One more day at work and then we are off to Sweden. I have been really looking forward to this. And I not alone. It will be good for us to get together again with Mel. It really has been too long that we saw her. And I’m looking forward to some real Greek hugs.It…
Month: May 2019
Dorotheus
Today I learned a fun fact about one of my Christian names.My full name is Robertus Dorotheus Maria. Knowing that my parents were Catholic, it is very clear were “Maria” comes from. I always thought that the names Robertus Dorotheus were Latin based. For Robertus this is partly correct. The name Robertus is indeed Latin,…
Upgraded PHP to version 7.3
This morning I got a message from Jennifer telling me that the weblog was extremely slow. Thank you for informing me Jennifer. And yes, the site was indeed responding very slowly. Some investigation showed that this may have been caused by the PHP version (PHP is the computer language that is mainly used for WordPress)….
Funny Celebrations
That today it is Mothers Day most people will know, but did you know that there are many International/National Celebrations? Rob and I had great fun yesterday looking up all kinds of not so commonly known international or national celebrations. Some are funny, some are just weird and some even make some sense. Did you…
Recipe books
Today I went out to look for a recipe book about salads, as I wanted to have new suggestions and ideas. I felt a little “dried up” on this. I succeeded in buying a very nice and complete book on salads. The “Saladebijbel” will bring me many new recipes and a lot of new ideas….
Red Curry Paste (make it yourself)
This weekend I am planning to make a dish with sea bass. One of the needed ingredients is red curry paste. I was looking for it in a local supermarket, but could not find it (most likely I have overlooked it). So I did what I do mostly in such case, I called Miranda for…