photo friday: canals in amsterdam
It’s so hard to envision the canals of Amsterdam if you’ve never seen them for yourself. The idea that bikes, boats, cars and pedestrians can navigate the city and that people live in boats is a bit hard to really get a good feeling for from afar!
celebrations: week 44 (27 oct – 2 nov 2014)
We celebrated a few week 43 holidays including Coming up this week: 27: American Beer Day 28: Wild Foods Day 29: National Cat Day and National Oatmeal Day 30: National Candy Corn Day 31: Halloween November: 1: Learn to Homebrew Day and Dia de Los Muertos and National Vinegar Day 2: National Deviled Egg Day
things i like: plak that
Slowly, slowly, I have been working to outift and decorate our condo. Alas, even as I “finish” each room, I see things that I want to change. But I’m limiting myself to a room every couple of months in order to not overwhelm myself nor our budget. Overall, I’m quite happy with how far it
traveling: prepping to leave
If you know me, you know that I love to hit the road. There were months when the kids were young that we would be gone more days than we were at home. Some months, we’d be home only a handful of days. Fast-forward to now, and it seems I can rarely get away. Now
photo friday: bikes in amsterdam
What do you think of when you think of Amsterdam? For me, the second thing after canals is bikes. Bikes, bikes, bikes. And after our short visit, my girls now think the same. “Look at all the bikes…just like Amsterdam!” (in reference to bike commuting in DC which, while, growing does not rival Amsterdam).
celebrations: week 43 (20-26 oct 2014)
We didn’t manage to celebrate any week 42 holidays… Coming up this week: 20: National Brandied Fruit Day 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day 22: National Nut Day and International Caps Lock Day 23: National Boston Cream Pie Day and Diwali 24: National Bologna Day and Good and Plenty Day 25: Make a Difference Day and
GBK Gwyneth
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