In early January we experienced an unseasonal cold snap, with daytime temperatures getting down to well below freezing (-7°C with a windchill of -12°C); during […]
Read moreAuthor: Nick van Ogtrop-de Ruiter
Car swap … 🚗
We’ve upsized Ellen’s car – our trusty Volkswagen Up! would have proved to be a handful with a child seat; so we’ve now welcomed another […]
Read more🇧🇪 Spa-Francorchamps 2025
Luc & I once again had a motorsports-themed father-son weekend when we visited the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps for the 24-hour WEC weekend. We went in […]
Read more🇳🇱 Pantropica (IV)
We eked a 4th visit to Pantropica out of our annual subscription, this time with Mayra in tow. Once again, a different season (how is […]
Read more🇳🇱 Doorwerth
We combined another activity from Nick’s time/attention lottery-pot with a visit to oom Bob & tante Ria in Oosterbeek; a good walk though the hilly […]
Read moreMom …🕯️
We received news earlier this morning that Mom has died, finally now at peace. She was weakened by numerous mouth and throat infections over the […]
Read more🇳🇱 Pantropica (III)
As a birthday treat for tante Eva, and together with Joanie (across from Canada), we once again visited Pantropica near Luttelgeest – this was Ellen […]
Read more🇳🇱 Pantropica (II)
Now together with Ellen’s sister Karin (across from the UK), we again visited Pantropica near Luttelgeest. Once again enthralled by the immense variety of blooms, […]
Read more🇳🇱 Pantropica (I)
We visited Pantropica near Luttelgeest together with Claudia; we had fun here meandering through the different zones of this lovely indoor tropical garden. Originally De […]
Read more🇳🇱 Zuid-Limburg 2024
The first weekend of the year was a traditional family long weekend to kick off the new year, this time together with Sabine & Sander; […]
Read more🇩🇪 Eifel 2023
Halfway through November Ellen & I took a break from the rollercoaster and headed off to the Eifel in Germany. This was for a 5-day […]
Read moreKoert …🕯️
Koert was found yesterday in his apartment – this was a day that we were expecting for some time, but were not really prepared for […]
Read more🇫🇷 RWC 2023
We enjoyed a family trip on the last Saturday of September – our destination was Scotland v Romania in Lille, one of the 9 French […]
Read more🇬🇧 England 2023
Hot on the heels of our Norwegian adventure, Ellen & I headed off on a 4-country, 1.350km dash on the weekend of 8-10 September with […]
Read more🇩🇪 Nürburgring Classic 2023
As a treat for Luc’s completion of his final year at secondary school we had a father-son weekend at the Nürburgring Classic during the last […]
Read moreSiepie …🕯️
Today we took leave of our old girl, Siepie – after 19 years her physical ailments got the better of her. RIP, Siepie … ❤️😥
Read moreComenius College eindexamen gala
Luc attended the gala evening at Comenius College, this is an annual celebration for the final year exam candidates where they are hosted at school […]
Read moreIngo’s 60th birthday
We travelled to Claudia to join her for a posthumous 60th birthday celebration for Ingo, and celebrated appropriately …!
Read more🇮🇹 Rome Rugby Tour 2023
The last weekend of February saw Luc & I in Rome on a rugby tour – Luc as one of the HilDogs Colts (the 2022/2023 […]
Read more