Jane Zacharzewski
@dzyrl.bsky.social
Language learner, Europhile, cinema-goer, politics nerd. Day job at Bon, Brussels office of Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering.
English/French/Dutch/Spanish
English/French/Dutch/Spanish
Trying to find a not too pathetic or weird way of saying I’m not doing so great at the moment and would really appreciate a kind word or just a hello.
I would absolutely love to hear about what you’ve been doing, especially if it was weird or funny.
I would absolutely love to hear about what you’ve been doing, especially if it was weird or funny.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Trying to find a not too pathetic or weird way of saying I’m not doing so great at the moment and would really appreciate a kind word or just a hello.
I would absolutely love to hear about what you’ve been doing, especially if it was weird or funny.
I would absolutely love to hear about what you’ve been doing, especially if it was weird or funny.
I’m finding the restoration of order after the kids’ 2 days of kitchen devastation oddly therapeutic. Don’t tell them.
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I’m finding the restoration of order after the kids’ 2 days of kitchen devastation oddly therapeutic. Don’t tell them.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
🏉 "More brands need to start looking at women’s rugby. We’re the only sport really in the world that has a place for all shapes and sizes, all backgrounds. and we are accessible. We are welcoming to everyone." Fab interview with Red Roses star Sarah Bern
thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/back-in-blue...
thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/back-in-blue...
BACK IN BLUE – Sarah Bern believes in the Bristol way - The New Women's Sport Magazine
After a monumental autumn with the Red Roses and a “three-week bender”, Sarah Bern tells Olivia Franks that she's back in her favourite environment. Bristol Bears.
thenewwomenssportmagazine.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🏉 "More brands need to start looking at women’s rugby. We’re the only sport really in the world that has a place for all shapes and sizes, all backgrounds. and we are accessible. We are welcoming to everyone." Fab interview with Red Roses star Sarah Bern
thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/back-in-blue...
thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/back-in-blue...
Goedemorgen uit Amsterdam!
Een volledige dag van musea en cultuur gepland.
Een volledige dag van musea en cultuur gepland.
November 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Goedemorgen uit Amsterdam!
Een volledige dag van musea en cultuur gepland.
Een volledige dag van musea en cultuur gepland.
My bank thinks I will be “excited” by them changing the name of their payment app. Just more pointless nonsense.
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
My bank thinks I will be “excited” by them changing the name of their payment app. Just more pointless nonsense.
On my way to Amsterdam for karnemelk and belegde broodjes. I may also buy some new socks.
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
On my way to Amsterdam for karnemelk and belegde broodjes. I may also buy some new socks.
On a commuter train and just going to put it out there: if I started talking about my job, it would be more interesting than the work conversation I’m being subjected to. Marketing, brands, blablabla. But more importantly, I just wouldn’t.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On a commuter train and just going to put it out there: if I started talking about my job, it would be more interesting than the work conversation I’m being subjected to. Marketing, brands, blablabla. But more importantly, I just wouldn’t.
My pic of the week.
This delightful dog belongs to a café in our neighbourhood. Or perhaps the café belongs to him.
This delightful dog belongs to a café in our neighbourhood. Or perhaps the café belongs to him.
November 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My pic of the week.
This delightful dog belongs to a café in our neighbourhood. Or perhaps the café belongs to him.
This delightful dog belongs to a café in our neighbourhood. Or perhaps the café belongs to him.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
The Guardian has gone TOO FAR this time. It's a British paper; we say "half-arsed", not "half-assed". FFS.
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Guardian has gone TOO FAR this time. It's a British paper; we say "half-arsed", not "half-assed". FFS.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
Remember to shout "Where's your Turnip" at any trick or treaters who knock on your door today.
October 31, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Remember to shout "Where's your Turnip" at any trick or treaters who knock on your door today.
Very pleased with my decision to take today off. Starting my long weekend with the excellent @backlisted.bsky.social Hallowe’en episode on Wuthering Heights. One of my absolute favourite novels and absolutely a horror, not a romance. #Vindicated #TeamEmily
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Very pleased with my decision to take today off. Starting my long weekend with the excellent @backlisted.bsky.social Hallowe’en episode on Wuthering Heights. One of my absolute favourite novels and absolutely a horror, not a romance. #Vindicated #TeamEmily
The title of this report “Cats and their stats (CATS)” makes me unreasonably happy www.cats.org.uk/about-cp/cat...
Also, who are these people who don’t talk to their cat?
Also, who are these people who don’t talk to their cat?
