Adventures of a Cat Lady

  • Gardening, the hobby of love and loathe

    “A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.” – Liberty Hyde Bailey There is truly nothing that I enjoy more than my garden in bloom each summer. There is something very satisfying all my hard…

  • One Pot Chicken Ratatouille

    This is a unique and tasty recipe, that mixes savoury and sweet. Technically its not ratatouille, as according to wikipedia, its ‘ is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables that originated in Nice…’ Ive added meat because everyone loves chicken (if you dont, go meat free and add in chick peas instead). A few years…

  • Museums and laughs

    For those who know me, Im a total museum nerd. I prefer modern art museums but I dip my toe into what is going, to experience it and more likely than not, judge it and make fun of it (Im laughing with it, not at it). In the Netherlands you have the museumkaart which is…

  • The things we do for our cats

  • The ugly truth of using third party websites

    Gig economy and third party websites. These go absolutely hand in hand. Third party websites have created the gig economy.  The next questions to ask are, ‘what is a gig economy?’ and ‘what is a third party website?’  What is a gig economy? A gig economy is an economy that operates flexibly, involving the exchange…

  • Ice sculptures and Eindhoven

    A cold Netherlands ice Sculpture Festival and visiting museums in Eindhoven. From one side of the Netherlands to the other.

  • 5 Years in the Netherlands and 2022

    Celebrating 5 years living in the Netherlands and looking back on 2022.

  • Saying a very cheerful good-bye to 2020!

    2020, what a year! Everyone likes to say what a horrific year it’s been; admittedly it has had its challenges but I’ve had a good year. It hasn’t been a total success, being in and out of lockdown for over 9 months now, saying ‘…I think you’re on mute’ over and over again to colleagues…

  • DIY Masks, the latest fashion accessory

    In the Netherlands, it was announced that from the 1st of December, masks are required to be worn in most places, grocery stores and anywhere ‘inside’, in short.  Masks are the latest thing that you literally can’t leave home without! I initially bought masks (I have more than I know what to do with) and…

  • DIY Layered Santa Soap (melt and pour)

    It’s that time of year! I am one of these people who truly loves the holidays, I still feel the magic and excitement of the holidays. It probably helps that I always take two weeks off work at the end of the year, so that also gives me something to look forward to in addition…