An Aussie taking on the Netherlands , one klompje at at time…
I meet some awesome people along the way, and Jenny of “Dishwasher Required – The subversive homemaking blog” is one of the latest. Jenny and I belong to a blogging group, and she recently put out a call for homemakers to be interviewed. Being the shy, retiring flower I am, I volunteered and the rest is history. Click the image below (quote by yours truly) to go to her site and read the rest!
You know something? Being a parent sucks. There’s this whole culture out there where people think it’s ok to not only impart their unwanted advice, but that they also feel free to judge the choices you make as a parent. Continue reading “The one where I refuse to feel guilty ..”
It appears that in the world, there are some people who take carrots just a little too seriously. So I feel the need to dedicate a post on my blog to apologise about the World Carrot Museum, who, in their own words, declared my statement about the Dutch cultivating orange carrots due to politics and fashion ‘utter nonsense.’. Continue reading “The one with the retraction about my comments on carrots.”
Everyone’s now seen that amazing post by Uncanny Annie – if you missed it – here’s the picture on Instagram.
My opinion? Thanks Annie for doing something that I have only ever dreamed of doing – and congrats on going viral! You madam, are awesome. As an Aussie mum of twins in the Netherlands – I salute you! Continue reading “The one where I go a bit ranty …”
Has anyone noticed recently (or maybe it’s just me, who can say!) the number of articles and blog posts popping up about ‘The 7 types of friends you really need.’ or the ‘8 Types of Mommy Friends you need’ and so on and so forth…