As some of you may know from my postings elsewhere, Koos and I went to Spain…
Valerie Poore
Photos I have enjoyed taking
The Netherlands isn’t known as much for its scenery as it is for its beautiful towns,…
What’s new in our year
🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!🎉 The past week has sped by and here we are…
Wrapping it up for the year
Here we are again. It’s my Christmas post and it’s time to wrap up the year…
A great track record
Apologies for my recent absence here. It’s the time of year, I’m afraid, and work has…
More of a picture post
I thought I’d catch up with a few photos I’ve taken lately that I haven’t used…
A picture tells a thousand words…well, a blog post at least
Last Wednesday, I abdicated my responsibilities, abandoned work and suggested to Koos that we should go…
Dusting ourselves off
My apologies to all who thought I’d be posting about our first spuddle of the year…
On a cold and frosty morning
Pretty as a picture: our neighbour’s tugboat, Johanna, just togive you something beautiful to look at…
High Water fun and games
It’s hard not to feel that what happens in our lives right now is insignificant when…
A foray into France
 I’m late posting again. I should have written this blog last week, but life and then…
Seeking out stories in Belgium
I’m a bit late with my blog again this week, for which I apologise. I’m finding…
More incursions into Brabant: seeking out its watery ways
I’m a week behind with posting about my activities, but no matter. Nothing of great note…
Water over the land
Sound worrying? Fortunately, no, I don’t mean flooding, although we have indeed had plenty of high…
The Oudenbosch Basilica: St Peter’s in the Netherlands
My second post of the year! It’s is also a bit later than I intended, but…
A new year but the usual walk
HAPPY NEW YEAR, allemaal! I hope you had a good Christmas and festive season. Here in…
Ending the year in subdued style
I’ve just realised this is likely to be my last real blog post this year, which…
Maintenance the Dutch way
Not that long ago, a friend of mine on Facebook was complaining about the lack of…
Winterising…sort of
I’ve been a bit quiet here lately owing to a number of interruptions to my blogging…
Brabant’s unexpected bounty
I’ve been a bit quiet here and didn’t manage to post a blog last week. There’ve…
Revising my Reflections on My Watery Life
Back in November 2015, I wrote a post about my feelings about my barge, my watery…
Pastures new and an irresistible cue
The past couple of weeks have been busy (what’s new?) and as usual, I’m playing catch…
From Moerdijk to Oudenbosch with Leaky Lou
It’s already nearly a week since I posted about the start of our journey to Oudenbosch.…
The great move
 So it finally happened. After the months of planning, the weeks of preparation and the days…
A nondescript week
Well, here it is. Sunday evening and I’ve been trying to fathom where this last week…