Andy Blogs

If only it t’were so simple! The above might sound like a strange line. It is from a scene in the comedy movie Hail Caesar. One of the characters keeps stumbling over the line as he just can’t say it. … Continued

Recently when we were away in the UK, we stopped to have a bit of lunch and bought some pasties (if you are not sure what one of those is, why not look it up on the internet?) The company … Continued

  With the weather being so great at the moment, there are plenty of people out on their bikes.  A few minutes from our home, there is this small jetty which enables walkers and cyclists to get onto a ferry. … Continued

   Test the Best by Birgit Kinder,  East Side Gallery, Berlin It is great seeing some more sunshine today (Friday) and having some reasonable temperatures here in Leiden! Our street is really quiet since many people are away on holiday. As … Continued

It is July and this month and the one that follows are often for many a ‘change of scene’, as people take holidays. If that includes you, hope you have a refreshing time wherever you go. Let’s lift out the … Continued

In many western countries there have been some significant shifts in people’s stated beliefs in recent decades. Just recently in the UK, a survey showed 48% of people saying they do not believe in God, compared to 44% who say … Continued

Planning a holiday or some visits to other places this summer? If so, somewhere in the mix, you’ll need to check up on directions (or at least that your GPS is charged and the software up to date!!) Plus you … Continued

The other day in the UK there was a memorial service in relation to the life of Sir Nicholas Winton.  Who, you might say? In 1938 he was a stockbroker in London. But hearing of the plight of Jewish refugees … Continued

Yesterday was King’s Day here in the Netherlands – the Dutch Royal Family out and about visiting in Zwolle among other places. There was a great interview on NOS with two girls and one of their dads who ended up … Continued

Identity theft – beware!    Image by Salvatore Vuono, www.freedigitalphotos.net  We have possibly all received an email or two which have seemed suspicious. Or even clicked on something and a warning has come up from protection software that the message … Continued