We're back! / We zijn terug!

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We're back from 2 glorious weeks in Drenthe. The weather was great, there was lots to do and we got some relaxing done as well! It was great to come back home though, and how we appreciate our own bed, bathroom, dishwasher and washing machine... And of course, the allotment greeted us with great spoils, which meant our bike-car was filled to the brim with apples (which I should have picked before we left), courgettes, the last of the broad beans, peas, pak-choi and the first blackberries. There's plenty of work for us the coming week, such as weed, weed, weed...

We zijn weer terug van twee heerlijke weken in Drenthe. Het weer was geweldig, er was veel te doen en we hebben ook wat gerelaxed! Maar wat is het dan weer fijn thuiskomen, naar ons eigen bed, de ruime badkamer, de vaatwasser en wasmachine... En natuurlijk had de volkstuin de nodige verrassingen in petto, en zat onze fietskar dus vol met appels (die ik eigenlijk had moeten plukken voor vertrek), courgettes, de laatste tuinbonen, doperwten, paksoi en de eerste bramen. Er is nog genoeg werk te doen, zoals wieden, wieden en nog eens wieden...

So, what were we up to? Look for yourself: from megalith to monkey rock, from water slide to roundabout, from sheep fold to playback show. Plus a bit of knitting, relaxing, BBQing, walking and, yes, a bit of work. Plus a lot of ideas for our garden, which will be transformed into an ocean of flowers for next year. Bye bye lawn! Watch this space...

Wat hebben we gedaan? Kijk maar naar de foto's: van hunebed tot apenrots, van waterglijbaan tot draaimolen, van schaapskooi tot playbackshow. Plus nog wat breien, ontspannen, BBQ-en, wandelen en, ja, een beetje werken. Plus veel ideeën voor onze tuin, die volgend jaar zal worden getransformeerd in een zee van bloemen. Hasta la vista, gazon! Blijf kijken...


Warning, a bit picture-heavy...

Waarschuwing, het zijn er wel veel...



















Comments

Siem said…
Nou het waren er inderdaad veel maar het ziet eruit als een heerlijke vakantie die jullie gehad hebben. Welkom terug in elk geval en dat zal de moestuin ook wel vinden ;-)
August 9, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Lida said…
De foto's spreken voor zich, prachtig hoor.
August 9, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Unknown said…
jaah Drente, daar kom ik vandaan! heerlijke om te zien. Kabouterland, schaapskooi, boomkroonpad?? ooit ga ik terug....
August 9, 2009 at 11:07 PM
hannah said…
Het ziet er uit als een heerlijke vakantie. Welkom terug!
August 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM
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