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Monthly Archives: June 2012
A Dogably PAWfect Day #57 – Shake
It never fails. You give your dog a bath or bring them home from getting groomed and it rains. They come back inside, sopping wet and ready to shake off that water all over the place. You almost wish they … Continue reading
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La Cucina #25 – Pasta Time
Tuna Pasta Salad Makes 6 servings Prep: 5 minutes Cook: until al dente Shopping List: 110 gr or 1 cup seashell pasta 1 bunch green onions, chopped 30 gr or ½ cup iceberg lettuce, rinsed and chopped 170 gr or … Continue reading
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Best Of Amsterdam – Second Quarter
As promissed here’s the list of the second batch of 13 Best Of Amsterdam shops/stores/vendors. The week numbers are the names and addresses of these people. Here’s the PDF: Best of Amsterdam 2012-part02
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Best Of Amsterdam #26 – Cotton Fabric
Capsicum creates, imports and sells hand-woven fabrics, interior and fashion accessories. Since 1975 they have sold their products directly to the public in the old city center of Amsterdam. Since 1980 their retail shop has been located at Oude Hoogstraat … Continue reading
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Diamond Jubilee
Our own “King and Queen” [aka my parents] celebrate their Diamond Jubilee today. Until a few weeks ago, we kids didn’t know of this date, we always celebrated another date in August. Here in the Netherlands you first make it … Continue reading
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A Dogably PAWfect Day #56 – Surf’s Pup !
Nothing to see here, folks. Just some dogs at a surfing competition! The 7th Annual Dog Surfing Competition just went down last Saturday in San Diego. The surfer-dogs are given 10 minutes to perform and are judged based on their … Continue reading
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Mr DeMille I’m Ready For…
Yesterday evening I and some twenty other PinkNoord members visited the Dutch version of “Zanna Don’t”, a Musical Fairy Tale. The M-Lab theater was sold out, they even sold more tickets than they had seats [!]. [Just pull up extra seats … Continue reading
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La Cucina #24 – Summer Drinks: Lemon with a Twist
Pepper-Mint Limeade Makes 2 liter or ½ gallon Prep: 5 minutes Ready: 8 hours 5 minutes Shopping List: 4 limes, juiced 200 gr or 1 cup white sugar 2 sprigs fresh mint 2 liter or ½ gallon 1 fresh jalapeno … Continue reading
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