A Journey To Holland in Photographs – Part 3
(c) Roger Overall 2010
This is how I remember my teenage years: flat with big skies. (c) Roger Overall 2010
08/12/10
Category Archives: Home Life
08/11/10
A Journey To Holland In Photographs (And A Few Words) – Part 2
This is my little brother. 20 years ago, he would have been called a bicycle repair man. These days, cycles are such complicated pieces of machinery, he is a mechanic. He's also good - very good. In a couple of weeks' time he'll be heading off to the US with the Dutch national off-road cycling team that's taking part in a world championship event. Immediately afterward, he'll be going to Canada with a private team participating in a world series event. I'm stupid proud of him. (c) Roger Overall 2010
I'm a child of the land and the water. The land dominates on my Dutch side, the water on my English. I grew up in the easternmost corner of the Netherlands. This is farming country and this is what farms used to look like round here. (c) Roger Overall 2010
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08/10/10
A Journey To Holland In Photographs – Part 1
"It's like the whole plane is made of honey" - Emily, Aged 5. (c) Roger Overall 2010
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This is what happens when you put Smurfs in a blender and freeze them: Smurf ice cream. (c) Roger Overall 2010
This is what you get for €3.30 in Holland: coffee, slice of cake, sausage roll, small glass of cream and coffee liqueur. How's that for value for money? (c) Roger Overall 2010
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She calls this look "Angry Eyes". (c) Roger Overall 2010
07/31/10
Blue Cat
(c) Roger Overall 2010
My daughter is the driving force behind a video we’re shooting over the next couple of days. It’ll be something to do with cats. Or as she calls them: Crraaahaaazy cats.
She will likely take all of the lead roles.
That’s only fair. So far she has done all the pre-production work: designing and painting the cats.
Daddy has taken on more of an executive producer role – ie, I’m the money man.
Tomorrow I shall become the camera man, focus puller, and so on.
Madam will shine as lead and director.
It is rarely, I think, a good thing when the star directs themselves. Especially when they are five years old.
***UPDATE***
We filmed, edited and dubbed the film this morning. I’m fairly pleased. The star left the project halfway through due to creative differences and the fact that SpongeBob was on TV.
02/16/10
5
She came into my life at some unholy hour.
I should have been asleep. I’m glad I wasn’t.
Her eyes were pure silver and they stared at me from the cradle of my arms.
I get very emotional when I remember the first time I held her.
She is very special to me.
Today she is five years old.
This is how she watches television:
Five today. (c) Roger Overall 2010