This is my entry for Mr P’s re-invent the Lamington challenge and in celebration of Australia Day today.
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What would you do for bacon and beans?
That’s how the Dutch describe this event people like me, who come only to watch the proceedings….and not take part! We do it voor Spek en Bonen – for bacon and beans! Yep, that’s me :-). Would you take a dip in ocean waters….at 0 degrees centigrade?
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What we had @ dinner last Christmas!
I’m an MOT (mother-of-three), life has changed since I was a teenager. A long time ago, schedules were kept and routines followed. In the days BC (Before Children), alarm clocks worked and children slept in their beds. But that was a long time ago.
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Merry Christmas 2009
[wpurp-searchable-recipe]Merry Christmas 2009 – – – [/wpurp-searchable-recipe]
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We’ve ticked the box: Cologne Christmas Market, done!
I’m not one to turn down great offers, be it sushi or plums. So when a friend asked if I wanted to go with her and her kids to a Christmas market, I said yes! For many reasons including the top one – I’d never been to a German Christmas market before.
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On Copenhagen…
There is so much going on….it is unbelievable. Christmas has happened upon me…again this year. The only difference is that last year I dreamt of going to a Christmas market in Germany (and didn’t) and this year, tomorrow infact, we’re off to Cologne! And this year, there were only hopes…no dreams. I’m so excited. but...
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Santa Lucia…in the Netherlands
I’m amazed at how many events are happening this period. Sinterklaas and Christmas parties. An amazing time of culture and learning for me. Today it is the perfectly timed Scandinavia Santa Lucia celebration, and the American School of the Hague, with its large Scandinavian community is putting on a show . I also say perfect because...