Monthly Archives: May 2011

Big, Bigger…

Today there’s only one transport on the IJ waterway, all other ships are banned. A tunnel part for the new North/South subway, which is 136 metres long, 22 metres wide and weighs 20,000 tons, will be floated from its ‘parking space’ … Continue reading

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Memorial Day

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Food Quote #88

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Service…

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A Dogably Pawfect Day #04

Hope she doesn’t have a matching outfit for every panty-hose !

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I’m Becoming A Regular…

This was my third Pink Noord event I went to with one difference, Corrie from next-door came this time with me. Beforehand she complained she was the only woman who said she would attend on the Facebook page, but during … Continue reading

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Cheese Soup Makes 4 servings Shopping List: 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 Ts vegetable oil 25 gr butter 25 gr flour 1 litre vegetable stock 250 gr grated ‘old’ cheese like Old Amsterdam a handful of flat … Continue reading

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Genie

A guy was in a cave, looking for treasure. He found an old lamp, rubbed it, and a genie came out. The genie said “I will grant you three wishes, but your ex-wife will get double.” The man agreed, and … Continue reading

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And The Winner Is…

In the Out Of Home category, a Gold CLIO award was given out last Thursday in NYC, for Interbest Outdoor in The Netherlands by Ad agency: Y&R Not Just Film, Amsterdam. Each day he was wearing less clothing with the climax on Friday. Not that … Continue reading

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Atlas van Fouquet

The Atlas arrived last Saturday, while Corrie and I were shopping on the Lindengracht market. Corrie’s Mum [and Dad] live in between us and they collected the package from the mailman. Scanning the pictures from the Atlas will be hard, … Continue reading

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