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The European Mama ― When I called the nice assistant at the birth centre I planned to give birth in and enquired about pain relief options, she gasped a little, and then uttered the m-word: “medicalized”. It sounded cold and distant and basically ...
Tags: Dutch Healthcare System, Birth Without Guilt, Amy Tuteur, Feeling Guilty For Birth, Birth Experience, Giving Birth In The Netherlands
Olga Mecking ― 4 hr 51 min ago
The European Mama ― Lisa is a friend of mine whom I met in the Netherlands. Lisa then moved back to the US with her husband and two adorable children- her son is close to age with Klara. She contacted me with her idea for this post, and I thought this was a great and...
Tags: Willem Alexander, Maxima, Maxima Argentinian, Dutch King, Dutch Royal Family
The European Mama ― It seems that my attempts to fire winter have finally worked! It is much warmer now, and even though it’s raining today, it is pretty much what I consider normal here. Rain is normal. Do you know what is NOT normal? Snow in mid - April....
Tags: Weather In The Netherlands, National Holidays In The Netherlands, Spring In The Netherlands, Dutch Weather, Dutch Spring
Olga Mecking ― 6 hr ago
The Royal Correspondent ― Ah, it is so nice to see her again! This morning Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at the Villa Mondriaan in Winterswijk to attend the opening of the museum and its exhibition entitled, Where it All Started. The...
Tags: Dutch Royal Family, Mondriaan
Royal Correspondent ― 21 hr ago
World Affairs ― Ahmad Mouath Al-Khatib Al-Hasani (Arabic: أحمد معاذ الخطيب الحسني, born 1960) is the ex[1] president of the National...
Tags: Khatib, Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, Ahmad Al-Khatib, Damascus, Royal Dutch Shell
KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ ― 23 hr ago
Lexicolatry ― "Ewwwwwww!" is the only right and proper reaction to this photo by Mike BairdBESLOBBERVerb trans. Late Middle English.[from BE- + SLOBBER (verb) probably from Middle Dutch slobberen walk through mud, feed noisily.] ∙ Slaver or slobber over....
Tags: Middle Dutch, Late Middle English, Dutch, Verb, English
Eddie ― 3 days ago
Home Decor Designs ― Dutch doors are door which consists of two panels divided in half horizontally, allowing the top and bottom of the door to be closed independently. Classically, the bottom panel is left closed, while the top is left open to permit the circulation ...
Tags: Home Designs, Bottom Panel, Circulation, Dutch Door, Dutch Doors, Dutch Doors Collections
Sundari ― 3 days ago
The Royal Correspondent ― On May 16, 2013, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, as patrons of the Oranje Fonds, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the 2013 Appeltjes van Oranje and the Oranje...
Tags: Dutch Royal Family
Royal Correspondent ― 5 days ago
STORY154 ― Kees van Unen from Het Parool, a Dutch newspaper, interviewed me about STORY154: how it all started, why I write about food and I mentioned one of my favorite trattoria’s! Il Basilico is the trattoria from Sabrina, a Venetian woman …...
Tags: Amsterdam, Press, Dutch Article, Dutch Newspaper, Eetblogger, Food
Michelle ― 6 days ago
The Royal Correspondent ― Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam to participate in the annual International Meeting of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). According to the official website for CGAP the...
Royal Correspondent ― 6 days ago
The Royal Correspondent ― On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Den Haag to officially reopen the newly restored Ministry of Defense. According to RVD, the restored Ministry of Defense is a massive and modern complex ...
Tags: Dutch Royal Family, WAMoD
CampingKiddos ― One of our favorite dinners when camping is some homemade chili. But sometimes when you’re camping with kids you want something that’s a faster and easy to make. This chili cornbread casserole is a great alternative. The kids seem ...
Tags: Blog, Great Camping Recipes, Dinner, Dutch Oven, Recipe
Shari Woodbury ― 1 week 17 hr ago
Who would have thought a meal can be made out of a simple baked potato then topped with a ...
For the most part, I enjoy clean, healthy eating. I try to stay away from frozen foods and ...
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