Category Archives: history

Farewells in 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020 by susancarey

It’s been a strange year. There’s been the pandemic to cope with, I’ve had some mental health struggles, we have bought a new house in Nijmegen and plan to leave Amsterdam in the new year. As if that wasn’t enough … Continue reading →

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Llamas, Outrageous Wealth and The Black Death

Posted on June 7, 2019 by susancarey

It’s a first! pet-sitting llamas in deepest Peru, I mean deepest Hertfordshire. Continue reading →

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Tiptoe Through the Tombstones

Posted on October 30, 2014 by susancarey

Pumpkins, spiders and zombies galore! Halloween is coming up. Did you know that the original Hallowmas, (the evening before the Christian festival of All Hallows) was a time to remember deceased loved ones or saints. It had nothing to do … Continue reading →

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