Nowadays, my search for recipes usually begins and ends on the internet. Not so in 1973! That year Saint Nicholas gave me my first cookbook, titled “Het Haagse Kookboek”. It was the 64th edition, and came with a very practical plastic cover, so stains could be wiped easily. Haagsche Cooking School The first formal cooking …
The first time I could take part in a national election was in 1977. But, although I could cast my first vote in 1977, I could not have stood as a candidate for anything! Back then you had to be 21 to stand as a candidate. And in 1977 I had not yet reached that …
Each year in the weeks before Christmas, my choir performs in nursing homes. This year we sang in a home called “Het Zamen”. When I looked for directions I understood the peculiar spelling (“zamen” instead of “samen”).The nursing home’s address is “Esperantostraat” and this street intersects with “Zamenhofstraat”. To understand each other If we can …
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