Afterwards, some of us went to see the Monday night sneak preview at the film house. The movie was Un prophète, a good movie, but incredibly hard to watch. I squirmed through the whole movie. Tonight I'm going to check out the Money Fix, which is being screened by Transition Towns Rotterdam. Next week IFFR starts!
Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
a new year
Our house is finally back together! Yesterday we made a 3 course meal with a spinach salad contribution from Marcel, a delicious nutty moussaka from Alexander, and I made my first scones ever, lemon cranberry scones, out of "fresh" cranberries left over from Thanksgiving. Marcel whipped the rest of the cranberries into a sauce for on top of the scones. I guess one perk of being unemployed (and all three of us are) is that you have time to cook.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Life etc, moving to Rotterdam!
After a few days of anxious waiting, we got the house in Coolhaven. I'm very excited to move, but it seems like we first have to complete an endless amount of paperwork. I'm guessing that it will take us another week before we get the keys to the kingdom. I already packed some bags and have been rearranging furniture in my head.
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I will miss my roommates, and I'm sad that I will have to say goodbye to this great blackberry patch I only recently discovered with Inga and Alexander. The result was 3 occasions for blackberry-pie-bars: cooking with Inga, for Peet's 60th, and for my roommates.
I recommend this recipe from Buns In My Oven
Other than that, the weather has been extremely nice for the past couple of days. On Tuesday, I finally fixed my bike and biked to Rotterdam with Inga and Yulia for a yoga class. It's good to be friends with architects :] Wednesday, I tagged along with Yulia, Onno and their friend, Kamala on an evening trip to Wijk bij Duurstede. We walked around the old city center and ate Chinese food on the floor of an empty 500 year old house. The house was amazing, with nicely proportioned rooms, a charmingly overgrown garden, a small gnome sized window overlooking the garden from upstairs, and thick clay walls keeping out the summer heat. We stayed there until it got dark, scaring ourselves with ghost stories. I will post some more pictures, if I get them from Yulia...
Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede: the only one in the world that you can drive under and located on a dijk, according to Onno
This weekend Marcel is coming back from Columbia, and we'll be going to Solar Festival in Roermond. I'm excited for my first camping-style festival. In exchange for tickets, we'll help with building up the Pleereef and we will be required to wear ridiculous/awesome outfits. We leave tomorrow morning by bus...
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I will miss my roommates, and I'm sad that I will have to say goodbye to this great blackberry patch I only recently discovered with Inga and Alexander. The result was 3 occasions for blackberry-pie-bars: cooking with Inga, for Peet's 60th, and for my roommates.
I recommend this recipe from Buns In My Oven
Other than that, the weather has been extremely nice for the past couple of days. On Tuesday, I finally fixed my bike and biked to Rotterdam with Inga and Yulia for a yoga class. It's good to be friends with architects :] Wednesday, I tagged along with Yulia, Onno and their friend, Kamala on an evening trip to Wijk bij Duurstede. We walked around the old city center and ate Chinese food on the floor of an empty 500 year old house. The house was amazing, with nicely proportioned rooms, a charmingly overgrown garden, a small gnome sized window overlooking the garden from upstairs, and thick clay walls keeping out the summer heat. We stayed there until it got dark, scaring ourselves with ghost stories. I will post some more pictures, if I get them from Yulia...
Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede: the only one in the world that you can drive under and located on a dijk, according to Onno
This weekend Marcel is coming back from Columbia, and we'll be going to Solar Festival in Roermond. I'm excited for my first camping-style festival. In exchange for tickets, we'll help with building up the Pleereef and we will be required to wear ridiculous/awesome outfits. We leave tomorrow morning by bus...
Friday, July 31, 2009
House Hunt, Updates
We got a message from Marcel from Columbia that gives us the go ahead. I feel like we are on the brink of moving! Now we wait to meet with the owner...
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WAUW!!! Count me in, chicos y chicas!!
I can afford it, looks really pretty... I think I like it...
And I have to say, I really love the idea of living with the four of us. We´re going to have the most awesome place evah! DelfsVeiligeHaven.. :-)
I check my email once in a while but not that often... so sorry that I didn´t respond earlier...
ciao!!
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WAUW!!! Count me in, chicos y chicas!!
I can afford it, looks really pretty... I think I like it...
And I have to say, I really love the idea of living with the four of us. We´re going to have the most awesome place evah! DelfsVeiligeHaven.. :-)
I check my email once in a while but not that often... so sorry that I didn´t respond earlier...
ciao!!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
House hunt
I have been thinking about moving to Rotterdam for the last few months. After a slowdown in momentum, and some large disappointments, we finally got our groove back with Alexander's precipitous return to the Netherlands. We visited three potential houses in Rotterdam this week, and found one especially promising one on Rochussenstraat next to the Coolhaven metro station.
