Happy Days – 2026 – Week 12
Spring doing its beautiful thing and work and life fully ramp up. Trying to stop and smell the flowers as the cherry blossoms put on quite the show.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 11
Celebrating Public Domain Day in the Netherlands, beginning to see the beautiful spring and organizing with other volunteers.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 10
Spring started to think about showing herself this week
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 9
Beautiful start to the spring in late February as the crocuses bloom.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 8
We visited London over February school break and had a nice time with friends and family. As always, too short, can't wait to go back.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 7
Work events at Internet Archive Europe HQ and then the start of a family vacation in London.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 6
Early February brought a bit of relaxation, a lot of obligations and welcomed community building.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 5
Various experiences of protecting and furthering knowledge and democracy in one form or another.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 4
Very full week - accepting a bid on our house, organizing protests, Public Domain Movie Night, and enjoying family time.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 3
Returning to routine filled with obligations, participating in European Public Domain Day, organizing protests, navigating icy conditions, selling our house, and a sprinkling of cherished family moments.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 2
The "family adventure" of 36 hours of train rides from Valencia, ES to Utrecht, NL. TLDR: we made it home.
Happy Days – 2026 – Week 1
First week of 2026 and 'stranded' in Valencia as the Netherlands is covered in snow and travel has pretty much ground to a halt.
Happy Days - Week FiftyNine
Coming in for the final newsletter of 2025 and seeing the sun in the Spanish countryside after a Dutch Christmas.
HappyDays – Week FiftyEight
Holiday Cookie Party was the highlight of the week.
Happy Days – Week FiftySeven
A quick trip to Barcelona with beautiful sunrises and sunsets and several get togethers back in Utrecht in mid-December.
Happy Days – Week FiftySix
Saw Meredith Whittaker at a lecture, made photos of the house ready for sale and decorated the Christmas tree.
Happy Days – Week FiftyFive
Thanksgiving celebrations in the Netherlands with family and friends and carrying on traditions of gratitude and fun.
Happy Days – Week FiftyFour
Week 54 - Sinterklaas arrived in the NL, we went on beautiful autumn walks, our son continued to gain his independence, and the first snow dusted our neighborhood.
Happy Days – Week FiftyThree
Main focus that week was starting the prep of getting our house ready for sale, trying to take bites out each day.
Happy Days – Week FiftyTwo
Celebrating a year of reflections, day trips with the kid, and overdue housework you only get to when it's for someone else.
