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The old man
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...
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Granddad Charlie
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...
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Winterrrr
Since mid December we are in a real winter with lots of snow, which doesn’t happen every year...
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The Christmas card (true story)
Last Christmas would be the first without my mother. We did the tree, the candles, and I...
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Mystery on New Years Eve- Guess who did the crime!
Mystery on New Years Eve - Can you guess who did it? It was the day before Christmas...
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Merry Christmas!
Nu sijt wellecome ( dutch christmas song) Merry Christmas all!
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The bolt (no typo) and the beautiful snow
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...
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Something he can eat - suggestions please for food for a diabetes patient
Okay, he himself couldn't care less, but as I am the cook, I pull the apran strings, so I am...
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About December 5 - Sinterklaas! Happy children. And pageants. What to think of them?
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...
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Say it in 5 words!
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??...