The house is available for four people, and has a nice big living room, high ceilings, a balcony and lots of light. We are still waiting to hear from Marcel, who is in Columbia, as to whether he is interested in this house as well. Next Monday, we will meet with the realtors for more information. On the administrative end of things, to live with more than 3 people in Rotterdam, one has to start a living group. This involves a trip to an accountant and a registration at the Chamber of Commerce.
In comparison to two other houses we looked at on the Burgemeestermeinezlaan (better location), this house is in great condition, cheaper and will house one more person!
Floor plan (Alexander has claimed rooms #1 upstairs and downstairs, Inga #3)
I have already staked a claim on room #2, or should I take the room with the balcony?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Arts and Crafts Followup
After visiting Jamaica, I headed home for Christmas. This season I was especially strapped for cash, so I decided to make all DIY Christmas gifts. Additionally, I planned to make myself a camera case, since I got one as a graduation present from all my friends.
Right before I left for vacation, one of my friends, Maaiky, and her sister were hosting a sewing cafe in Ciccionina in Delft. So for 10E, all fabrics included, I took the class and made a kickass but rough reversible apron for Lanna (who loves making baked goods). I was also inspired by Naomi who is famous for making awesome aprons as gifts. For myself, I made a hood/scarf with pockets which is still sitting in Delft waiting to be finished. More on that project in the next installment.
Naaicafe
Lanna's apron
Originally, I intended to make something else for Athena, but of course after seeing Lanna's present she wanted the same thing too. So, I ended up making her an apron as well.
The next thing I made was a grocery bag for Jorn's mom. I borrowed the pattern from Burdastyle.com.
With all these projects beneath my belt, my enthusiasm was at a peak. But alas, I had to leave for New Jersey and New York to celebrate Christmas and New Years. The whole time, I kept my new camera in a orange hat. Finally when I got home, I dug into my closet and found this XXS wetsuit I had scrounged and saved (over 3 years ago) from the Senior Haus basement clothing swap pile. I knew one day I would have use for the neoprene (and I was right..woohoo!). Here is the result. I will post pictures later of the camera in the case because it looks better. It is probably lack of skills on my part, that the camera case has a hard time keeping a recognizable form when off the camera. What is nice is that I can keep the case on while shooting, because the sleeve rests snugly on the lens. It is a little annoying to zoom in/out, but it works. The flash also functions with the top flap out of the way. I kind of think of it as a turqoise banana. All parts of the camera are accessible if key parts are peeled open.
Neoprene camera case
I'm not yet totally satisfied with the result (especially in terms of craftsmanship), but tomorrow I am leaving for Delft and I will have to say good bye to my mom's sewing machine and supplies. I guess I can always make changes later...
Right before I left for vacation, one of my friends, Maaiky, and her sister were hosting a sewing cafe in Ciccionina in Delft. So for 10E, all fabrics included, I took the class and made a kickass but rough reversible apron for Lanna (who loves making baked goods). I was also inspired by Naomi who is famous for making awesome aprons as gifts. For myself, I made a hood/scarf with pockets which is still sitting in Delft waiting to be finished. More on that project in the next installment.
Naaicafe
Lanna's apron
Originally, I intended to make something else for Athena, but of course after seeing Lanna's present she wanted the same thing too. So, I ended up making her an apron as well.
The next thing I made was a grocery bag for Jorn's mom. I borrowed the pattern from Burdastyle.com.
With all these projects beneath my belt, my enthusiasm was at a peak. But alas, I had to leave for New Jersey and New York to celebrate Christmas and New Years. The whole time, I kept my new camera in a orange hat. Finally when I got home, I dug into my closet and found this XXS wetsuit I had scrounged and saved (over 3 years ago) from the Senior Haus basement clothing swap pile. I knew one day I would have use for the neoprene (and I was right..woohoo!). Here is the result. I will post pictures later of the camera in the case because it looks better. It is probably lack of skills on my part, that the camera case has a hard time keeping a recognizable form when off the camera. What is nice is that I can keep the case on while shooting, because the sleeve rests snugly on the lens. It is a little annoying to zoom in/out, but it works. The flash also functions with the top flap out of the way. I kind of think of it as a turqoise banana. All parts of the camera are accessible if key parts are peeled open.
Neoprene camera case
I'm not yet totally satisfied with the result (especially in terms of craftsmanship), but tomorrow I am leaving for Delft and I will have to say good bye to my mom's sewing machine and supplies. I guess I can always make changes later...
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