CATS Report 2025 | CATS Report | Cats Protection
Read our CATS (Cats and Their Stats) report 2025 to see the cat statistics across the UK. Find out more.
www.cats.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The title of this report “Cats and their stats (CATS)” makes me unreasonably happy www.cats.org.uk/about-cp/cat...
Also, who are these people who don’t talk to their cat?
Also, who are these people who don’t talk to their cat?
For the second day in a row, radio station La Première ensuring I get my morning coffee by playing a song so terrible that we are forced out of bed to save our brains. Where do they find this dross?
October 31, 2025 at 6:32 AM
For the second day in a row, radio station La Première ensuring I get my morning coffee by playing a song so terrible that we are forced out of bed to save our brains. Where do they find this dross?
I feel soothed just reading this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
The least frightening films ever – ranked!
A Halloween screening doesn’t have to mean being scared witless. From serene sushi-making to a shell with shoes on, we run down the finest films for those of a nervous disposition
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I feel soothed just reading this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
Apparently it's okay to be sick of the UK and become an immigrant elsewhere but somehow it's not okay for people to be sick of their countries and become an immigrant in the UK.
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Apparently it's okay to be sick of the UK and become an immigrant elsewhere but somehow it's not okay for people to be sick of their countries and become an immigrant in the UK.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
Ergste wat mij betreft is dat Yesilgöz met deze uitslag gewoon kan aanblijven als leider. Na alle schade die ze heeft aangericht.
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ergste wat mij betreft is dat Yesilgöz met deze uitslag gewoon kan aanblijven als leider. Na alle schade die ze heeft aangericht.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
Heeft iedereen zijn verkiezingsbingokaart weer bij de hand? #nederlandkiest #verkiezingen2025
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Heeft iedereen zijn verkiezingsbingokaart weer bij de hand? #nederlandkiest #verkiezingen2025
Ooe, een groot feest vanavond bij de D66 maar “heel stil” bij GroenLinks- PvDA #NederlandKiest
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ooe, een groot feest vanavond bij de D66 maar “heel stil” bij GroenLinks- PvDA #NederlandKiest
Celebrating our anniversary in front of Dutch election coverage. Four minutes until polls close!
#NederlandKiest
#NederlandKiest
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Celebrating our anniversary in front of Dutch election coverage. Four minutes until polls close!
#NederlandKiest
#NederlandKiest
I sometimes refer to my grandmother’s best friend’s daughter as my cousin, because our families have now been close friends across 4 generations and they are the closest thing I have to extended family here. And don’t even get me started on whether I have 1 sibling or <counts fingers> 4.
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I sometimes refer to my grandmother’s best friend’s daughter as my cousin, because our families have now been close friends across 4 generations and they are the closest thing I have to extended family here. And don’t even get me started on whether I have 1 sibling or <counts fingers> 4.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
Why is it inappropriate? Seems to me two things here: one, that you're implying that seeking asylum means you're violent or dangerous, which is gross and racist, and two, that you don't want to risk your constitutents meeting these people and seeing that they're normal human beings.
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Why is it inappropriate? Seems to me two things here: one, that you're implying that seeking asylum means you're violent or dangerous, which is gross and racist, and two, that you don't want to risk your constitutents meeting these people and seeing that they're normal human beings.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
I recall in the 60s, Remembrance Day was one solemn Sunday morning. That was it.
It was a moving occasion at our local memorial and attended by actual WW1 and WW2 veterans. Unlike the mawkish weeks long competition for the most tasteless display of a poppy that it's become
Often, less is more.
It was a moving occasion at our local memorial and attended by actual WW1 and WW2 veterans. Unlike the mawkish weeks long competition for the most tasteless display of a poppy that it's become
Often, less is more.
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I recall in the 60s, Remembrance Day was one solemn Sunday morning. That was it.
It was a moving occasion at our local memorial and attended by actual WW1 and WW2 veterans. Unlike the mawkish weeks long competition for the most tasteless display of a poppy that it's become
Often, less is more.
It was a moving occasion at our local memorial and attended by actual WW1 and WW2 veterans. Unlike the mawkish weeks long competition for the most tasteless display of a poppy that it's become
Often, less is more.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
I have a feeling that this will die a death on bluesky but I am doing the kids’ bit of the Christmas gift guide for Time Out and if YOU are a London-based business selling something cool for kids this Xmas that could be photographed really quite soon – get in touch..! (do we still do #journorequest)
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I have a feeling that this will die a death on bluesky but I am doing the kids’ bit of the Christmas gift guide for Time Out and if YOU are a London-based business selling something cool for kids this Xmas that could be photographed really quite soon – get in touch..! (do we still do #journorequest)