June 2, 2019
James Wilson had a week off from school so he and I flew to Barcelona for a few days. We wish James could have come, but he had to work and hold down the fort at home. We missed him,… Continue Reading…
May 26, 2019
The Shrimp Whisker is ready! We went out to the warehouse on Saturday to pick her up. We had to take an Uber there so that we could pilot the boat back on the water.
May 21, 2019
I volunteered to be on the committee to help organize International Day at James Wilson’s school. It was a lot of work, but highly satisfying. It was good to have something to focus on and to collaborate with other adults,… Continue Reading…
May 3, 2019
Our bestie best friends Tom and Hope came to visit and we got to experience our first King’s Day celebration while they were here. It’s the biggest holiday in the Netherlands. It’s sort of like Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s… Continue Reading…
April 25, 2019
James and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. We kept it simple — we rode our bikes to lunch in The Plantage — but when you live in paradise even that is pretty spectacular. For those of you who don’t… Continue Reading…
April 19, 2019
The tulips are in bloom. We’ve spent the last couple weeks getting as much tulip time as we can. We got our first glimpse of tulip fields when we drove into the country during Anne and Jeff’s visit. Last week… Continue Reading…
April 15, 2019
Nana and Papa (Anne and Jeff, who are James’s mom and step dad) came to visit this week. Their trip got off to a rough start when their flight was canceled (after sitting for hours waiting for repairs) but they… Continue Reading…
March 26, 2019
Spring is doing its best to bust out here in Amsterdam but the weather is fickle — sleeting and windy one minute, sunny and glorious the next. The cherry blossoms are starting to bloom in The Bos and the tulip… Continue Reading…
March 16, 2019
We knew as soon as we got to Amsterdam that we wanted a boat. Today we put down a deposit on The Shrimp Whisker! We found a place that restores old boats and we went to their warehouse today. Martin,… Continue Reading…
March 6, 2019
James Wilson had a week-long school break in February so he and I flew to California to visit my sister Brooke and her family. We had a direct flight which was pretty awesome — 11 hours there and 10 coming… Continue Reading…