Friday, August 29, 2014

Almost party time



Okay, me is supposed to post a blog about the Dutch Alphabet today, but me really want to tell something important. Next Monday (September 1st) it is my friend Berry her birthday (if you want to say Happy Birthday, just tweet her at @coegie). So, instead of talking about words starting with the letter P (which me will do next week), me wanted to show a picture of me and Berry with some Pancakes (pannenkoeken in Dutch, but again, me will talk about that next week). Me is hoping for a great birthday. Because me came to her on her birthday too!


O boy, now me hope we have pancakes!

Friday, August 22, 2014

O is for...



…oranje (orange)!. Oranje is the Dutch national and royal colour. They often speak of the Oranjes (the Oranges) when the Dutch speak about the beloved Royal Family, but also when they are talking about the national sporters and athletes. Oranje is also the colour of oranjebitter (a liquor made of oranges) and used as a part of the name of oranjekoeken (orange cookies). They are pink though… and eaten at weddings in Friesland. The spicey cookie is enriched with some almond paste, pink icing and whipped cream and fruit. But you can also buy cookie pieces at the local supermarket.

Friday, August 15, 2014

N is for...



… noga (nougat)! A yummy treat often found in old candyshops or at the fair or carny covered in a thin layer of chocolat. Om nom nom! Me started off great on this yummy letter. The noga diamond is often wrapped in colourful tinfoil paper. Easy to hold on to the noga without the chocolate melting on your paw. That is nice right. (noga diamond)

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Baby Bonobos Love Sesame Street too!



Last Friday me met the little Tigers, but did you know bonobo babies love Sesame Street too? Me sat at the window of their bedroom just before these beautiful animals would go to bed. They were already getting ready for bed. And like little children it is okay to watch a little Sesame Street before bedtime, right. So me sat for the window and me told a little bedtime story. Me thinks this little ape kinda liked it, because he stayed put for the whole story. Me just love it at Apenheul!


Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Baby Tigers Love Sesame Street!



O boy O boy! Last Friday the 8th of August me went to DierenPark Amersfoort again. But this time for whole different purpose. Well… not entirely, me still went to see gorgeous animals. But last Friday was extra special, because it was the day the baby tigers would play outside for the very first time since their birth. The triplets got their names too. They are now known as Nicolai, Fedor and Sergei. The triplets are adorable and so nosey. The immediately went out to scout the new environment. They even got close to the window to say hi to me. Isn’t this one cute! Thanks to Angela of VTL Photography me got some extra pictures of this encounter. Also one where the little one is sneaking up on me. O, me is in love with these cute cubs!


Sunday, August 10, 2014

World Lion Day



Hello everyone. Me know me always post funny and nice stuff. But every once in a while little cookie monsters will have to be a little serious. Today it World Lion Day. Me love these lions from DierenPark Amersfoort. His name is Tonga and the female feline is called Sabari. Me told me more about here already. Me love to look at the lions. But in the wild lions are becoming endagerend. And that is sad. So please take some time to learn more about the dangers the lions are in and help out where you can. So the zoo won't be the only place where we can look at these beautiful feline friends. Thank you!

Friday, August 08, 2014

M is for...



…molen (windmill)! There are a lot of windmills in the Netherlands, like at Kinderdijk. Windmills were used for the wind energy. That energy was used to grain wheats (and such) to make flour for baking bread and cookies! There were other windmills too, like to use the wind energy to saw wood and such. A lot of old windmills are still preserved in cities, towns and in the country. The old ones are usually used as museum (museum is the same in Dutch and English) or are a monument (monument is also a M-word that is the same in both languages). There are also a lot of modern windmills that make wind energy to use to get electricity for homes and computers. (molen)

Monday, August 04, 2014

Puppy love



Today it is a very special day. On this day Berry, exactly 19 years ago, got a new friend in her life: Bassie. Me got to know him as a true friend who loved me as a pillow. Me and Bassie often saw eye to eye, like here in the picture. Bassie passed away on March 29 2012 and is still dearly missed. It was a very special dog me liked to share me cookies with. Although me love Sammie very much, me love to honor my first doggy friend since me came to stay with Berry: Bassie.


Friday, August 01, 2014

L is for...



…leeuw (lion). Here you see Sabari the leeuwin (lioness). She is the Queen of DierenPark Amersfoort. Me love lions, they are so majestic and gorgeous. Sabari’s husband is the magnificent Tonga. They do not have any leeuwenwelpen (lion cubs), but at Dierenpark Emmen they do. Me love watching them and me thinks they quite like me too. O and did you know the Dutch word for love is liefde. Yes, that also starts with the letter L! (leeuwin Sabari)