When I retrieved a book from the old bookcase with old books a Kodak box dropped out. To my surprise it contained many old photographs and some postcards, that I had never examined before. I knew my grandfather had something to do with the construction of the public gardens around… Read More »1939 Dordrecht postcards show the new Krispijn tunnel and the Holland of 1859 building
Sweet memories. Our first holiday on Ameland, one of the islands in the tidal Wadden sea. It was June 1993 and we rented a tiny cottage at the edge of the area with holiday homes in the dunes, overlooking a field where we could see roe deer early in the… Read More »Memory lane: our first holiday on the beautiful Wadden island of Ameland
Things one finds in the attic: a 1979 calendar with art by SF-artist Chris Moore. I am not quite sure how this one came into my possession, but possibly I picked it up from the “sale” bin at the American Bookshop. I suppose I had plans to cut out the… Read More »A calendar with Chris Moore’s art from the golden age of SF
Ever since my wife and I gave up on living apart together we have designed our own season’s greeting cards. On the front there was always a scene with two cats and a rabbit. Except for this year, which explains the protesting figures inside. Click on the image to view… Read More »Watergeest’s wishes for Christmas and 2021
Drinking water was originally transported to Amsterdam in ships. In 1851 Jacob van Lennep managed to buy terrain in the dunes and started constructing a pipeline to Amsterdam. In 1853 the first water was sold for 1 cent per bucket. Nowadays the pipelines transport 70.000.000.000 liters of water per year… Read More »Amsterdam Water Supply Dunes 2 – rhine water, flow with me
Along the coast, south of Haarlem and west of Amsterdam, one may find a rather unique nature reserve, the Water Supply Dunes. This is where Amsterdam gets its clean drinking water, filtrated through the sand of the sea dunes. The reserve measures 34 square kilometers so there is ample space… Read More »Amsterdam Water Supply Dunes 1 – fallow deer, walk with me
A different way to organize photos is in photo albums. In 2008 I started making printed photo albums of my holiday pictures. Now I have found a simple responsive plugin that allows me to show a digital version of my photo albums. Provided I did make a digitized version of… Read More »Added a new page – photo album flipbooks
New brochures of the Mini 35, Morris 1300HL, Simca 1100, Chrysler Sunbeam, Daf 33, Daf 55, Sunbeam Alpine en Pentacon Six. The last brochures before the museum will be closed for maintenance, which is due for the last week of November. De laatste partij nieuwe brochures voor het museum dicht… Read More »8 new brochures in the sales brochures museum of lost brands
Soesterberg played an important role in the cold-war defensive strategy of NATO. From 1954 till 1994 a USA fighter squadron was stationed on the airbase. They used Phantoms when I did my military service nearby. Several times a week there were interception practices in which four planes would take off… Read More »A walk around former NATO Airbase Soesterberg.
In a wetlands area there is not enough land for roads, so when doing a round walk you always have to do part on a road. In this case you walk through the village of Kortenhoef (with its lovely church) and luckily that is a charming experience. Lots of nice… Read More »Loosdrecht lakes – walking the Oppad-Kromme Rade track (2)
