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Sinterklaas Is Coming To Town
We often refer to November and December as “the holidays” in the United States because it’s a season in which several family occasions occur in close proximity to one another. For some, the holiday season may begin with Halloween, with decorations, candy, and costumes. For others, it begins closer to the end of November, at…
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November, Nanowrimo, and Movember
October transitioned to November this week, and Lorie and I spent our first Halloween abroad. It seems to be something of a non-holiday here in the Netherlands, or at least in Renkum, since we saw a few jack-o-lanterns at one restaurant, but little other evidence of the holiday. When we went to the grocery store,…