The beach was empty, streams of sand drifted away before my feet. The sea was angry and noisy, not the best day for a walk near the tide line perhaps, as it started to rain as well. I hesitated to go on, then I saw him, out of nowhere there he went, a...

When I started with my family tree, I silently hoped for some well known people to be my ancestors. Wouldn’t it be fun, to find someone famous. I was alone in this ambition, as my sensible family couldn’t care less. Thanks to...

Since mid December we are in a real winter with lots of snow, which doesn’t happen every year...

Last Christmas would be the first without my mother. We did the tree, the candles, and I...

Mystery on New Years Eve - Can you guess who did it? It was the day before Christmas...

Nu sijt wellecome ( dutch christmas song) Merry Christmas all!

A load of snow has covered the island. Because of the blizzardlike winds, my husband had closed the gate yesterday with a bolt. To find out this morning the thing is frozen, we can’t get in our out that way, only through the...

Okay, he himself couldn't care less, but as I am the cook, I pull the apran strings, so I am...

Now I can write about the holy man and his history, but all has been said on wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas so I might as well let you read that. When I was small, the Black Pete (Zwarte Piet) was a real bully that would take the...

This is not an original idea of mine, I read it somewhere else but still: Say in 5 words what you think. Short and firm. In this case here: What is GB all about? What does GB mean to you? In just 5 words? Can it be done? Is that enough? Anyone??...