Opulent, lavish–
Versailles of the Netherlands,
The House of Orange
*Located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Paleis Het Loo was built in 1686, commissioned by Stadtholder Willem III and his wife, Mary Stuart. Their descendants through the 20th Century–Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana, had resided here during the summer.
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Modern masters’ home:
Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso,
And Piet Mondriaan
*Located in Otterlo, Netherlands, the museum is set in the middle of De Hoge Veluwe National Park.
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Museums galore
Steep with culture and much more
I am Amsterdam
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“Hey, Boss, I’m losing my way here. I think I need a reboot.”
Reimaged from Pixabay
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This is a book about revenge and retribution with damaged characters trying to find ways to cope. The main character, Timothy “Moth” Warner is a PhD student and a recovering alcoholic whose sponsor is his uncle, Dr. Edward Warner, a psychiatrist. Warner, a veteran alcoholic himself who was nearly 7,000 days sober (more or less) is found dead. Cause of death is ruled a suicide, the final conclusion based on evidence. But Moth doesn’t believe it because he knows his uncle would never desert him; he was not suicidal and he had too much good in his life to live for. And so, the search for the truth begins . . . Continue reading
Picture perfect fun,
Broad brushed by extreme hatred.
Still life in real life.
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Vincent van Gogh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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You can make this dish with leftover chopped or shredded chicken, or chicken sausage (I used Trader Joe’s Chicken Sausage with Sundried Tomatoes). I used the latter because I didn’t have time to cook chicken and I had no leftovers.
After you’ve chopped about 3 cups of cooked chicken or 16 oz. of chicken sausage, peel, crush, and chop four cloves of garlic and set aside. Next, skin or peel, chop, and set aside the following: 1 onion, five carrots, a carton of white button mushrooms, and a bunch of fresh broccoli florets (or use a 10 oz. bag of frozen broccoli). Fill a pot with water to boil your pasta (I used a 16 oz. bag of whole wheat penne pasta). Follow the instructions that come with the pasta. Continue reading
The ever playful and thoughtful Bookidote has tagged me for a moment of levity.
Rules: Relate your FOUR-FIVE most used or latest-used EMOJIs with your read books
I’m going to let the emoticons speak the thousand words for me about the books below. Continue reading
This movie may be considered a fantasy/fairy tale set against a realistic and contemporary setting. The elements of fantasy/fairy tale apply more to the theme and the story rather than special effects or costume. In some ways, it is also absurdist and funny; just not the laugh out kind. It’s funny as in marvelously original and ridiculously funny. Continue reading
The crowd of bearded men brushed off the dirt from their clothes as they walked through a cloud a smoke. Continue reading
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