Run of the windmill

• Kings and Queens 2 weeks ago It is April 30th, Koninginnedag (Queen’s day). This is the one day every year where the people of the Netherlands abandon licensing laws and take to the streets to sell all their old junk. Aside from the obligatory lurid orange that must be worn I have always loved Queen’s day. Over 10...
• Sex Sells 1 month ago Yes indeed, there it is a headline grabber to hook you in. But here’s the real story. It is an average morning. I am on my way to work. I lock up my bike at the station and throw a few coins to the busker who is playing guitar. He’s quite upbeat considering it’s 7am [...]
• Warts and All 1 month ago After years of ignoring my problem the time has come to take action. I’ve got a crop of verrucas on my feet. They’ve been there for a very long time, but weren’t bothering me until recently. A couple of years ago I had them frozen and I thought that would be it, but they were [...]
• Warts and All 1 month ago After years of ignoring my problem the time has come to take action. I’ve got a crop of verrucas on my feet. They’ve been there for a very long time, but weren’t bothering me until recently. A couple of years ago I had them frozen and I thought that would be it, but they were [...]
• Warrier Women 2 months ago A is five. She was three when her brother S was born. She saw my pregnant belly grow and in the later stages move and writhe about. She knew that there was baby in there and she used to talk to him and introduce herself. “Hello baby, I’m your sister” she would say. She wanted [...]

• The Normal King - Singing for the coronation in an International School in the Netherlands Education and International Schools I am at work. I work in an international primary school in the Netherlands. It’s the end of a busy day. I’m with group 6, the 9/10 year olds. We’ve already been adding decimals, listing homophones and interviewing the tourist board for our...

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