Barbara Thompson

Quite a many years ago I got a cupcake cookbook for Christmas. I decided to make a different cupcake every week for brass band rehearsal. I made over 40 different cupcakes over the two years I did it. During that baking/learning process was the first time I ever wrote in a book – I am […]

I really love Pannekoeken Huis. I am not sure, because I really love a filet mignon, but I think the Dutch Pot Pie pannekoeken is my favorite meal. I also really love chicken tchoupitoulas, which basically means (while I am a really picky eater) I am eclectic. I asked Keith before we left Europe what

Ahhhhh. To dryer or not to dryer. Obviously, I learned that a dryer is not necessary. I thought I would be all about hanging things up when I got home, but when I pulled the first load out of the washer today, the dryer was just so there. I looked at what I had. A

We went out of the house today. Beyond the mailbox. We are working on claiming the cruise we (Keith) won from Jeopardy. We had to have a notary public (when I was young I thought it was a “note a republic”. That doesn’t make any sense, but, really, notary public doesn’t make immediate sense to

We woke up earlier than necessary, confused about what time it actually was, because one clock said 6:15 and the other said 7:15. Either way, we did good sleeping (it was 6:15) I heard from several people I should keep blogging for a few days to talk about readjusting, and I thought that would be

Last night’s sleep was brief. I couldn’t get to sleep and then didn’t stay asleep. I haven’t been sleeping great anyway, then add in suitcase anxiety (small) and getting a covid test and passing the test (not much worry, but people test positive with no symptoms, so…) and I slept about 3 hours. I went

So, I’m not gonna lie. I have really wanted to go to the Rijksmuseum since I learned about this guy: Not since I learned about Van Gogh as a person or as an artist; since I learned about him as a Playmobile guy. I saw him in the airport quite a few years ago and

Hey! A great way to avoid the worst day (daylight savings day)(taking my sleep. Bad)(although I don’t really sleep any more, so would it matter?) is to come to Amsterdam a day or two before. We went from 6 hours ahead to 7 hours ahead, and now back to 6 hours ahead. Didn’t even notice

I’ve seen articles touting the bikiness of different cities in the United States. Portland is so bike-y. Madison is bike friendly. Ha! Ha, I say. They need to come to Amsterdam and find out they don’t know what they are talking about. We didn’t start with bikes, so I’ll go back to the beginning. And

I packed yesterday. We brought a lot of stuff. I don’t think I did too bad of a job packing. We used most of what we brought, although we did have lighter weight clothes for springier weather. Regardless, we still have an absolute ton of luggage (hyperbole, of course. Each of the FOUR suitcases weighed