Category Archives: lifestyle

Llamas, Outrageous Wealth and The Black Death

Posted on June 7, 2019 by ASWilliams

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

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Is it OK to trample on the tulips, in pursuit of the ultimate selfie?

Posted on April 25, 2019 by ASWilliams

We live in an era of narcissism fuelled by sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Many people post images of themselves amongst the tulip fields surrounding the famous spring gardens, de Keukenhof and this often involves traipsing through and destroying … Continue reading →

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Creative Hub – De Ceuvel in #Amsterdam

Posted on March 5, 2019 by ASWilliams

Sorry for the radio silence, dear followers! I have been doing a turbo-boost fiction course which I blogged about for Writers Abroad here. That took up my writing energy for a bit. Clichéd Vision The new series on BBC1, Sunday … Continue reading →

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Silence: an elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Posted on January 22, 2019 by ASWilliams

Noise, it’s everywhere, isn’t it? Loud machines and vehicles are associated with importance and personal status. It’s even infiltrated our language. The idiom; he/she’s a big noise means someone is an important person. Fire Alarm set too loud Even if … Continue reading →

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Keukenhof: The Flower Paradise You Must Visit in 2025

Posted on May 11, 2015 by ASWilliams

plus 10 surprising facts about tulips. The tulip originated in Turkey and was named after the traditional tulip-shaped turban. Sixty percent of the world’s bulbs come from the Netherlands and three-quarters of all global trade in flower bulbs passes through … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe Through the Tombstones

Posted on October 30, 2014 by ASWilliams

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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