Going Dutch....

My daughter had the radio on it the kitchen earlier and I was telling her to turn it down - typical Mum !! All of a sudden a song came on that transported me back to my childhood, to a particularly happy time when I lived with my Nan. I burst into laughter and asked her to turn it up quick - and sat there with a dreamy look on my face, just at the memories flooding back. I always loved that music.

When it was finished, she asked me what it was, to which I replied Eye Level - the theme to Van der Valk, a detective program from many years ago. My beloved daughter commented on the name and I told her it was based in Holland. She grinned and said, 'oh great - something else that makes you go all loopy is Dutch !!' Little madam !! lol.

I have memories from when I was tiny, of reading a story about a cow that got onto a barge in Holland and travelled the canals. I remember very few of the details, but have strong memories of the pictures of the cow getting off at a big cheese market, amidst piles and piles of edam. I know - pretty silly really, but I wish so much that I could find that book - just for sentimental reasons. My nan (who basically brought me up) used to read it to me when I was knee high to a grasshopper, so I have such fond memories.

I can just imagine me reading that book to my girls now - my smart ass daughter would probably say, 'Edam?? Where were the piles of rambol??' *winks at lessa.

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