In love with Croatia

Cousin Lysbeth Antuma-Smit moved with her husband to Croatia in 2017. Here is Lysbeth’s story. Why Croatia? Our love for this country arose when Pier and I lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia for two years in the 1970s…
Cousin Lysbeth Antuma-Smit moved with her husband to Croatia in 2017. Here is Lysbeth’s story. Why Croatia? Our love for this country arose when Pier and I lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia for two years in the 1970s…
Dear Family,Hello from Michigan. It’s been 8 months since Auke passed away. My life has changed as I’m sure you all know. Auke called Tante Ynskje often and would hear the family news and tell you about our news. My…
Dear family, On Friday afternoon, October 10, 2025, it is finally time for something we have been waiting for far too long: a family reunion in Groningen! It promises to be an afternoon full of warmth, joy and special memories.…
What do you need to be prepared for an emergency? Soup? Candles? Toilet paper?In this cheerful parody of Emergency Exit by Het Goede Doel, Jan Peter Smit and colleagues from Driefzand assess the situation. With a big wink to the…
After retirement, most family members continue to live where they lived during their working lives. But some decided to move afterwards. Sometimes close by and sometimes far away. Why? Piet (from Jo and Fokje) and Julie moved 10 years ago…
Dear cousins from far and near. It makes me happy that I have had so many cards, phone calls and visits for my 98th birthday and everything around it. Thank you very much from aunt Ynskje
Where Auke (Art) and I have met every now and then in recent decades, both in the USA and in The Netherlands, the differences between us dominated our contact. Trapped in our own clichés, we had difficulty finding, understanding, each…