There are, according to the e-mail I received yesterday 10,000 hectares devoted to the cultivation of three billion tulip bulbs grown each year in the northern Netherlands.
They are planted in late October and November and blossom in May. "Glorious technicolor patchwork", I agree and would love to visit the fields and carry home a bulb or two. When I did visit Holland, it was October so the fields were bare as I didn't see one tulip. I did see a shop that made the wooden shoes, a name I don't remember as I write. We saw the dikes and enjoyed every minute of our trip. It was in Amsterdam that we stopped in to have lunch at a big chain like restaurant and was introduced to the latest tea bag which was a pencil thin silver packet with tiny holes in it. They didn't bring it to the American market as I've never seen one. They do have small sugar packets that resemble it though. I never did make up the tea from it, but saved it for show and tell, then of course, lost it somewhere in my travels.
They are planted in late October and November and blossom in May. "Glorious technicolor patchwork", I agree and would love to visit the fields and carry home a bulb or two. When I did visit Holland, it was October so the fields were bare as I didn't see one tulip. I did see a shop that made the wooden shoes, a name I don't remember as I write. We saw the dikes and enjoyed every minute of our trip. It was in Amsterdam that we stopped in to have lunch at a big chain like restaurant and was introduced to the latest tea bag which was a pencil thin silver packet with tiny holes in it. They didn't bring it to the American market as I've never seen one. They do have small sugar packets that resemble it though. I never did make up the tea from it, but saved it for show and tell, then of course, lost it somewhere in my travels. The picture of the farm house reminded me of the trip we had to Washington this year when we stopped to visit the lavender fields. Of course it was not as big and spread out as these fields are, but they did have a beauty all their own. Pat made some lavender cookies this week and the smell and taste brought back a few memories of a wonderful trip I enjoyed with my daughters and granddaughter.
It seems to me I wrote about these fields last year or earlier this year, but the pictures were a bit different. It was nice to see the fields again and marvel at the beauty of them. I have some imitation ones in a big vase on the credenza, a little out of season, but the light up the room especially today when the weather is dreary and the three big booms awakened me from a sound sleep. I don't think it was thunder and wonder just what it was. There is a full moon and streaks of black clouds so I am wondering just what caused the noise in the middle of the night.
So today, Monday . . . yes Monday already, where did that weekend go? We met with Peat, Darlene and Maggie and had dinner at the new Chinese restaurant in town. As Peat and Darlene are in fancy wheel chairs we had a room all to ourselves. Talk about good food and service, wow, it will be the rage of town as soon as the word gets out. The owner introduced himself as Eric and made several trips to our table to be sure we had everything we needed. The amount of food on our plates was enough to feed us for two days. We all walked out with a huge white carton of left overs. I am having a cup of hot green tea right now but I'll leave the left overs for later. Make today a useful day, one in which you will start all of your work projects on time and get them over and done with . . . the hardest ones first, then the rest will be a cinch. If your tired of smiling, cry a lot, it is good for the soul and as daughter Christine would say . . . "Get Over It." Hugs to all.
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