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 [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading about The tree in Kenaupark, Haarlem no longer has a scarf
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 [...]
Now I do think there will be many of you who have seen some of this activity – because I keep telling you all about it. Read all about it Headline in the paper (well on a website) Read all about it There is a tree – it has a scarf, it has now had [...]
Continue reading about A Tree in Haarlem which has it’s own scarf
This is for Tomas, and anyone else who hasn’t actually seen snow falling anywhere. The view is from our lounge window. The odd bicycle going by – everything becoming slowly and surely white. It has been a beautiful, crisp, white white winter, wonderful for us from Auckland, New Zealand. It has not been so wonderful [...]
Continue reading about Snow Days for little people who haven’t yet experienced any
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 – [...]
