tells us the outside temperature – [...]
Today we dressed up a little – well I put lipstick on and my reasonable black trousers instead of my bike riding gear and we rode on our bikes in weather that would have kept us close to home in New Zealand, to the Cafe Terras Fort Zuid at Spaarndam to listen to jazz played [...]


