Delft MaMa of the week: Alis
Today’s mother of the week is the living proof that the reach of Delft MaMa knows no borders. Alis, is a Catalan high school teacher… Read More »Delft MaMa of the week: Alis
36 questions to love for couples
I recently read about the 36 questions to fall in love with anybody. This is meant for people that are dating and possibly looking to fall in… Read More »36 questions to love for couples
5 ‘Staycations’ Near Delft
If you’re looking for a way to get away, without actually getting away, enjoy these five ideas for a staycation option in Delft’s backyard. They… Read More »5 ‘Staycations’ Near Delft
Delft mama of the week: Susan
When she opens her mouth, anyone would be under the impression she’s from Scotland. As a matter of fact, she often gets mistaken for Scottish… Read More »Delft mama of the week: Susan
5 top tips for mothers
Her name is Nina. She changed my life in 2014. She changed me. This journey through motherhood is a never-ending one. Among many other things,… Read More »5 top tips for mothers
Water, Water, Everywhere
With warm weather (hopefully) just around the corner and the school summer holiday fast approaching, I’m busy working on my summer holiday bucket list. In… Read More »Water, Water, Everywhere
Delft mama of the week: Elizabeth
Our Delft mama of the week, Elizabeth, has worked as a political consultant, a NASA tour guide, and a lawyer, volunteered for the Sisters of… Read More »Delft mama of the week: Elizabeth
Some of my favorite books by female authors
There are so many authors and readers in our Delft MaMa community that I felt inspired today to write about women writers. Books have always… Read More »Some of my favorite books by female authors
Delft mama of the week: Olga
Ever since I started writing about the moms of the week for Delft MaMa blog, I’ve been asking those who I interview to nominate other… Read More »Delft mama of the week: Olga
School endings and new beginnings
My daughter is in “groep 8″of the “basisschool”. And since she has returned from her last break beginning of May, she is in a total… Read More »School endings and new beginnings
10 things living in The Netherlands has taught me
In the summer of 2016 my family and I moved from the sunny Costa del Sol to the not-so-sunny town of Delft, and I wasn’t… Read More »10 things living in The Netherlands has taught me
First taste of mosaic making
American mosaic artist living in Delft, Nan Deardorff McClain, greets me by the door of the building where her atelier is located. Eight to ten… Read More »First taste of mosaic making
Delft mama of the week: Xiaolin
Raising children in a foreign culture is always a challenge, and this week’s DelftMaMa Xiaolin is actively working to help Chinese children in the Netherlands… Read More »Delft mama of the week: Xiaolin
His Royal Highness Willem Alexander King of the Netherlands is 50! and we are all celebrating him
Citizens of the Kingdom of the Netherlands*, vassals of the King Willem Alexander “the first”, let your hair down, dress up in orange from top to toe and celebrate that His Royal Highness is hitting 50 tomorrow Thursday the 27th of April.
If you arrived in the Netherlands after that date of April 2016, you should know that on Koningsdag nothing is bizarre.
(*that includes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
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Happy May holidays!
The Delft MaMa blog is celebrating its first anniversary this April. Agnès Batllori Benet and I started this blog with lots of plans and even… Read More »Happy May holidays!
23rd of April, World book day. Let’s celebrate!
Books, roses, writers and lovers will literally take the streets of Barcelona and every city big or small in Catalonia tomorrow Sunday the 23rd of April, to… Read More »23rd of April, World book day. Let’s celebrate!
Three easy ways of becoming an active part of Delft MaMa community
Delft MaMa Children and Maternity Clothing Swap This Saturday Delft MaMa is taking a head start on King’s Day by organizing a Children and Maternity… Read More »Three easy ways of becoming an active part of Delft MaMa community
What’s your time worth?
Yesterday I worked fifteen hours without a break. No, I’m not a life-saving surgeon or the Prime Minister – I’m a working mother who is underpaid… Read More »What’s your time worth?