Look, I can ski!

Maria, me, Victoria and Scott were the sole survivors after four days of skiing lessons in Chamonix.

At least he can see the funny side

Half way through and it's time to discuss strategy

In the dressing room, the tension mounts

Back in November, we played a match against Amstelveen. In this picture taken before the match, you can see the tension on people's faces.

Neil looking gleeful

Our rugby team is growing

Since our demonstration practice on the Museumplein in September, we have attracted lots of new members. We also have a new trainer - a lady - who is taking our rugby playing to a higher level.

A farm that grows grass to sell to the Arabs

On my desk beside me I've got a little plastic bag full of red sand collected from the inside of somebody's shoe a few hundred metres away from where this picture was taken. This was a circle of grass kept green by irrigation.