SOS Venezuela
I understand that what is happening in the Ukraine is important from a political science perspective. I find Russian actions in the past two years scary and questionable and I … Continue reading
Writing for One Person
I haven’t posted in a while. I decided to post today because my New Year’s resolution was to make 2014 the year that I actually wrote instead of the year … Continue reading
Getting Back on the Bike
The mountain of colorful flower bouquets of different shapes and sizes are withering now. Soon nothing will be there. The place she died. She was leaving her job at the … Continue reading
Sheep on the Playground
As I see 50 sheep run into my children’s school playground I cannot help but smile. The sheep mill around the slides and the swings and the children rush … Continue reading
The Pig in the Room — An Ode to Stan
I have a pig in my living room. Not a whole breathing living pig, mind you. Just a part of a pig. A big pig leg with a pointy black hoof … Continue reading
Walking Home: A Review of The Way
So finally, as an appropriate ending to our summer holiday in Galicia — where we ate a lot, went on long walks with cows and in general reveled in doing … Continue reading
Take a Detour — I’m Under Construction
Live here in The Netherlands long enough and you will invariably realize that roads are constantly being redone. Not fixed, mind you, but full-out repaved. This week, it is my … Continue reading
Romeo and…not Juliet
So, I went to pick up my children at their elementary school the other day and saw a huge sign strung on the outside of the building congratulating a teacher … Continue reading
Typically Dutch: A Special Kind of Average
Forget Bringing up Bebe, we should be aiming at bringing up Jip and Janneke . Once again UNICEF’s report on where the world’s happiest children are leads us straight to The Netherlands on all fronts, … Continue reading
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” Voltaire
This blog is called Clogging Along. The name comes about for many reasons. I am currently living in The Netherlands with my Dutch husband and I wanted to write about things … Continue reading
Clogging Along 