tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89266110068282423322024-03-13T04:26:03.304-07:00Big Fat HollandTammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-80828144721353545002015-06-12T17:09:00.002-07:002015-06-12T17:39:21.415-07:00Adriana Willemina Hoeve in Bergambacht, NL Doors are opening on this farm house between Schoonhoven and Bergambacht. The owners named the house Adriana Willemina Hoeve. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-nd7H_X9NrESDyDsxVWpP5vf39f8Jexc4773hfE2k5TgVkypQHCffnfWKKgEkK_-vYrKixGxytIO4bNybSz56hykRGo1rutV0eQHspwuN54fPiNzBWHGYksQQbWZt2et7hxEMXQBUBMp/s1600/IMG_20150526_160805_edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-nd7H_X9NrESDyDsxVWpP5vf39f8Jexc4773hfE2k5TgVkypQHCffnfWKKgEkK_-vYrKixGxytIO4bNybSz56hykRGo1rutV0eQHspwuN54fPiNzBWHGYksQQbWZt2et7hxEMXQBUBMp/s640/IMG_20150526_160805_edit.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<br />Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-79704686025775136942014-07-03T13:57:00.002-07:002014-07-04T00:02:25.644-07:00Bike route scouting near Ham Tower in Vleuten<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we scouted a bike route for the Texas family coming this month and found a spectacular route with Ham Tower on the edge of Vleuten. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may have seen Ham Toren in other posts with<a href="http://flatstanleyinholland.blogspot.nl/2013/05/first-stop-was-ham-toren-or-ham-tower.html" target="_blank"> Flat Stanley in Holland</a>. Take a <a href="http://www.redres.nl/erfgoedmakelaar/erfgoed-aangeboden/1077/vleuten-hamtoren-te-koop.asp#.U7W9MxYT0pE" target="_blank">look at the inside</a> and see views of the countryside from the top, then you will understand why I want to live there. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family bike route scouting. Wiener dog was other dog and ducks scouting.<br />
Ham Tower is in the background on the horizon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ham Toren or Ham Tower is a privately owned tower built in 1259.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gumbo the wiener dog looking regal and at home in front of Ham Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waited for the teenager with his trolling motor boat to get to the bridge and in front of the sunset.<br />
Worth the wait. Thank you little boat blue. </td></tr>
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<a href="http://blog.restaurantday.org/" target="_blank">World Restaurant Day</a> was on a sunny Saturday, May 17.<br />
This local restaurant-for-the-day was in Lelystad, the Netherlands.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The menu created and catered by <a href="http://www.mariakookt.nl/" target="_blank">Maria Kookt</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maria and Wilma teamed up again to make the whole set up Pinterest-worthy.<br />
Adam and the other kids had plenty to do. Jump, ride, run, play...or...<br />
Stand next to a perfectly positioned bail of hay for mom's pictures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maria introduced new guests to her restaurant-for-a-day. <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mariakookt/photos/a.682146175188871.1073741852.572043692865787/682146731855482/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Maria, Wilma and Janneke</a> served fresh homemade elderberry lemonade with a sugar rim. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Cooking with love provides food for the soul. "<br />
Maria's husband often gets to be Peter, the photographer with love or the guy who fetches stuff with love.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Maria and Wilma thought of every detail. Soon they will do a wedding together at the farm.<br />Yes, it was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.682146175188871.1073741852.572043692865787&type=3" target="_blank">wedding-picture-perfect</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Maria Kookt </span>is on<span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mariakookt" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span><span style="color: magenta;">.<br />Wilma </span>and the<span style="color: magenta;"> Zorgboerderij Lelystad </span>are also on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zorgboerderij.lelystad?fref=ts" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color: magenta;">. </span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Go LIKE </span>and get notified for the next <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://blog.restaurantday.org/" target="_blank">World Restaurant Day</a>.</span></span><br />
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Saving Gram's Yummy Mother's Day Jam until July when she visits.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Thank you Van Gilse Sugar Company!<br />
Van Gilse saw our jam day pictures. They need to get Facebook and Twitter.<br />
The kids are very happy with special sticker book of jam labels and a cookbook with some sweet recipes.</td></tr>
