Author: arlette

It is March 9, 1945 when the B-17 of pilot Edward F. Logan, on its way from Austria to the…

I think I can safely say that I was brought up “neatly”. I am polite to strangers and when I…

Last Saturday it was that time again. The men from the village were going to burn down the hill that…

A few days ago I read a post in the FB group »Expats in Slovenia«. The person in question asked…

According to Bine, the best time to chop wood is now, in the middle of winter. This is due to…

Today, February 8, is an important national holiday in Slovenia, as many readers already know. It is the anniversary of…

Last week I read an article on Nu.nl, a Dutch news site on which I take a look every morning,…

Today we have a bit of grey and drizzly weather. The snow is gone and I long for spring. When…

Last week we had our first nice layer of snow again. In the north, it had already snowed a lot,…

As I already wrote before in one of my blog posts, at most (local) parties and festivities in Slovenia they…