by Meta Evenbly | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
In just over a month, I will celebrate by 86th birthday. I was born on the shores of the North Sea. The sound of the waves was my lullaby, the watchtower in the harbor kept watch over me. I had a few years of innocence, but the end of my first decade found me cold and...
by Meta Evenbly | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
I love speculaasjes–Dutch windmill spice cookies. But, did you know the origin of the word? Speculaas comes from the Latin word, speculum (yuck), which means mirror. The wooden plank that one makes speculaasjes with gives a mirror image of cut-out inside. So,...
by Meta Evenbly | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
I just had pea soup for lunch. It reminded me of our cruise to Alaska which Frits absolutely loved. The ship was parked as far Norther as our cruise went. We stood in a large bay, closed in by an enormous blue iceberg. We were there a long time, probably several...
by Meta Evenbly | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, my eldest sister, Corrie, told me that she’d been to hear Dr. L.F.C. Mees speak. He was our family physician for most of our growing-up years, as well as a family friend. After the lecture, Corrie went forward to speak with him and he reacted in...
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