What’s the easiest way to find colored Easter eggs that have been hidden? Hide them in the snow. The week before Easter had some days with not so nice weather. On Good Friday the forecast was for rain, sleet, hail and/or snow. The weather hit a grand slam and we had all four (some several [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Easter Snow
Posted in John's Thoughts on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bittersweet
Posted in Lucy's Thoughts on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Somedays language learning is more fun than others. Did you know that in Dutch you can say “Funner”?
Somedays it is certainly bittersweet. Unlike chocolate, that’s not always a good thing.
In a recent class we studied all the vocabulary and phrasing around problems with service in, for example, a restaurant. How to politely complain that this [...]
The Flu – No Fun in Any Language
Posted in John's Thoughts on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently Lucy was down with the flu. She woke up one morning and asked me if I saw the truck that hit her. She had severe spier pijn (muscle pain) and she hoesten (coughed). When she consulted with a doctor friend of ours the doctor told her to remain in bed for three days and [...]
