Mike and Anita James » tulips http://www.mikeandanita.com Reaching Children - Training Leaders Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:11:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Springtime in Holland http://www.mikeandanita.com/the-netherlands/springtime-in-holland/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.mikeandanita.com/the-netherlands/springtime-in-holland/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:48:21 +0000 Anita http://www.mikeandanita.com/?p=332 I know I’m biased when it comes to The Netherlands, but honestly, I can’t believe that there is a more beautiful place in Spring.  Don’t believe me?  Here is some proof:

Canal near our house

Everyday I take our dog for a walk.  What a beautiful view I get to see and enjoy!

Blooming tree

I love walking by this tree. It looks a bit like snow when its petals start to fall.

Spring flowers

I know what you’re thinking.  It’s Spring in Holland.  Surely you’ve got some tulips around.  Of course we do.  In fact, we have a few in our front yard.  They’re so pretty that I don’t want to pick them.  I just enjoy looking at them in the ground.  One thing I love here is when we go into Leiden.  There’s a farmer who sells flowers pretty cheaply.  Today we went by, and I saw that he was selling 5 bundles for 5 euros.  That’s 50 flowers for 5 euros.  Do the math!  You can’t get anything priced like that in America.  I brought them home, and they were too much for my large vase, so I had to add an additional vase.  Beautiful!

My Tulip Bargain

]]> http://www.mikeandanita.com/the-netherlands/springtime-in-holland/feed/ 0 Spring Flowers http://www.mikeandanita.com/the-netherlands/spring-flowers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.mikeandanita.com/the-netherlands/spring-flowers/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:49:46 +0000 Anita http://www.mikeandanita.com/?p=9 I’ve heard from some of my friends in The Netherlands that spring is there.  I wish I was too!  One of the things I really miss about The Netherlands is all the flowers.  I remember going into Leiden and buying 30 tulips for 5 euros.  With the dollar like it is today, that would be around $6.50.  I was shocked to see how much flowers cost in America.  I really miss having fresh flowers in my home, but I will have to wait until I get back to The Netherlands for that.  Most things in America are cheaper, but definitely not flowers.

Today is St. Patrick’s Day.  When I first explained this holiday to Grace, she freaked out a little.  She called it “The Pinching Holiday.”  It’s her first in America that she can remember.  They don’t celebrate it in The Netherlands.  Well, our Irish friends there do, but it is nothing like it is in America.

]]> http://www.mikeandanita.com/the-netherlands/spring-flowers/feed/ 0