Dutch In Law

• Down-to-Earth - the Dutch Culture 10 months ago One of the things I find fascinating in mainstream Dutch culture is the way normalcy is prized. Calling a person  "nuchter" - down-to-earth - is  a compliment. (It's also the word for sober, and I was very confused when I read a medical document that called for blood taken on a 'nuchter' stomach....
• The Newest Novel - Dutch-in-Law 2017 11 months ago Maybe I'm totally crazy to even consider it, but I log into the familiar blue and white NANOWRIMO website anyway. National Novel Writing Month? Sure, I may be about twenty weeks pregnant, living in a fixer-upper house overseas, and spending my days as expat mother and wife, but why not start...
• Happy Messy Kitchen 1 year ago In our old house, the kitchen piled high with the mess, and in our new house, the kitchen piles wide with the mess. The two adults and the child who live here all have more interesting things to do throughout the day than clean, which means it's normally evening before anyone takes action. And by...
• The Teacher 1 year ago I hesitate while filling in the website form. Me, a teacher? I was looking for a free download, not a psychological cross-examination.I'm browsing a resources website while Pippin naps. By entering simple information like my email address and a little about myself, I get access to free downloads...
• The Scrubbing 1 year ago Tonight I was so bored of painting my nails and reading adoring fan mail that I decided to clean my dusty-from-unuse stove.Wait.No, that's how it happened in the alternate reality where I'm a famous but and reclusive writer, living in a seaside loft by my lonely self, writing best-selling songs and...

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