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Model Trains at the Broodfabriek (Rijswijk, NETHERLANDS)

18 Feb 2022 2 minute read 4 comments bengy $0.03

  Well... this is a bit of a blast from the past for me! Just near where we used to live in the the Netherlands, there was a small exhibition centre, de Broodfabriek (the Bread-factory). No surprise, it used to be a bread factory (I think... or it...

Post-Move Part 6: School Worries...

2 Feb 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.05

  This is my series about trying to find our footing in Australia. It will no doubt be a series of joy and sadness and struggle... Things will turn out alright? Won't they? Part 1: Settling In and AdjustingPart 2: Checking In...Part 3: House Hunti...

Post Move #1: Settling In and Adjusting

8 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.08

    Unsplash   This is my series about trying to find our footing in Australia. It will no doubt be a series of joy and sadness and struggle... Things will turn out alright? Won't they? We are finally out of our isolation period due to the trav...

The Move Part 18: Stuff is Getting Real....

19 Dec 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.02

  This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry!Part 1: Finding a Moving CompanyPast 2: A Slight Travel PanicPart 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platforms (Cointracking v...

Part 17: The Pre-Packing

17 Dec 2021 5 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.08

  This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry!Part 1: Finding a Moving CompanyPast 2: A Slight Travel PanicPart 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platforms (Cointracking v...

Mission Accomplished (aka: Being a Parent)

15 Dec 2021 6 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.06

    Unsplash   Being a parent can be a bit like being the support/utility player for a team... you make sure that everything is in place and working smoothly... but you get none of the credit/glory... or any of the fun! Anyway, today was one of...

The Move Part 11: A Father's Guilt

20 Nov 2021 5 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.02

    Unsplash   This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry!Part 1: Finding a Moving CompanyPast 2: A Slight Travel PanicPart 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platforms...

Ron's Gone Wrong (Review)

15 Nov 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.04

  Well... on a recent trip to Glasgow, we had one of the most nightmarish series of flights possible, which ended up with staying an extra day in Glasgow (I should look into that expense reimbursement... I'm back, still processing after nearly a...

Why do we constantly lie to kids?

23 Aug 2021 2 minute read 22 comments TrocProcLock $0.09

Isn't it ironic that we constantly lie to our kids and yet we teach them not to lie? That's a little backwards, no? And by lying to our kids I mean telling them about Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy. It has always confused me since I was a twe...

Fixing Cubetto with the kids!

14 Aug 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy $0.03

  Our dear little Cubetto robot from Primo Toys has had a nice long life in our family, entertaining both our oldest and youngest daughter. However, in the last year, he hasn't been able to track a straight line when following the commands from t...