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Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-40799135485650202472014-04-23T01:32:00.001-07:002014-04-23T01:32:24.195-07:00I Gumbo, I AMsterdam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vincent Van Gumbo</td></tr>
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<br />Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-36188061893393888172014-04-06T04:32:00.003-07:002014-04-08T04:08:25.550-07:00Wiener in the tulips<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is Gumbo, a 4 year old tri-colored dachshund. We are scratching #4 off of our list of <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/surreal-places-to-visit-before-you-die">Top 27 places to visit before you die</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wiener dog visits tulip fields in the Netherlands. Check.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Up-Close-and-Personal Gumbo has an American Piebald smooth-haired dachshund for a father. His mother is a Dutch brown long-haired dachshund. The wiener mix has given him a brown head and brown butt, with crazy white and black "Gremlins" kind of hair. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Camera-Shy Gumbo's first flower field of the day was <a href="https://www.google.nl/search?q=hyacinths&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&imgil=22uHlV0Ce6V7WM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSMo1ly4KRDZGSj4d03QSvePGtK6ciraroARgSNvRhvFDsuFtoBkg%253B1600%253B1200%253BW_J7F-mspPpssM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FHyacinthus_orientalis&source=iu&usg=__M2FsL2kFPzaoYnBu2ELfotO6bjE%3D&sa=X&ei=8jtBU-D1HqPnygPapYHQCw&ved=0CKgBEP4dMAs#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=22uHlV0Ce6V7WM%253A%3BW_J7F-mspPpssM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252F7%252F7a%252FHyacinths_-_floriade_canberra.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FHyacinthus_orientalis%3B1600%3B1200">Hyacinths</a> near Oudesluis, the Netherlands.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Out-of-Shape Gumbo is hot near a pink <a href="https://www.google.nl/search?q=hyacinths&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&imgil=22uHlV0Ce6V7WM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSMo1ly4KRDZGSj4d03QSvePGtK6ciraroARgSNvRhvFDsuFtoBkg%253B1600%253B1200%253BW_J7F-mspPpssM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FHyacinthus_orientalis&source=iu&usg=__M2FsL2kFPzaoYnBu2ELfotO6bjE%3D&sa=X&ei=8jtBU-D1HqPnygPapYHQCw&ved=0CKgBEP4dMAs#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=22uHlV0Ce6V7WM%253A%3BW_J7F-mspPpssM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252F7%252F7a%252FHyacinths_-_floriade_canberra.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FHyacinthus_orientalis%3B1600%3B1200">Hyacinth</a> field 2km/3miles from Oudesluis, the Netherlands. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eagle-Eye Gumbo spotting some bikers to chase or bite in the distance. He may look cute, but he is a sneaky biter and doesn't like strangers. Purple <a href="https://www.google.nl/search?q=hyacinths&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&imgil=22uHlV0Ce6V7WM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSMo1ly4KRDZGSj4d03QSvePGtK6ciraroARgSNvRhvFDsuFtoBkg%253B1600%253B1200%253BW_J7F-mspPpssM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FHyacinthus_orientalis&source=iu&usg=__M2FsL2kFPzaoYnBu2ELfotO6bjE%3D&sa=X&ei=8jtBU-D1HqPnygPapYHQCw&ved=0CKgBEP4dMAs#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=22uHlV0Ce6V7WM%253A%3BW_J7F-mspPpssM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252F7%252F7a%252FHyacinths_-_floriade_canberra.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FHyacinthus_orientalis%3B1600%3B1200">Hyacinth</a> near Oudesluis. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enough-Already Gumbo not so patiently sitting in front of a field of white and yellow <a href="https://www.google.nl/search?q=Narcissus&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=RjRBU62iMum9ygOx14HIDQ&ved=0CLoBEIke&biw=1259&bih=648#q=narcissus%20flower&revid=519522570&rls=en&tbm=isch">Narcissus</a> near 't Zand, the Netherlands.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Melancoly Gumbo climbing the sand dunes to overlook the last flower field of the day along the sea 8km/11 miles from Callantoog. We were a bit early this year. <br /><a href="http://bigfatholland.blogspot.nl/2012/04/tulip-time-put-it-on-your-bucket-list.html">See the same spot in late April 2012. </a> </span></td></tr>
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Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-70753103686195462372012-06-19T10:20:00.000-07:002012-06-19T10:20:07.786-07:00Row, Row, Row Your Boat<b>Balije Pond near Vleuten, the Netherlands </b><br />
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Paddling against the wind. Row, row, row your boat. </div>
