Thirty cousins gathered together on abright and sunny Friday afternoon at the playground in Helpman, Groningen! It was an amazing chance to catch up and strengthen our bond. We shared memories, made new ones, and had an absolute blast! Gerrit’s…
Where Auke (Art) and I have met every now and then in recent decades, both in the USA and in The Netherlands, the differences between us dominated our contact. Trapped in our own clichés, we had difficulty finding, understanding, each…
In the Schoonveld family, birthdays were always very important. Uncles and aunts would gather at the birthday party – the living rooms were usually not very big – and there was a lot of chatter. Aunt Elly describes in Gronings…
