Friese staartklok

This clock is very important to me as it has been hanging on the wall of my grandparents houses my whole life. In fact, it has seen many generations and was bought by Johannes Saris (1873-1959) and then passed down to his eldest child, Hubertina Saris.

Following a Dutch baby tradition: Beschuit met muisjes

As I may have mentioned, we recently welcomed our first child into the world. In the months prior to the birth I asked around for English traditions to welcome babies. There really only seemed to be two, neither of which seemed as fitting as the Dutch tradition, which has been celebrated in my Dutch family for a long time.