tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post645725546905356761..comments2024-03-10T10:12:47.522+01:00Comments on Weighty matters: O is for...Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-76288549200621039982009-05-01T07:34:00.000+02:002009-05-01T07:34:00.000+02:00Ooh, what an informative post! I did not know any...Ooh, what an informative post! I did not know any of this. I tend to think of purples and reds as royal colors.. orange is an interesting one.pictureeachdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233935738965154252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-28100781298723252642009-04-30T00:17:00.000+02:002009-04-30T00:17:00.000+02:00Hi!
Great "O" post!! Thanks for sharing all this ...Hi!<br />Great "O" post!! Thanks for sharing all this info about your royal family! Hope the Queen has a wonderful birthday! Thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great evening!<br /><br />SherrieSherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066594863146323403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-29316251555576794602009-04-29T23:44:00.000+02:002009-04-29T23:44:00.000+02:00Your football fans always look as though they are ...Your football fans always look as though they are having fun in their orange.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-44932360417356447642009-04-29T22:50:00.000+02:002009-04-29T22:50:00.000+02:00Happy Queens Day. I love the photo of that cute l...Happy Queens Day. I love the photo of that cute little character!Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-11741519360244263572009-04-29T22:22:00.000+02:002009-04-29T22:22:00.000+02:00I did not know all you are telling.Thank you! Have...I did not know all you are telling.Thank you! Have a fun abc.naturglede/Randi Lindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246631168920101159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-41782427934297772052009-04-29T22:09:00.000+02:002009-04-29T22:09:00.000+02:00Very interesting - I did not know
the color orange...Very interesting - I did not know<br />the color orange was associated with the Netherlands.<br /><br />Happy Queens Day!Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633714411687511297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-44910208140649744722009-04-29T20:48:00.000+02:002009-04-29T20:48:00.000+02:00Ah yes - and a William of Orange married into our ...Ah yes - and a William of Orange married into our Royal family, I believe!<br /><br />I don't think he looked like that though. LOL!Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-50067843055405217432009-04-29T18:43:00.000+02:002009-04-29T18:43:00.000+02:00@Babooshka: ehm, I didn't know that, but after sea...@Babooshka: ehm, I didn't know that, but after searching for it I indeed found a relation between carrots and Dutch, however, I don't think it was a Royal connection!<br />@Carol: it's a hideous colour, apart from nature and of course in patriotism.<br />@Tumblewords: that's the great thing about the blogworld: you learn of different cultures across the world.<br />@RunE: There have been votes to abolish our monarchy, but when will the Dutch ever get to open major meetings like UN-meetings, unless by our queen or king!<br />@magiceye: I shot him during a match between the Netherlands and Macedonia a few weeks ago.<br />@Grace and Bradley: as I said to RunE as well, they make our small country just this little bit bigger!<br />@Reader Wil: Er was toch geen andere keuze mogelijk dan Oranje!<br />@LiBeReJo: Thank you.<br />@Rose: William I of England was actually William the so manyith of the Netherlands. He was the one the English got to get rid of his father-in-law and he became (in)famous by the Battle of the Boyne, still celebrated by Protestant (Northern) Irish: the so-called Orangemen. <br />Our first proper king (early 19th century) also carried the name of William I.<br />@Gaz: I'm happy I made you smile!Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-26987912741701708382009-04-29T16:50:00.000+02:002009-04-29T16:50:00.000+02:00this made me smile... ta.
mine’s herethis made me smile... ta.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaz_gibbs/3485824496/" REL="nofollow">mine’s here</A>gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883526858198039013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-5084806998678839902009-04-29T15:29:00.000+02:002009-04-29T15:29:00.000+02:00Fascinating history, Mara! I didn't realize that ...Fascinating history, Mara! I didn't realize that orange is the official color of the Netherlands, but it certainly makes sense. Was William I also the King of England, or was that a later William?Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-1437978375924998842009-04-29T15:05:00.000+02:002009-04-29T15:05:00.000+02:00funny guy:)
nice O:)funny guy:)<br />nice O:)LiBeReJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246038309408710650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-53128665098905318912009-04-29T14:18:00.000+02:002009-04-29T14:18:00.000+02:00Hi! How funny to meet another Dutch woman! It's no...Hi! How funny to meet another Dutch woman! It's no coincidence that I also posted something Koninginnedag. I did it yesterday for "That's My World". Next week I will post something about the three ruling queens in Europe.<br />Nou leuk je ontmoet te hebben! Bedankt voor het stukje extra informatie over de geschiedenis van het huis van Oranje. Ik had er vorig jaar bij de letter "O" ook al iets over geschreven, maar niet zo uitgebreid. Bedankt!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-45173104204167064212009-04-29T13:21:00.000+02:002009-04-29T13:21:00.000+02:00I do know the importance of House of Orange in the...I do know the importance of House of Orange in the European history, but did not realize its importance even till today to Netherlands. Thanks for sharing.Bradley Hsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431719607237852038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-11959306104922629892009-04-29T11:52:00.000+02:002009-04-29T11:52:00.000+02:00happy queen's day!!
and that is a cute orange lio...happy queen's day!!<br /><br />and that is a cute orange lion :)magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-38864124605030978622009-04-29T09:20:00.000+02:002009-04-29T09:20:00.000+02:00Congratulations with the day - you have a royal fa...Congratulations with the day - you have a royal family that has done its part to make the Netherlands and the Dutch people famous.<br /><br />PS Thank you for the kind comment! You are right - if it didn't work I wouldn't be writing this :-)Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-55844569715096740132009-04-29T05:06:00.000+02:002009-04-29T05:06:00.000+02:00Happy Queens Day - interesting - I had no idea...Happy Queens Day - interesting - I had no idea...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-85903335306931679282009-04-29T04:57:00.000+02:002009-04-29T04:57:00.000+02:00Interesting post...I didn't know all this about or...Interesting post...I didn't know all this about orange...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345580399066644764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-77612777436988911472009-04-29T01:08:00.000+02:002009-04-29T01:08:00.000+02:00Fascinating. Isn't his the reason that carrots are...Fascinating. Isn't his the reason that carrots are orange too instead of purple they used to be, due to the house of Orange?Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.com