tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post1338702141323863002..comments2023-10-17T13:33:51.141+02:00Comments on Something to Say: About Life in The Netherlands: Peeking ThroughJenn in Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-58599261809727897052007-07-03T08:48:00.000+02:002007-07-03T08:48:00.000+02:00Oh, Jenn. How sad. You know, my mother and I wer...Oh, Jenn. How sad. You know, my mother and I were talking just this evening about how we felt we needed more trees on our property. We're hoping to plant some soon. I will be sure to plant one for you. <BR/><BR/>By the way, you are a brilliant writer, woman!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-27765793642327398542007-07-01T17:36:00.000+02:002007-07-01T17:36:00.000+02:00Oh, how sad. And good for you that you're not lett...Oh, how sad. And good for you that you're not letting that keep you from your back yard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-4848874879492352132007-06-29T18:11:00.000+02:002007-06-29T18:11:00.000+02:00How dismaying! We're trying to grow some here if i...How dismaying! We're trying to grow some here if it's any karmic consolation. I liked Jami's comment about your yard being the new desired visual destination, and I've got to agree with everyone else who said this: no notice? doesn't sound very Dutch to me...annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-22089600988740553482007-06-29T10:38:00.000+02:002007-06-29T10:38:00.000+02:00yes - wonder why they cut them down. Maybe you'll ...yes - wonder why they cut them down.<BR/><BR/> Maybe you'll make friends with your newly visible neighbours? If they can see you surely you can see them right back?Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582796689281835066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-62739900478956398662007-06-29T07:07:00.000+02:002007-06-29T07:07:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-76253982144517679322007-06-29T04:03:00.000+02:002007-06-29T04:03:00.000+02:00Oh I am so sorry your trees are gone. Being a tre...Oh I am so sorry your trees are gone. Being a tree lover I get so upset when they get cut down for no apparent reason. Trees are a living history...Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825584109550611401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-47071176846279784762007-06-29T02:27:00.000+02:002007-06-29T02:27:00.000+02:00You mean there was no public notice that the trees...You mean there was no public notice that the trees were being cut down? No letters sent to your house? No public hearing? Huh?<BR/><BR/>That doesn't seem very Dutch to me.soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-46795544629929973302007-06-29T00:05:00.000+02:002007-06-29T00:05:00.000+02:00I wonder what reason they had to cut down the tree...I wonder what reason they had to cut down the trees. I just don't want to see any more trees destroyed in the name of progress. I hope you adapt quick to be without them.Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057386419079395375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-39001637427992834212007-06-28T23:23:00.000+02:002007-06-28T23:23:00.000+02:00That's terrible! Trees add so much to an area. Blo...That's terrible! Trees add so much to an area. <BR/>Blogrolled you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-26920194784603836202007-06-28T21:52:00.000+02:002007-06-28T21:52:00.000+02:00alex-I wish I knew!sweet f.a.-Love the new handle,...alex-<BR/>I wish I knew!<BR/><BR/>sweet f.a.-<BR/>Love the new handle, and thanks for the information on the why's and wherefore's of it all. I do hope that new trees go in. And seriously if it's all a height regulation, why can't they just trim? No matter, you can expect to see me in your backyard this summer where there are trees abundant! (That is if we get any summer this summer!)Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-6791626211040827582007-06-28T21:37:00.000+02:002007-06-28T21:37:00.000+02:00Dear Jenn, (It's Becca in Holland, ...check out m...Dear Jenn, (It's Becca in Holland, ...check out my new "handle"!) Check with your Dutch neighbors about what is being planned. You know the Dutch have multiple regulations for everything, and usually they have to cut down trees that are over a certain age and/or height to prevent their potentially being dangerous in the severe wind storms that rage through periodically. But they are then also obligated to replant within a certain period of time. Unless there is some sort of building being planned, or the laying of cables or new sewer lines, you should hear about when the new trees will come in. Won't do you much good this summer, but does give hope for next year! Sorry about your disappointment dear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-8564638697589838592007-06-28T21:36:00.000+02:002007-06-28T21:36:00.000+02:00I am sorry to hear that! Why did they cut them do...I am sorry to hear that! Why did they cut them down?Alex Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567976812466320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-50163571041812746292007-06-28T20:53:00.000+02:002007-06-28T20:53:00.000+02:00mark-I really appreciate that and I commiserate wi...mark-<BR/>I really appreciate that and I commiserate with you your loss of the trees. I am not sure if it's "progress" when we are removing such important pieces of life from our landscape. Surely there must be a better way.Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-39413855535573712152007-06-28T20:39:00.000+02:002007-06-28T20:39:00.000+02:00Hi Jenn,I know how you feel, where we live they ar...Hi Jenn,<BR/>I know how you feel, where we live they are over the next 10 years going to build 3000 new houses and create a new Town. All around us the trees were removed in antisipation of this, it has changed the whole area and looks like a war zone, lickily enough we have a green zone infront of our house that blocks of the main road but it is still awful.<BR/>I know how you must feel when their is nothing wrong with the trees and doing it without informing you.<BR/>It is really sad when you loose your little peice of privacy.<BR/><BR/>Cheers MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030723007281118936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-79926537386729852272007-06-28T19:44:00.000+02:002007-06-28T19:44:00.000+02:00ct-hehe. You are a clever girl.jami-Didn't think a...ct-<BR/>hehe. You are a clever girl.<BR/><BR/>jami-<BR/>Didn't think about that, but I am gonna go with that first thing. Trust me, everybody wants to lay eyes on this hot mama!<BR/><BR/>brillig-<BR/>Yes, I don't think I realized just how much I loved them until someone came and took them away from me!<BR/><BR/>mommak-<BR/>Hey! Welcome. Nice of you to stop by. Yup, I love that coke light. I should love it less, but I don't.<BR/><BR/>cg-<BR/>Exactly! And this is not a land where there is an overabundance by any stretch, so why chop them down? I remember thinking the same thing last year watching roadworks go through an area and they just cleaned out these magnificent trees to lay road. A few yards difference (to my eye) and they could have accomplished the same thru-way but spared the trees. I was shocked. And bewildered.Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-68920658971116173382007-06-28T19:27:00.000+02:002007-06-28T19:27:00.000+02:00How awful. I always mourn the loss of perfectly g...How awful. I always mourn the loss of perfectly good trees. When will people realize that this earth actually needs them?CableGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392330449567457998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-30844931995158283992007-06-28T19:10:00.000+02:002007-06-28T19:10:00.000+02:00Oh, how I miss Coke Light!! What a delicious conco...Oh, how I miss Coke Light!! What a delicious concoction that we are not privy to in the US.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry for you and your tress. I would be annoyed as well.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084242509519566587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-20730735414618962322007-06-28T18:54:00.000+02:002007-06-28T18:54:00.000+02:00Oh, that would make me so, so sad. I can only ima...Oh, that would make me so, so sad. I can only imagine how much you'll miss them.Brillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694582598855276158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-4870404467304322722007-06-28T18:37:00.000+02:002007-06-28T18:37:00.000+02:00Do you know why they cut them down? Was it becaus...Do you know why they cut them down? Was it because your back yard has become THE visual destination for the folks on the other floors behind you? Maybe you've used up your allotment of shade for the summer? Regardless of the reason, it sucks!Jamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962802919604963474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-35213022394703101632007-06-28T16:55:00.000+02:002007-06-28T16:55:00.000+02:00Things gotta change, sweetie. Maybe it't time to ...Things gotta change, sweetie. Maybe it't time to move into the fall of your life. Just be sure that by the time you get to winter, it doesn't become the winter of your discontent! ;)cathouse terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-65146704521738749162007-06-28T16:04:00.000+02:002007-06-28T16:04:00.000+02:00y-sky-Welcome, and thanks for the well wishes. I a...y-sky-<BR/>Welcome, and thanks for the well wishes. I appreciate that. Love your "name" by the way. Very wise.Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-71869685507958605462007-06-28T14:13:00.000+02:002007-06-28T14:13:00.000+02:00I hope something new in the space will cheer you a...I hope something new in the space will cheer you and give you peaceful moments.y-skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965118694506685667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-30758155121111313562007-06-28T13:55:00.000+02:002007-06-28T13:55:00.000+02:00Thank you Wieneke.I don't think they were sick eit...Thank you Wieneke.<BR/>I don't think they were sick either, but I am sick over the removal. It will be interesting to see what they will do with that space now.Jenn in Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-13236137168831661832007-06-28T13:47:00.000+02:002007-06-28T13:47:00.000+02:00Oh, what a sad event. Maybe the trees were ill, bu...Oh, what a sad event. Maybe the trees were ill, but I doubt it very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com