I have a few pair of Dutch dolls scattered about my house and this matching set is one of my favorite.  This is my pair of 1980's vintage collectible dolls by Effanbee called Half Pint Toddler dolls from the Just Friends Collection.  They carry the label Effanbee Dutch Treats #6201 (boy) and #6202 (girl).  I first saw these at my sister in law's house and fell i...

This Circulon 5 1/2 Quart Dutch Oven is a handy pot to have in your kitchen. I've owed this pot for about 3 or 4 years now. It is a pot that I find myself reaching for when I am making soup or stew. I also use it for rice and boiling potatoes. Just about anything that requires something bigger than a sauce pan. This pan has a non-stick coating on the inside and is hard anodized on the outsi...

I really enjoy cooking and I really like this Farberware Dutch Oven. I use it all the time!This pot is a large, 15 quart dutch oven. It is a stainless steel pan, inside and out. The lid is the same stainless steel with a black bakelite top and handles.I find myself using this pot quite often. It is great for chili, soups, stews and much more. Any time I need to make a big "batch" of s...

I found this at the local bargain basement shop here, I hadn't seen Old Dutch cleanser since I was a kid I wasn't even sure if it was still being made. I bought this just because I had never come across it in recent times. It's a very good scouring product as good or better than the other better known brands. I like the size too, it comes in a big 21 ounce container compared to most...

I could not live without my Dutch Oven. I use it for browning meat and vegetables. I use it for frying things, since the tall sides reduce the amount of splatter in the kitchen. It is good for making stews and chili. Lodge makes some of the best cast iron pans, and I really like the pre-preseasoned ones. The pre-seasoning reduces the amount of work you need to do before its initial use,...

These Blue Bell Ice Cream Cups are delicious.  There are 12 cups, six of homemade vanilla and six of dutch chocolate.  I must say that the dutch chocolate is the best I've had in a long time.  Both flavors are good, but I'm partial to chocolate, and the dutch chocolate is very tasty and chocolatey.  The cups are small, I do wish they were somewhat larger, but each cu...

Dutch Blitz is a very entertaining card game - or, "A Vonderful Goot Game!", as stated on the box, with which I completely agree. A funny Dutch-accented poem of the same title printed on the back of the box warns that once you've started, "you'll play for most the day!"; I can attest to that as well.The game is for ages 8 and up; it can be played by two, three, or fo...

Dutch Boy Dura Clean eggshell is a good value paint. It has a nice thick consistency and covers well. It's not as flawless as more expensive paints, but it does a fine job.  Dutch Boy Dura Clean claims to be a one coat paint. If you're doing a light color over another light color, that may be the case. We got this paint in a dark green color and definitely needed two coats t...

This is a game from my childhood, and later when visiting my parents with our children we would play this game called Sjoelbak, otherwise known as Dutch Shuffleboard.There was a lot of good natured rivalry between all my brothers and sisters and I was more than excited when my Dad gave us our very own Sjoelbak for Christmas, just a year before he passed away, so we could play it with our girls ...

I was born in the Netherlands and immigrated here at the age of 9.  One of my passions is collecting anything to do with Sinterklaas (or St. Nicholas), the white horse he rides, and his side kick, Zwarte Piet (or Black Peter).  I have found very few artists that do this version of Santa, much less this entire grouping.  The only artist I have found is Pipka and her work is absolu...

When our girls were little and they would have friends over they would always get asked if they knew there was a rug on their dining table.  They got really good at explaining that this was a Dutch version of a tablecloth, also known as a table rug.I can remember growing up with these and it was just a normal tablecoth to everyone.   When I got married it's one of the first things...

I have a new fascination as of late for antique postcards.  I am always on the lookout for items that have something to do with my birthplace, Holland.  In my searches on Ebay I found these charming postcards of dutch children that date back to 1910.  I couldn't believe someone would have these in such good condition and be almost 100 years old.Check out the scans from the ba...

I was shopping on Ebay again and ran across this very unique vintage dutch boy cast iron bank.  It was used for advertising for the Dutch Boy Paints as listed in the auction.  All that mattered to me was it was a dutch boy and I could use it as a unique bank for saving paper money for our Disney trips.  Why no coins?  Well, this little guy weighs 6 lbs before any money is ev...

Dutch Lace Curtains, you can spot them in a window right away and know there's probably a Dutch family living in the home.   In Holland you will see them everywhere and I've included a picture of the house I was born in while I was visiting a few years back.  There's a beautiful swag version in the front window.These lace curtains come in many designs which can vary f...

In it's own words, Dutch Blitz is a "vonderful goot game," that's "such vonderful goot fun"!This game is for 2-4 players, or up to 4 two-person teams.  It contains four decks of cards that contain 40 cards each.  Each deck has 10 cards in each colour--blue, yellow, green, and orange--are are labled 1-10.  The object of the game is to get rid of a small...

I have played this game when I was young, growing up in Holland, many years ago. But now that I have purchased one once again recently here in Oregon where I live, and have been playing it with many friends, all that play this Sjoelbak game get hooked on it!  My wife and I have bought a few games to sell online, since we enjoy it so much with our friends.It is a great table game for a...

American Girl dolls, anyone with a little girl knows about them and all little girls want one.  In 1990 when my youngest daughter was 8, the doll she wanted was Kirsten.  Pleasant Company introduced us to the first three American Girl dolls, Kirsten, Samantha and Molly in 1986. When I ordered Kirsten you could only get the dolls through mail order so I placed my order and wa...

I have used dutch ovens most of my life.  I have always had the old cast iron esy to rust unit.  I saw this product and for my husband and I it is great.  It does not rust as it is enameled inside and out.  You don't have to cure it like most cast iron for that reason.  The dutch oven comes in several attractive colors.  I chose red.  Also, the dutch ...

   This movie is a thriller about Holland and the Dutch resistance, about the horrors of WWII and the fight against the Nazis' killing of the Jews.   It's not a movie for children.  There is some graphic nudity.  The movie is sub-titled in English as Dutch and German are the main languages spoken.   I can understand Dutch so I was riveted to listening ...

Today, collecting salt and pepper sets is a popular hobby. Shakers were made by many different companies and in many designs and themes. They were also made in different materials such as plastic, ceramic, metal and pottery. I like the quality of pottery, so I've collected a few sets of salt and pepper shakers made by the Shawnee Pottery Company. Those in my collection include Chefs, Swiss ...