Monday, December 6, 2010

Sinterklaas.




Yes Sinterklaas came last night.He came at Kim's.I had a great Sunday.Dave picket me up in the afternoon and we went to the Town Hall for the Gingerbread Houses show. And who had a Honorable mention. First Lucy and then Evie. They where real cute. Then we went to Kim and celebrated Sinterklaas. Kim had a Dutch supper.I is so much fun to be with the kids.It made my day.Thanks every one.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

St Nick is coming.







Yes it is time for St Nick or Sinterklaas. I have my shoes ready,but I wonder if he comes all the way from Holland.The Eve of the fift of December is his time. Who knows, like I said my wooden shoes are ready and my snowman are waiting.

Clocks.

What a difference a clock can make at a home. I have a chiming wall clock and also a grandmother clock. They both have been ill.My husband loved clocks and they where always ticking in our home. If there was a problem he could fix it. I had my clocks fix at times but it never last long. A friend of me had a relative who also loves clocks. His name was Bob. Bob came over and fixed both my clocks, so now I have a happy home again. I also did have a chookoo clock. My parents brought it over from the Netherlands, It hanged in our hall way and every night my husband pulled the chain of the clock. My daughters remember the sound.But the clock broke down and no one, not even my husband could fix it, It needed a bellow. So Evie gave it to Bob and he finally fixed it. I am so glad and hope that it will bring lots of memories back to her, She has it in the kitchen and every half hour when she is home she can think of her Dad and the happy times at home.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Campbell .Who?











I went to see Glen Campbell yesterday in Niagara Falls Canada. Yes he is still around.He is just a kid from my stand point. He is 74 years old.And he looks and acts great.He sang alone and with his daughter and to me he is still singing the same. What I remember most of him was his Glen Campbell Christmas shows.It was a nice show and we had a good time. We also went to the conservatorie flower show.Beautiful. Then we saw the Christmas lights at the Falls. We had great weather and a great day. Got home around 9 p.m.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Thanksgiving or Dankdag.







The meaning is the same, the celebration is different. Here it is one of the biggest Holiday and family gathering. In the Netherlands it is a thank you for the harvest celebration in the church. So if you are not a church goer you would not say thanks to the harvest.We had our celebration at Evie and Jim's. The whole family where there and we had a great time.Here are a few memories.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

My little visitors.






















Tonight my little great grand kids came over. What a joy. They came with there Daddy. He had to pick up his birthday present. A little late, I hope it was worth the wait.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Alpacas

Those are the newest addition to or family. Two Alpaca's They are so sweet. There names are Gus and George. The owners are Evie and Jim. Come over from Holland we have our own Zoo.