Emma314
@emma314.bsky.social
Geeky, feminist, atheist mother & grandmother. Ex-UK, ex-Ireland, now in the Netherlands.
One of my neighbors in the building was an altar boy here when it was still a church!
December 12, 2024 at 4:52 PM
One of my neighbors in the building was an altar boy here when it was still a church!
The conversions have community approval. No-one wants a decaying unused building in their neighborhood, especially since we have a housing crises /7
December 12, 2024 at 4:50 PM
The conversions have community approval. No-one wants a decaying unused building in their neighborhood, especially since we have a housing crises /7
Developers here have been doing this for decades, so there’s lots of experience doing this in the market. So much so that office blocks are now being repurposed too /6
December 12, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Developers here have been doing this for decades, so there’s lots of experience doing this in the market. So much so that office blocks are now being repurposed too /6
My building was converted in the late 1990s, so it’s not nearly as energy efficient as more modern apartments but it’s still a good place to live. /5
December 12, 2024 at 4:46 PM
My building was converted in the late 1990s, so it’s not nearly as energy efficient as more modern apartments but it’s still a good place to live. /5
The developers have to abide by the same stringent standards as new builds, so they’re as comfortable to live in as contemporary purpose-built housing. /4
December 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM
The developers have to abide by the same stringent standards as new builds, so they’re as comfortable to live in as contemporary purpose-built housing. /4
The churches aren’t converted by the church committee. They’re sold to developers. /3
December 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The churches aren’t converted by the church committee. They’re sold to developers. /3
Zoning laws encourage, sometimes even mandate, areas to be mixed use. Turning unused non-residential buildings into homes is encouraged. /2
December 12, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Zoning laws encourage, sometimes even mandate, areas to be mixed use. Turning unused non-residential buildings into homes is encouraged. /2
It’s very common here in the Netherlands, in fact I’m writing this from my bedroom in a converted church. Here’s some of the reasons why it works here: /1
December 12, 2024 at 4:40 PM
It’s very common here in the Netherlands, in fact I’m writing this from my bedroom in a converted church. Here’s some of the reasons why it works here: /1
At one point I had 2 teenage boys going through that phase. I was doing a 'big grocery shop' twice a week and I still couldn't keep up.
December 7, 2024 at 5:08 PM
At one point I had 2 teenage boys going through that phase. I was doing a 'big grocery shop' twice a week and I still couldn't keep up.
I called that phase in my sons' lives the "travelling circus" era.
December 7, 2024 at 5:03 PM
I called that phase in my sons' lives the "travelling circus" era.
Apparently there was one year when the journaal reported that his boat sunk on the way from Spain to the Netherlands, causing widespread trauma and panic in the younger kids.
November 29, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Apparently there was one year when the journaal reported that his boat sunk on the way from Spain to the Netherlands, causing widespread trauma and panic in the younger kids.
I thought by RHS you meant the Royal Horticultural Society and was briefly very confused by the title of the book
November 29, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I thought by RHS you meant the Royal Horticultural Society and was briefly very confused by the title of the book
My gardening is very ‘survival of the fittest’
November 29, 2024 at 12:05 AM
My gardening is very ‘survival of the fittest’
My bf has just told me that ProRail in the Netherlands has a system with a heat pump that pumps warm water through the rails. Considerably less dramatic but also probably less wasteful.
November 22, 2024 at 5:53 PM
My bf has just told me that ProRail in the Netherlands has a system with a heat pump that pumps warm water through the rails. Considerably less dramatic but also probably less wasteful.
My brother-in-law's surname is Collard, does that mean we all have to steal one of his shirts to gain entry?
November 22, 2024 at 5:44 PM
My brother-in-law's surname is Collard, does that mean we all have to steal one of his shirts to gain entry?
If you have a functioning uterus I would absolutely regard the US as an unsafe destination.
November 14, 2024 at 5:17 PM
If you have a functioning uterus I would absolutely regard the US as an unsafe destination.