Monday, November 14, 2011

This home along the Marchienwijk canal, was the home where Jack was born. Now a single home, it was originally 3 houses under one roof.
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The farm belonging to Jack's father's family was located in this spot along the canal. It is no longer there - now just farmland for another local farmer.
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Saturday afternoon we toured the castle in Ziest built in the 17th century by Count Willem von Nassau Odijk. We also saw an art exhibit by a female artist named Bierenbroodjespot (very unusual name!!)
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Rien passed away last year after a valient struggle with cancer and we miss him a lot. We went to the cemetary with his wife Dorothy to pay our respects - she has chosen a lovely dignified polished granite stone marker.
We put a stone on Rien's grave stone in memory of our very good friend. We shall miss him!
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We helped Dorothy put new plants, including some lovely heather on the grave
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We went to the zoo with Dorothy and her grandchildren Tijl (6) and Couto (4). It was cool and cloudy but we had a good time learning about different animals.
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