http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep yvonnep's weblog Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:02:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All good things must come to an end, says the proverb with which I don't agree. I could easily be on a holiday for the rest of my life. Especially in the Val di Rhêmes in Italy where our holidays ended. As planned we started in Slovenia. We first stayed at ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1166 This is Abdelkader Benali telling us enthusiastically about his reading 1q84, the new Murakami. He did this during (and in fact sort of opening) Murakami Night at Selexyz Scheltema in Amsterdam. I am an unwilling Murakami fan. After reading the first book I just thought: well... , but in the weeks ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1162 This was KIP (Knitting in Public) weekend for me and I probably knitted less than not KIP weekends. But I had so much fun. Saturday I made my contribution to make the city more beautiful with knit work: call it urban knitting. The cycle racks (fietsnietjes) were dressed in tight dresses, ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1149 I don't believe this. More than 1,5 month ago since I blogged. O.k. - you can find me on Facebook (hope this is the right link) and you can find me twittering. My blog is for bigger things. I have been to Hamburg. It was nice, but not nice enough ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1146 It's my birthday (thank you!) and look what my DH bought me for a present! I can't stop looking at them. They are superb. Mara Skujeniece designed them. She takes much inspiration from her Latvian origins. Only Latvian origins could think about using cones of yarn as a source for ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1141 (This one is in Dutch, because this was a very Dutch weekend) We (zij ook) hadden ons er al weken op verheugd: een wolweekend in Ameland. Ik had wat stiekeme dromen: zou het nu lukken tussen mij en spinnen? Met een spintol was het geen succes vanwege armen die niet meer ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1137 We were in Ireland for a few days. After arriving at Cork we drove straight to Killarney to our guesthouse Fairview. We were so friendly received. Beautiful room. Great breakfast (full Irish) served by Tommie, who wears a bow tie even at 8 in the morning. We did the Ring ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1131 If you happen to live in the Netherlands, you should go to the new production of the National Ballet: Don Quichot. It's wow and wow and if you want to see all the possibilities of the body, this is your chance. Of course, winning an Olympic medal is a tour ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1121 So funny, the pun is gone in English... this cake is made from a recipe of a monastery in Bologna (in 1994 published in Tip Culinair, a Dutch culinary magazine that doesn't exist anymore) and it's a hell of a lot of work to make it. The Dutch expression 'monnikenwerk' ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1116 Guess what we are eating tonight? A wrap with sauerkraut, cheese and pumpkin seeds with a salad with tofu and a dressing from lentils. Isn't that animal friendly and environmentally safe? The John Adams Institute (of which I am a longterm satisfied member) organized a lecture by Jonathan Safran Foer based ... http://www.philippa.nl/yvonnep/?p=1111