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Shifting Horizons

Posted on September 20, 2020 by susancarey

Some of you may know that in the not too distant future, Frank and I are planning a move to Nijmegen in Gelderland. We don’t feel at home any longer in Amsterdam Continue reading →

Posted in Art, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Flag Beach the Netherlands, Bronze Sculpture, Dutch coastguard, Egmond aan Zee, Jan van Speijk lighthouse, Louk H van Meurs-Mauser, Outdoor Sculpture, Seaside North Holland | 4 Comments

Apartment for Sale in #Amsterdam

Posted on August 6, 2020 by susancarey

SOLD!!! With some sadness in our hearts, Frank and I have decided to sell our apartment in Amsterdam. Hoping to garner as much publicity as possible I am sharing it with you here! Please feel free to share on FB … Continue reading →

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Give us this Day our Daily Exercise

Posted on April 9, 2020 by susancarey

In these troubled times when the Corona virus is dominating our lives and restricting our freedom, it can be a challenge to find a secluded place to exercise if you live in a city like Amsterdam. Finding quiet places is … Continue reading →

Posted in health & diet, lifestyle, Uncategorized | Tagged Corona virus, daily exercise, heemtuin, Quiet Amsterdam, Quiet Places, Sloterpark, Sloterplas | 4 Comments

First House-sit of the Year

Posted on March 24, 2020 by susancarey

Unless you are a Buddha living under a tree you will have noticed we are in the grip of a pandemic which has severely restricted our freedom of movement. It now seems like some distant dream when we could move … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, lifestyle, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged buddhism, France, Hotel Le Stelsia, house-sitting, Jacques Bru, Lot et Garonne, penne d'agenais, Philippe Gestet, River Lot | 1 Comment

Central Library, Oosterdok – The Jewel in Amsterdam’s Crown

Posted on February 4, 2020 by susancarey

OBA which stands for Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam boasts in total 26 branch libraries, 177,000 members and has 1.3 million books, CDs and DVDs in its collection. Amsterdam Central Library, Oosterdok is one of my favourite places in the city. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative writing, lifestyle, poetry, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amsterdam, Amsterdam Central Library, Books, Learning, Libraries, library OBA, Literature, Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Sam and Julia, the Mouse House | 5 Comments

The End of the Dutch Golden Age

Posted on November 20, 2019 by susancarey

A Night in the Museum Only last week I was invited to an evening in the Rijksmuseum by a girlfriend who is a friend of the institution. The event offered a chance to speed-date with various experts dotted around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Creative writing, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Het Huis in de Gouden Bocht, Jessie Burton, Rijksmuseum, ring of canals, The Amsterdam Museum, The Golden Age, The Miniaturist | 5 Comments

Balloon Flight over the Chateau

Posted on October 2, 2019 by susancarey

Frank and I celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary in September. On our ninth house-sit of this year we decided to book a balloon flight. Paying for our accommodation in kind (offering pet care) means we free up cash which can … Continue reading →

Posted in lifestyle, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged balloon flight, Beynac chateau, Beynac-et-Cazenac, day trip in Dordogne, experience, house-sitting, Montgolfiére Chateaux, Perigord, Perigord blanc, Tourism, travel | Leave a comment

Sailing along the Amsterdam Canals

Posted on August 27, 2019 by susancarey

Dear readers, I promised you a blog about Amsterdam and here it is! You might remember that Frank and I are OOPOEHs. Omas en Opas Passen Op Een Huisdier, which translates into the rather unflattering; Grandpas and Grandmas look after … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amsterdam boat trip, Amsterdam canals, Amsterdam tourism, Boats4rent, day trip Amsterdam, Oopoeh, travel | 7 Comments

All Good Things…

Posted on July 23, 2019 by susancarey

After two months of house-sitting it is sadly almost time to go home again. We’ve travelled through Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Leicestershire and spent the last two weeks in the smallest county in England, Rutland. … Continue reading →