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Poem: The Lake Isle of Innisfree

16 August 2020 By Bel Leave a Comment

The Lake Isle of Innisfree is the work of W. B. Yeats, one of my favourite poets.

Why do I like this poem?

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A summer heatwave

13 August 2020 By Bel Leave a Comment


We are currently enduring an unrelenting heatwave. It’s lasted days. We expect a thunderstorm tonight. Never so eagerly have I awaited one. And I suspect I’m not alone.

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Filed Under: CULTURE, Places

Stories from my walks – van Reigersbergenstraat

10 August 2020 By Bel Leave a Comment

I was curious about this street because it is named after someone who is described simply as the wife of someone else.

Surely that cannot have been the only thing noteworthy about Maria van Reigersbergen.

So who was she, really?

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Filed Under: CULTURE, Sights

Stories from my walks – Westerdok

7 August 2020 By Bel Leave a Comment

The camera doesn’t do this building much justice. It simply has to be seen.

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Today’s whisky – Oban Distillers Edition

5 August 2020 By Bel Leave a Comment

I really like this one. My introduction to Oban, and it’s going well.

Filed Under: Food and drink, Whisky

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