K’s mum wants to get an internet connection - so while we had use of a WiFi I checked out the list of providers available in the Netherlands. There is only one cable provider - Ziggo - all the rest are ADSL-based. All offer more or less the same service for the same price [...]
Went to Albert Heijn to get some things in so we can cook some dishes for the freezer. Mum had suggested lentil soup - so I searched all over the supermarket for lentils.
Eventually asked a young girl stacking shelves in the feminine hygiene section; who had no idea what lentils are. She went and [...]
J. woke up about 7am today - giving us a bit of a lie-in. He has started to settle a bit here. I took him for a run around the dykes - he was especially excited by the cows.
Compared to the Jura and Black Forest landscapes around Basel, the area around Beugen might be [...]
I am typing this using the Asus EEE I bought the other day. It is a fine little gadget but the keyboard takes a little getting used to; especially for yours truly with zero typing skills. The other thing is the Swiss German keyboard is actually mapped as a German keyboard. So half the symbols [...]