All Things Holland

If you were a musician looking to 'get away' or 'inspire' yourself. What could be better than a home that 'disappears'? Take a look at this. More pictures here . Wood House, Hilversum, Netherlands. You know, southeast of Amsterdam and due north of Utrecht. But this 'pile of wood' is actually a prefabricated home made of steel and plastic. Made to look like a simple wood pile, it is the getaway of Hans Liberg. He actually has his own website . Hans Liberg is a  musician/entertainer who won an Emmy in 1997 for his variety show. This was a quick post, I'm working on something bigger and better. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be glad to look into it. I'm leaning toward food again for some reason.....

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Although I would have loved to be at this years tulip time festival sadly I was not. However, to lessen the pain, a friend was able to enjoy the event and pass down the news. It seems that this years tulip time was lacking in tulips! This March temperatures rose to the 80's which started the growth of the tulips too early. When these temperatures hit, the tulip time committee decided to label the upcoming festival as stemfest; knowing in advance that the March heat would force the tulips to bloom too early. So the festival was pushed to do things differently. They used greenhouses for tulips which were brought out for tulip time , they revamped an old french organ, and they had a flash mob. Very nice job Holland! I'll post the flash mob video next.

Today I present Merel Hutten a Dutch lady who is fluent in English.  I have no idea what she says at the begining of the song, if anyone would be able to translate I would thank them graciously.  Her English is flawless and without an accent!  I would be intersted to see what her other Dutch songs mean in English because she seems to write quirky interesting songs.  here is her website http://www.merelhutten.nl/