Friday December 13th, 2019, will probably go down as one of the worst days of modern history, except perhaps for November 8, 2016. When you’re oblivious to what I am referring to, consider yourself blessed. It means you still believe in a better world; and I simply have to agree. For survival’s sake, I have to …
Text: Ingrid Schippers Picture: Juliet Dreyer I once heard a story that came from a 200 year old little booklet , holding records of real life court cases from the 18th century. The particular story I am going to tell you about, always stayed with me as it so pointedly shows how following Fate, rather …
Throughout the ages, all the way to this very day and age; certain life-stories have proven themselves capable of capturing people’s imagination. Some, like Alexander the Great, were born centuries ago, Some are mythical or legendary figures like Odysseus or King Arthur. Others appear in literary works; Hamlet,Scrooge or Bilbo Baggins. Even in modern day …
3 minute (abridged) recording of the end-of-the-season Dutchbuzz blog of June 25th 2019, ‘The treadmill of tweets” Yeaaah (Kermit style) holiday time is here! I have the honor to speak the famous last words; of the Dutchbuzz season that is, until it resumes in September. For those who are packing their suitcases to go on …
In an interview with the Dutch daily newspaper “Algemeen Dagblad” the minister of agriculture of The Netherlands, Carola Schouten announced her plans on ‘kringlooplandbouw; roughly translated recycle- agriculture. Several millions are to be invested into this project over the coming years. In the article Schouten explains how the last couple of decades were marked by …
Audio recording of the abridged version of 3 Tools for Self Care, as broadcasted in the radioprogram for internationals ‘Dutchbuzz’ of June 4th 2019 on Den Haag FM, 9.00 pm 3 tools for self care – a 3 minute listen. How often are you aware of the fact that it is easier to observe …
Audio recording ‘Who else could have done it?” as broadcasted in the radioprogram for internationals ‘Dutchbuzz’ of May 28 9 pm on Den Haag FM. Suddenly I see… a 3 minute listen There are those moments in life where suddenly, while I’m right in the middle of doing something daily-life-like; in between the hustle …
Audio recording ‘Who else could have done it?” as broadcasted in the radioprogram for international ‘Dutchbuzz’ on Den Haag FM, every Tuesday from 09.00-10.00 pm. I am blessed to be the proud mother of 4 children, 2 girls, 2 boys, now all in their twenties; traveling the world and doing their own thing. Throughout …
What do we teach our children when we offer them plastic hair-dye toy horses in advance of a ceremony commemorating the people that perished in the second war? I was thinking that when I was watching television on the evening of May fourth just before 8 pm, waiting for the annual broadcast of the ceremony …
So…what have y’all been up to over the Easter weekend? Did you go for a bike ride? Did you have an Easter brunch? Or did you go out to the beach to sit in the sun? Common things you’d say; things we like to do. Things we take for granted at times. Things we may …
