May 20, 2024

It's early in the day yet, so not much has happened, but I just want to share with you all that the GOLFER'S DREAM PACKAGE 2024 edition is ready now. The weather is great, the courses are ready, and I have a wonderful package to allow you a lot of golfing this season. While the hope is that YOU will be the winner of the package, it will always be the kids fighting cancer that are the BIG winners in all of these fundraisers! Check out the details on the flyer and then hurry on to get your name on the wheel. This fundraiser will only run until June 12, 2024, just in time for the winner to receive the passes before FATHER'S DAY. Why not get your name on the wheel, for a chance to win an awesome gift for your father, mother, brother, sister, significant other, or just enjoy it for yourself!!!!

May 19, 2024

What a beautiful day to be out for a ride. The sun was out and not too much wind....perfect for getting in a training ride. I managed 18.5 kilometers today, riding to the highway and back, and then continuing on to add more kilometers. You never know where you end up, and today I biked through part of the local cemetery, "visiting" people who I was acquainted with but are no longer with us! And as always, I ride in Arlene's memory!

May 16, 2024

The SHOP LOCAL PLUS fundraiser has ended and a winner has been picked. Mary Rooke won the prize package valued at $1,285.00 and it was delivered to her this afternoon!

Next fundraiser ⛳️🏌️‍♂️🏌️🏌️‍♀️will launch by next weekend I hope! Be watching for it!

May 11, 2024

Did you see the light show last night?…I didn’t either🥲! But getting a spot on the wheel for the SHOP LOCAL PLUS fundraiser could add some colour to your life! This is the last weekend to purchase a spot. Wheel spin happens May 16, 2024! And then…..

April 30, 2024 morning walk

A quick walk to Albert Heijn this morning.....they restocked their chocolate bars, so cashed in the scratch ticket, and purchased a few other things. Then walked back to the condo. Everything is very close by here, so the walks are rather short, but today was dry (so far) so good to go out for a short walk!

April 29, 2024 afternoon walk

Another of the few nice sunny days we have had while on vacation. The weather has not been the best, but we are making the most of the sunny days we have had. We went for a walk again this afternoon, and then sat outside and relaxed in the sunshine!

April 29, 2024 - morning walk

This morning we went for a walk to the Albert Heijn in Oostende, Belgium, to pick up a few things for dinner tonight and to cash in scratch tickets, that, until Saturday, I had been throwing away because I didn't understand quite how they worked. Now I find out that the answer is actually right on the front of the ticket....you just have to pick the right answer!

April 26, 2024

This morning we left the B and B in Earnewaud and headed back to the Oostende home in Belgium. It was a lengthy uneventful drive until we got to Ghent, were we encountered, guess what? ...more rain...ugh! This has been the coldest, wettest vacation in Europe we have ever encountered. We left shortly after 9 a.m. and arrived back in our Air B and B around 2:30 pm. After that lengthy drive, we went for some groceries and then just crashed for the rest of the day. LIFE IS GOOD!

April 25, 2024

Thursday was an exciting day of travel, and meeting up with our friends daughter, Jenny deKorte and her family in Rhoon. We had a lovely lunch with her and two of her children, Dewi and Dante. Later her husband, Bas, made a quick appearance between meetings. Still later, her other son, Jorn, arrived to meet us, and take us to the newly purchased home he is renovating. After lunch we drove to Arlene's friend Greta and her family in Heteren. We met with her daughter Danee and her boyfriend Gys, and had a lovely spaghetti dinner with them. Missing from the crew was Greta's husband Erwin, and their daughter Milou and her boyfriend. It was a lot of driving today, but a lot of fun catching up from the last number of years.

April 22, 2024

After a hearty breakfast in the B and B, we headed over to the Princenhof Hotel Restaurant to await the arrival of family from Wieringerwerff, North Holland. Upon arrival of Jannie Reitsma and her daughter Elly Laan, we enjoy coffee, and lots of chit chat catching up on the last number of years. Then they walked back to the B and B with us, where we chatted some more and took a few snapshots. We walked them back to their car at the Hotel, and they were on their way and we headed back to the B and B to do some computer stuff.