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One of the books in my collection is entitled Representations of Dresses, Morals and Customs in The Kingdom Of Holland at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century. It was published by Evert Maaskamp in Amsterdam in 1808. It is a collection of large, hand coloured engravings showing the national costumes of Holland. The text explains some of the customs of the people depicted, thus proving that "The different quarters of the Kingdom seem to be inhabited by different nations." The image above is a good example. Not only do the the people wear the dress of the region, they even speak a different language: Frisian. It is still widely spoken in Friesland today and it is a compulsory subject in most in primary schools there.
The caption below the engraving is in three different languages: Frisian, Dutch and French. The woman calls the man "Heit", which is Frisian for father and tells him that it was very cold in church. The man is carrying a finely carved wooden box . It has a metal tray inside containing some glowing coals that they took from home when they went to church. Women would keep this box under their flowing skirts to keep nice and warm.
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There are some cement statues for purchase in the Mountain Man complex in Cana, Virginia. I say complex because in this one site are different setups featuring different things. Mountain Man concentrates on fruit, vegetables and canned goods with a seasoning of Confederate flags for the redneck trade. Another area has these cement statues and there are other sites as well.
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Olga de Haas as The Mother, Jessica Folkerts as The Woman and Simon André as The Standard Bearer in 'The Green Table' by Kurt Jooss - 1965. Kurt Jooss' anti-war dance is a now rare but ever so powerful example of the German 'Ausdruckstanz.' The Dutch National Ballet first took on this ballet in 1965 and it proved a triumphant choice, especially noted was Reuven Voremberg's interpretation of Death.
Robert Fisher as the Head Mistress in Lichine's 'Graduation Ball' - 1960's. In the back Mariette Fisher-Mreijen and Connie Burgmeestre as Senior Pupils
Dutch Soldiers from the Army Special Forces: the Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)
The KCT lead taskforce 55 operations in Afghanistan. Taskforce 55 are a Special Operations taskforce that are composed of Special Forces and Afghan special police.
The taskforce operates in the wilderness of Afghanistan and conducts counter insurgency operations. Often these operations lead to capturing of Taliban leaders, and seizing hidden weapon stockpiles.
The Dutch army’s tier 1 Korps Commandotroepen the KCT have been operating in Afghanistan since 2002 and have notched up a spectacular amount of successful operations alongside other coalition Special Forces.
The commandos were also recently in the Dutch news because several of its operators were awarded gallantry medals for their bravery under enemy fire in Uruzgan.
Images all copyright Andrew Balcombe
It is pretty rare that I get to be the star of my own photo stream - I am after all, the one taking the pictures. So to see me on the other side of the camera must mean something pretty substantial, right? Yup, my first attempt at using a dutch oven! Well, okay, it isn't landing on the moon, but it was pretty important and special for me.
Slowly but surely, we're establishing an annual camping trip for Marna, Paige and I along with Grandpa Rich and Grandma Janelle. The last time we went, it was at an old childhood favorite campground called Lynx Pass. Lynx Pass Campground happened to be closed this year due to beetle kill, so we headed down the road (3.35 mi straight line per my GPS) and found ourselves a different place to camp.
Marna and I were responsible for one breakfast and two lunches during the two night trip. We could have used grandpa and grandma's stove, or even gotten our own, but among our favorite breakfast recipes at home are casseroles. With that in mind, I started researching how to make a casserole while camping, and landed at the dutch oven.
If you're like me, you've probably heard about the dutch oven a lot of times before, and you may have even seen one on television or at your own campground, but you've never tried your hand at it. My research suggested a pre-seasoned dutch oven by Lodge Logic, which we picked up at the local Bass Pro store along with a few other items.
The oven came with a recipe book, and I figured it was best to stick to the safe route for my first time out, so I took the first breakfast recipe in there and Marna gathered the ingredients while grocery shopping for the trip. When our morning for breakfast came along, I was pretty excited to try out this new cooking direction.
Surprisingly, at least to me, cooking with a dutch oven is pretty easy! The heat is supplied by charcoals - and the instruction book was very clear that the quality of the coal will impact the quality of the cooking. Per some recommendations, I picked up a charcoal chimney starter. Wow! Who invented that gem? If you're going to try your hand at the dutch oven, you need one of these things!
One bag of charcoal, and two pieces of paper, and some patience later, and I had heat for my oven. In fact, that was the hardest part about using the dutch over - patience.
I threw some coals under the dutch oven, and started dropping in ingredients. Before long I was ready to put the lid on, add some more charcoal, and let it sit. The result was one good tasting and very filling breakfast casserole. I'm not sure I could have done any better at home. My first dutch oven experience was a hit! I'm looking forward to trying more recipes out at home and in the forests in the future.
Side view of the semi-abandoned Dutch Reformed Church in Newburgh, New York, one of my favorite buildings. Looking at this photo got me thinking I should go back now that the leaves have fallen.
Holland 1 (or HM submarine Torpedo Boat No 1) was the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy, the first in a six-boat batch of the Holland class submarine. She was lost in 1913 while under tow to the scrapyard following decommissioning, and recovered in 1982 and was put on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport.
History
In 1901 she was ordered from John Philip Holland and built at Barrow-in-Furness. The keel was laid down 4 February 1901. In order to keep the boat’s construction secret, she was assembled in a building labelled "Yacht Shed", and the parts that had to be fabricated in the general yard were marked for "pontoon no 1". She was launched on 2 October 1901 and dived for the first time (in an enclosed basin) on 20 March 1902. Sea trials began in April 1902.
In September 1902 she arrived at Portsmouth with the other completed Holland boat and along with HMS Hazard (their floating submarine base) made up the "First Submarine Flotilla", commanded by Captain Reginald Bacon. Recognizing how dangerous the new submarines could be, he proceeded cautiously with training his small band of volunteer officers and men. There were accidents and disappointments, but just a few months later Captain Bacon reported that:
"Even these Little Boats would be a terror to any ship attempting to remain or pass near a harbour holding them". On 3 March 1903 Holland 1 suffered an explosion that caused four injuries.
On 24 October 1905, with the rest of the Holland fleet and three A-class boats, HMS Holland 1 sailed from Portsmouth to attack a Russian fleet that had mistakenly sunk a number of British fishing vessels in the North Sea. The boats were recalled before any attack could take place.
The submarine was decommissioned and sold in 1913 to T W Ward (limited) for £410. By the time the submarine was sold she was considered so obsolete that she was sold with all fittings intact, and the only requirement put on the purchaser was that the torpedo tube be put out of action.
While being towed to the scrapyard Holland 1 encountered very severe weather and sank about a mile and a half off Eddystone lighthouse. No one was on board the submarine at the time, and, since the submarine had been seen to be sinking earlier in the journey, the crew of the tug were ready to release to the tow rope, preventing any damage to the tug.