Exciting Cycling Recommendations

Exciting Cycling Recommendations

It’s 2022 and we’ve had 3 years of Covid Pandemic (and counting), political wrangling of an historically defining nature and strains on essential resources the world over. In short, there are changes afoot. And in the face of Climate Change, this is just the beginning. 

Cuddle Bubble Christmas

Cuddle Bubble Christmas

2o2o will forever be defined by Covid 19 and it’s effect on individuals and communities around the world. So…how do we celebrate Christmas and New Year when in lockdown or suffering the trauma of loss? Hopefully as people have done for years when in the 

There’s a lion eating the violins!!!!!!

There’s a lion eating the violins!!!!!!

Do you pretend to be an animal sometimes? Perhaps roar like a lion or sing in the trees like a bird? Here are some very famous pieces of animal music written by people who probably wanted to put roaring lions or chirping birds on stage 

Thanks for the Sky

Thanks for the Sky

  This song has been written for Nicky, who somehow manages to give and simultaneously, create, enormous amounts of energy in others. Nicky loves the work of the English artist, Celia Smith, who drawers the natural environment with wire and this little song tries to 

Hello Hello Houten!

Hello Hello Houten!

In June 2019 Houten held a Cycling Festival and I was lucky enough to help promote that on our local radio station (which indeed…is a little like taking coals to Newcastle). My job was to talk about our journey to Houten as well as pick 

London Bridge is Falling Down

London Bridge is Falling Down

Did you notice that the old London Bridge had lots of building on it? Huh? A bridge with buildings on it?????? But won’t it fall down? Well… Here’s one in Florence, Italy that’s still standing. Photo Bianca Ackerman, Germany Photo Eugeniya Belova, Russia

Old Town Road

Old Town Road

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus and mixing it up! This is a great little tune, but there’s also lots of other stuff to think about. What about music styles? Is this Country and Western or is it Rap? And what’s the history between 

Houten in Germany for the afternoon

Houten in Germany for the afternoon

So, we made it! In February the van Dams were lucky enough to take part in Traffic Without Chaos, this fantastic project by Insa Onken for Plan B, a German documentary program aired weekly on ZDF Along with Robert Derks, who’s brain-child Houten is and 

I Hear Thunder

I Hear Thunder

  I Hear Thunder Traditional Song (with Extra Lyrics by Abby) I hear thunder, I hear thunder, Hark don’t you? Hark don’t you? Pitter patter rain drops. Pitter patter rain drops. I’m wet through. So are you! I see blue skies, I see blue skies. 

Nederlands Reclames met Engels Slogans.

Nederlands Reclames met Engels Slogans.

Here’s your task: 7 English slogans you hear used in Dutch adverts. Write them in English, like I have below, then translate them, then write them three more times in English. Here are some I heard on the TV the other night.   Nissan Qashqai