The ID of an English Woman
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Mixed Fortunes
(17/03/2010
posted in: Hockey Haackey Stuff
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Look at this idiot .... He thinks that if he gives a strong speech followed by a thumbs up everything will fall into place and be good. Politicians are stupid this way. Leadership and respect is ... -
Is it true? Dogs and their Owners look alike?
(12/03/2010
posted in: Knobbly Stuff
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People say that Dogs and their Owners begin to look alike after a while. I kinda believe it ... however ... take a look around you next time you are out for a walk and form your own opinion. This ... -
Precision Egg Laying
(12/03/2010
posted in: Chicken Stuff (ing)
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I think I have mentioned previously that Cloggys Chickens are somewhat miffed by the unseasonably cold weather that we have been experiencing ..... The Clucky beasts have been refusing to return ... -
Murder Mystery Birthday's
(11/03/2010
posted in: Baby Cloggy Stuff
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What on earth do you do for a girls birthday party and not spend a fortune on doing it? Movie evening, bowling, decorating cupcakes, disco, swimming, pin the tail on the donkey .... you name it ... -
Here we Go Again!
(07/03/2010
posted in: Hockey Haackey Stuff
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The Hockey season has kicked off again after the very Loooooooooooong winterstop. Snow on the hockey fields has put paid to pre-season training, winter competition and egg and spoon races. In ... -
Good Grief ... Enough is Enough!
(15/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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SERIOUSLY ......... ENOUGH SNOW ALREADY! The Netherland region of Twente would have been an ideal location for the 2010 Winter Olympics. We have had more snow than Vancouver. The slight flaw in my ... -
Netherland is the New Arctic Circle.
(10/02/2010
posted in: General Stuff
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A week or so ago Amsterdam staged its 'International Fashion Week'. This blog entry has nothing to do with that I just wanted an excuse to purger a fashion-like saying .. you know the ones - " ... -
Dumbarse and Knobbly-Clog Chill.
(08/02/2010
posted in: Knobbly Stuff
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The boys have had a tough day chasing bunnies and killing rubber chickens. -
€ 2.69 - Spag Bol.
(08/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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In a week where it has been announced that Albert Heijn holds 32.8% of the Dutch supermarket market, I will be found shopping at the Aldi and the local farmers market. I am the worlds worst ... -
5 Days, 5 Family Members and 50 Euro's!
(07/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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This is the beginning diary entry of how I will attempt to feed the Family Clog over the next 5 days spending only 50 Euros on provisions. (It's never gonna work but it will be interesting to try ... -
Middle Baby Clog delivers Arse Kickin'.
(06/02/2010
posted in: Hockey Haackey Stuff
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Another Saturday and Another Winter Competition Hockey Game. Middle Baby Clog and his squad of pre-pubesent retro-bates (collectively known as Haackey Jongens C1) managed to haul their carcases ... -
Dinosaur Prevents Culinary Master Piece!
(04/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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Its been one of those days when time just got away from me and my best intentions of inflicting another culinary master piece on Family Clog disappeared down the pan. A combination of work and a ... -
Onions !
(03/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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Onion Johnny was the nickname given to the French farmers that used to sell onions door-to-door in England, Wales and Scotland. Dressed in striped shirt and beret, riding a bicycle hung with ... -
The Other White Meat.
(02/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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In 1987 the U.S. National Pork Board, began an advertising campaign to position pork as "the other white meat" due to a public perception of chicken and turkey (white meat) as more healthy than ... -
Roux without butter ...... Really?
(01/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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I went to school in a period when home economic classes were compulsory and the TV Chefs of the day were the likes of the 'Galloping Gourmet' and 'Fanny Craddock'. My teacher was a red haired ... -
Check out me Pie!
(01/02/2010
posted in: Cooking Stuff
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It is a truth universally acknowledged by my family that when I get bored I cook! There are 3 significant factors that have contributed to my present fit of boredom. The first is the weather, snow ... -
A Weekend of Firsts .......
(24/01/2010
posted in: Knobbly Stuff
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link A Weekend of 'FIRSTS' for Knobbly Clog. First Hockey Games ..... not that he noticed much as he was too busy chasing his tail. On Saturday the Winter Hockey Competition kicked off a bit later ... -
A Knobbly Birthday......
(11/01/2010
posted in: Knobbly Stuff
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If you have a Birthday around Christmas or New Year you typically get a combined ChristBirth present or, when you get to my age, nothing at all. The Dutch are very sociable when it comes to ... -
Footballs, Milk-Churns and home made Explosives - HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(06/01/2010
posted in: Cloggy Stuff
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New Years Eve ..... A time for remembering the old and celebrating the new. Typically in the Netherlands,depending on yer age, a nice family dinner is eaten accompanied by a few bevvies (drinks). ... -
Cloggy Names His Chickens!
(24/12/2009
posted in: Chicken Stuff (ing)
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Yup! Its Christmas Eve and as a gift to us all Cloggy has FINALLY named his chickens! Tomorrow morning at approximately 6am we will be opening pressies and there after I will be hitting the ... -
The Blessed 'Delia' saves the day - kinda ..........
(10/12/2009
posted in: General Stuff
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In rest of the western hemisphere the Pre-Christmas frenzy is in full swing .......... In my little plot of the world we have been spared all of the seasonal advertising malarky and general hype ... -
We lost ..... not that you'd guess !
