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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 →

Posted in lifestyle, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amsterdam, bulb industry the Netherlands, deborah moggach, honger winter, hunger winter in the Netherlands, The Keukenhof, Tulip fever, Tulip mania, Tulips | 6 Comments

The Last Straw — A review of the film,‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ and the reality of old-age

Posted on April 10, 2012 by ASWilliams

At the beginning of this year an elderly, blind woman died in a care home. My husband and I had been visiting her monthly, on a voluntary basis, to take her out for walks. She could only get about in … Continue reading →