Friday, February 26, 2010

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Happy Birthday, Margriet!


Happy birthday, Margriet! After a nice breakfast with presents and a yummy chocolate cake we went for a long walk in the sunshine. Later on Hanneke, Henny, Jaap and Diek stopped by for dinner. Thanks to everybody who thought of the birthday girl!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Monday, February 15, 2010

Carnival in Beek


Normally it is very quiet in our little village, but today everything is different. There are lots of people celebrating outside, the houses are decorated, music is playing everywhere and on top of that strange big vehicles drive through the streets. My people told me this is called carnival and that it's a traditional yearly festival in our area. I'm not quite sure what to make of it, but apparently it's enjoyable. I prefer my sofa though.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Jazz


Today my people went to a jazz concert in a nice café in Nijmegen. Marzio Scholten and his band were great and the atmosphere at the Trianon was very relaxed. Meanwhile I stayed at home and guarded the house - everything under control!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Kabouters


Today Gunnar and I explored the Kabouterroute which starts and ends just five minutes from our house. Thanks for letting us know about it, Dirk! It was great. Check out the Kabouterboom above. It's the thickest tree in the Netherlands and almost 500 years old.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Visitors From Friesland


Today we had visitors from Friesland. Two normal sized people (Rita and Menne) and two small ones (their sons Sjoerd-Jan and Hendrik). That was a good opportunity for me to practise handling little fellows. After a while I got the hang of it and quite enjoyed having them around. So I think I'm ready for our baby now.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010