(08/12/2009
posted in: Hockey Haackey Stuff
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Well its not been a winning season so far but the girls are getting better every game ...... On Sunday they played well against one of the leading teams in the division and held onto a 1 - 0 ... -
Ear Piercing .. or indeed ANY piercing!
(05/12/2009
posted in: Baby Cloggy Stuff
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At what age should a parent give their kid permission to get their ears pierced? Hell I don't know, it was a rhetorical question .... I am just pleased that they still feel the need to ask me for ... -
The Eindhoven Ring Road ......
(28/11/2009
posted in: Favorite Stuff
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Prepare to be annoyed just about sums it up ... The Dutch idea of free flowing traffic SUCKS ... Especially if you have to negotiate the Eindhoven ring road! Last Thursday afternoon my appointment ... -
Been a while ........
(22/10/2009
posted in: General Stuff
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CRIKEY ......... TIME DOESN'T HALF SKID ON PAST YA IF YOUR NOT PAYING ATTENTION! Some people may attribute my 2 month blogging coma as a sign of great age and ensuing dementia, others may have ... -
In Loving Memory .............
(09/09/2009
posted in: Favorite Stuff
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It with a heavy heart that I sit here and write. This evening our old faithful skate boarding pooch departed to the great half pipe in the sky. Hamish McDogJune 14th 1996 - September 8th 2009 ... -
Gotta Love the Irish .......
(27/08/2009
posted in: General Stuff
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I found the article below in one of the newspapers we had used to pack beer glasses for our move. I just had to share it ......... I have no idea if the caller won the trip to Bali ....... -
We Managed to Dodge the Hoards .......
(23/08/2009
posted in: Twente Stuff
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Today was a very busy day in our corner of the Netherlands It all has to do with the Harvest Celebrations and Carnival that the Buurse Parish Council organises. As I have blogged previously many ... -
Any Given Sunday ........
(23/08/2009
posted in: Hockey Haackey Stuff
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Typical American Football Terminology Now Being Used For Dutch Hockey ..... Yes we in Swampland are in full Pre-Season Hockey Warm Up Games ..... And It is Brutal! Training began 3 weeks ago after ... -
I've got a feelin' that this weekend is gonna be a bit crazy .....
(22/08/2009
posted in: Twente Stuff
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Have you ever had a sneaky feeling that your in for a crazy weekend? This weekend it is the Neighbourhood Summer Feast. In our mad little part of the Netherlands they celebrate the harvest by ... -
3 Games Down Many More To Go ..........
(16/08/2009
posted in: Hockey Haackey Stuff
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30°C heat is not perfect conditions for playing the 1st games of the season ....... Today was a tough day for my girls. There are a few older members of the squad still on vacation so I was forced ... -
All good things must come to an end ......
(15/08/2009
posted in: General Stuff
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Well that's it then ...... End of the Summer Vacation ...... Middle Baby Cloggy is back from Hockey Camp (with no voice - he asked if perhaps his voice was changing but was informed by Cloggy that ... -
Me Best Buddy is in Town
(07/08/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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There's nowt as good as having your best friend visit you in Cloggy land. Me best mate, Scary Sares, and her brood flew into the Netherlands yesterday courtesy of Mr O'Leary and Ryan Air. 80 quid ... -
"Black Sky at Night .... Cloggy's Delight"
(06/08/2009
posted in: Twente Stuff
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Some times the best views are right outside your own backdoor ..... Here is a photograph I took last night whilst standing just outside the Cloggy Residence Backdoor. No camera gadgets, filters, ... -
One Final Word ......
(03/08/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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There was only one casualty during our 5 day jolly around the Flamingo Route. Fortunately the casualty was bicycle related and not human. During a cycle along a particularly bumpy section of the ... -
Flamingo Route # 5 - Southern Route - Final Day.
(02/08/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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Flamingo Route # 5 Day 5 - Southern Section and HOME! 40Km Start Point: West of Zwillbrock. End point: Home. TODAY WE SPOTTED A FLAMINGO ON THE FLAMINGO ROUTE! We were so excited! I will now ... -
Flamingo Route # 4 Southern Section
(01/08/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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Flamingo Route #4 Day 4 - Southern Section 25Km Start Point: Haaksbergen End Point: De Goede Hoop Campsite West of Zwillbrock A Lazy start to day 4 of our trip. We know the first part of the route ... -
Flamingo Route # 3
(31/07/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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Flamingo Route Day 3 25Km Start Point: Dreilander See End Point: Home After we received an alarming weather forecast from Cloggys Father, Professor Clog, (Heavy rain and thunderstorms for late ... -
The Flamingo Route #2
(31/07/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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Flamingo Route - Northern Section Part II. 25Km. Start Point: Dreilander See End Point: Dreilander See Circular Route incorporating Epe and Gronau Day 2 of our tour began early with a Cloggy made ... -
The Flamingo Route - Northern Section
(29/07/2009
posted in: Staycation Stuff
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No Flamingo's sighted but we did see a few wild Storks! Day One, 35km. Don't be too alarmed about the lack of Flamingo's as they are only to be seen in the Southern half of the route. The Northern ...
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