Tag Archives: Dee de Smalen

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 →

Posted in Animals, history, Uncategorized | Tagged A Street cat named Bob, Billy de Kat, blogging, Dee de Smalen, Dutch Indonesia, Farewells 2020, Java, Koko the dachshund, WWII Japanese internment camps | 10 Comments

Women behind the Wire – The Will to Survive

Posted on August 11, 2015 by susancarey

Today’s blog is dedicated to an amazing woman, Dee (pronounced Day) de Smalen, my mother-in-law. Today she turns 90! Happy Birthday Dee, Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!! She grew up in the former Dutch East Indies, on Java. Her parents, … Continue reading →