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On this Queen's Day, I took pictures in both Leersum and my village Vleuterweide which was full of little orange kids, and parents. Queen's Day is a nationwide flea market where kids, families, divorcees, singles, young, old, all sell their old treasures on the street. It's nearly a requirement to wear orange in support of the royal family named Oranje or Orange.<br />
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Her headband with a crown and orange braided pigtails was my absolute favorite.</div>
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These two are mine.<br />
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Got myself a Dutch flag painted on my face. Van Den Berg Photography.</div>
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Heading home with training wheels in Leersum. </div>Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-45540587559816132812012-04-28T15:55:00.001-07:002012-04-28T16:16:35.481-07:00Tulip Time - Put it on your Bucket ListIt's that time of year. The tulips are in bloom and about to get chopped. Most of the tulip fields you see here are for growing bulbs. Some of these flowers never make it to your dining room table, or anyone's table.<br />
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I took these pictures along the coast of the North Sea near Schagen, the Netherlands. Absolutely no colorization or photoshopping needed. Not much text or explanation needed either. Just gorgeous fields and worth the flight, drive, money to see the tulips in real life. Put it on your 'Bucket List.'<br />
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</div>Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-33984270205803716612012-03-22T14:45:00.006-07:002012-03-24T07:20:29.965-07:00Planting seedsOn the second day of spring, Adam (8) is like a new baby lamb jumping and running. The same way most people in Holland felt in this weather. He planted violets yesterday.<br />
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Today, he wanted to grow his own flowers, buy his own seeds, with his own money. Green shoots or pictures of more inactive dirt may follow.<br />
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<b>Adam Quote from the garden center</b><br />
"Why is that lawn mower 10 euros LESS than that chair? Why would you spend 100 euros on a chair when you could have a lawn mower that does something. Mows grass. Has a motor. And, is cheaper than a chair?"<br />
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Let's hope Adam's "AFTER" picture of his own flowers is this pretty.<br />
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</div>Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-80944970883200695262012-02-19T16:13:00.013-08:002012-02-19T18:36:35.135-08:00Drift Ice in FrieslandLast week, most of the canals and lakes around the Netherlands were frozen. This week, the ice was melting and disappointing nearly 20,000 natural ice marathon skaters. The melting ice was also breaking apart, making it easier for the wind and currents to shove the ice into the banks of bigger water masses. <br />
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The drift ice started a strange phenomenon around a lake in the northern part of the Netherlands. Currently, the free floating ice is being pushed into piles and stacks of broken ice mountains along the shores of the Ijsselmeer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father and son, Jaco and Jan Engelsma standing on top of the Hindeloopen drift ice.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Standing on a pile of drift ice in Hindeloopen, IJsselmeer, The Netherlands, I interviewed a local Frieslander, Jan Engelsma. Coming from Texas with our only ice floating in tea glasses, I did not know the translation for 'kruiend ijs.' Now I do.<br />
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<b>Video: What is 'kruiend ijs' or drift ice? </b><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On a very sunny Sunday, February 19, after news stories about the ice piled up on the lakeshores, the Dutch people traveled by car, bike and on foot to the banks and dikes of the lake to get a closer look and even climb the ice mountains.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, I was a Texan, an American, in the Netherlands, in the Friesland province, climbing in German boots. I didn't have the proper number of flags for my victorious climb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Tammie Noltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840776039511366299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926611006828242332.post-31193532764960248992012-02-17T17:01:00.004-08:002012-02-18T07:32:05.975-08:00Valentine's Day on Harlemmerstraat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>On February 14, 2012, I took a nostalic, romantic Valentine's Day stroll and saunter down a tiny shopping street in Amsterdam. The street has every tiny shop imaginable. If in Amsterdam, walk it. You too will be charmed.<br />
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