June 15, 2004
Oranje Boven !
As we went through our usual 'and how was your day day' routine at the dinner table this evening, I was almost- but not quite- sorry that I missed seeing the school today. But- on the other hand- I am enjoying not having to walk back and forth to that fool school a half dozen times a day, taking our precious Meg to her classroom.
It seems that everyone ( well, everyone except our children, half breeds that they are) wore orange clothing to school today. The teachers made it extra special by wearing funny ( or stupid, depending upon your point of view) hats throughout the day, perhaps shaped like an orange wooden shoe, or two hands clapping.
Sally then asked Han if she and Freek, the boy across the street, could string a line of orange flags from their respective windows, to create- as it were- a bower of orange on our little street.
Muttering about how much he disliked overt displays of nationalism, Han said 'no'.
And at the bakery they have a large selection of pastries, in various shades of orange.
Yes, tonight the dutch national football team plays against Germany in the EK.
( 1974 : never forget.)
Posted by sue at June 15, 2004 06:09 PM