Only one thing left do do: grown my own! ;)
From this:
To this:
And with the help of these:
I hope to harvest some of my own veggies later this year. Ok, that won't make us self sufficient, but I expect it's gonna be lot's of fun! :)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Veggie-power!
WHAT!? Scary stuff. And what's worse: I like cucumbers! And Lettuce. And tomatoes.
Only one thing left do do: grown my own! ;)
From this:
To this:
And with the help of these:
I hope to harvest some of my own veggies later this year. Ok, that won't make us self sufficient, but I expect it's gonna be lot's of fun! :)
Only one thing left do do: grown my own! ;)
From this:
To this:And with the help of these:I hope to harvest some of my own veggies later this year. Ok, that won't make us self sufficient, but I expect it's gonna be lot's of fun! :)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Commemorate or celebrate?
"Op 4 mei herdenken we, op 5 mei vieren we onze vrijheid"
Or in English: on may 4th we commemorate, on May 5th we celebrate.
Every year on the 4th of May at 20:00 (most) people in Holland take a few minutes of silence to think about all the people who suffered in the 2nd WW. There's a national memorial service, services at all the WWII burial grounds and so on. Just 2 minutes of silence to make sure that -as the over-patriotic Americans would say- "we shall not forget".
Anyway, I personally always take a minute to remember how easy our life is compared to that of my grandparents.
Meet my gandpa (second from the right):
This was taken in the POW camp Stalag XIA, 1943, near Altengrabow.
Like I said, it's good to stop and realize our life is pretty damn good.
And I'm starting to sound sentimental. ;)
On May 5th 1945 the German General Blazkowitz signed the capitulation act in Hotel "de Wereld" in our little city of Wageningen. This was done after negotiations with Lieutenant-General C. Foulkes of the 1st Canadian Army, and in the presence of his royal highness Prince Bernhard. Actually, it was signed on May 6th, but hey. Historical details. ;)
For this reason, every year on May 5th, Wageningen turns in to one big celebration. If there is 1 day a year you should visit Wageningen, this is probably it. Music, food, drinks: excellent!
And the 2 minutes of silence of the day before have already been forgotten. Until next year. :)
Here are some pics I took may on 4th this year.
Or in English: on may 4th we commemorate, on May 5th we celebrate.
Every year on the 4th of May at 20:00 (most) people in Holland take a few minutes of silence to think about all the people who suffered in the 2nd WW. There's a national memorial service, services at all the WWII burial grounds and so on. Just 2 minutes of silence to make sure that -as the over-patriotic Americans would say- "we shall not forget".
Anyway, I personally always take a minute to remember how easy our life is compared to that of my grandparents.
Meet my gandpa (second from the right):
This was taken in the POW camp Stalag XIA, 1943, near Altengrabow.Like I said, it's good to stop and realize our life is pretty damn good.
And I'm starting to sound sentimental. ;)
On May 5th 1945 the German General Blazkowitz signed the capitulation act in Hotel "de Wereld" in our little city of Wageningen. This was done after negotiations with Lieutenant-General C. Foulkes of the 1st Canadian Army, and in the presence of his royal highness Prince Bernhard. Actually, it was signed on May 6th, but hey. Historical details. ;)
For this reason, every year on May 5th, Wageningen turns in to one big celebration. If there is 1 day a year you should visit Wageningen, this is probably it. Music, food, drinks: excellent!
And the 2 minutes of silence of the day before have already been forgotten. Until next year. :)
Here are some pics I took may on 4th this year.
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