the smartest people in the world

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Sunday Selections

Sunday Selections is hosted by Kim over at Frogpondsrock. It is the perfect excuse for posting those shots that have been hanging around aimlessly in folders on your computer, waiting to be seen. Hop over to the Rocking Frog Ponds and see what others have posted or dig up some photos yourself and join in.

IMG_4727

I just love the smiley faces on those horses. (And yes, that’s my shadow. Oops.)

 

IMG_4716

This German guy (I know he’s German, because we said ‘hallo’ and he replied with ‘guten Abend’) was enjoying his ‘patatje’, which is Dutch for chips, on a Summer’s evening in Appingedam last year.

 

IMG_4448

You probably wouldn’t have noticed, but the people living behind this rather lovely front door are selling hony. Yep, not honey, but hony. Or hone. Or hoey. Because honey in Dutch is ‘honing’ and they left out the n. But I’m sure it will still be delicious.

 

IMG_4472

This lady has managed to bring a little bit of France into the North of the Netherlands, with her little shop in an old wooden caravan, parked under a cherry tree.

Cute, n’est-ce pas?

op
Labels: , , , ,

15 comments:

  1. rhymeswithplague13 March 2011 at 12:38

    And I suppose his name is V. Gates?

    ReplyDelete
  2. rhymeswithplague13 March 2011 at 12:39

    And the lady is Polly Voofrahnsay....

    ReplyDelete
  3. Cherie13 March 2011 at 13:52

    Every pic made me smile, Thank YOU ;~)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Karen13 March 2011 at 18:32

    For Rhymes with Plague - my last name is Gates. When my dad was stationed in Wiesbaden (where I was born) when he was in the Air Force, his buddies would greet him, "Wie geht's, Gates." So, I've heard that particular joke for more than 50 years.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Jientje13 March 2011 at 19:52

    I love the Summer feeling in that last one. Winter is ending over here, and I long for the sun!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Mara13 March 2011 at 21:41

    Love the horses! And perhaps the bijen honig people are part Dutch, part German! Enjoying their chips bought with the proceeds of the hony!

    ReplyDelete
  7. frog ponds rock...13 March 2011 at 23:10

    I to, really like the horses :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Gaby13 March 2011 at 23:37

    Those horses remind me of my childhood! They are delightful as are all your images, love the little bit of France in the Netherlands - how wonderful to work in a blue caravan under a cherry tree :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jay14 March 2011 at 01:27

    Oooh - the caravan!! The caravan! That one is my favourite - it's just beautiful! Worth framing, I'd say.

    Love the little horses too, but OH likes the one with the German guy eating chips.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Mimi14 March 2011 at 15:29

    Your country looks so lovely!

    Hugs & love,
    Mimi

    ReplyDelete
  11. Suldog14 March 2011 at 16:52

    I love stick horses. I had one when I was a kid. Everybody did in my neighborhood, I think. I sort of thought that maybe today's children wouldn't have them, but there they are! Cool!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Baino14 March 2011 at 21:06

    Cute, it's a lovely idea. Might play one of these days if I don't do a Sunday photo walk. Love the little caravan shop.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Marja15 March 2011 at 08:37

    Qui tres cute :) I love such places with an atmosphere. Appingedam looks great as well and i would love his patatje. I am not keen on the honing. My opa was a beekeeper so we had too much of it

    ReplyDelete
  14. Putz15 March 2011 at 18:48

    ahhhhhhh the french<><><><>almost noone like them

    ReplyDelete
  15. allhorsestuff23 March 2011 at 19:32

    Hi sweet,
    These all really made me long for summertime!

    ReplyDelete

Comments are very much appreciated. I will often answer your comment here too. So please click on the email link. Sometimes the most interesting part of a post are the comments ;-)

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)