[quote name='Canucky Woman' date='Feb 14 2011, 12:26 PM' post='881113']
Ah, okay! I used to live a four-hour drive northeast from Duluth Minnesota (the northernmost part of Dylan's Highway 61),


That's just about where I'm from - Another Canuck in NL. And enjoying the weather here!

I've been here five years and still don't know the answer to that question. Thanks for the tip about finding it in Amsterdam. I'm going there this weekend.

How on earth do people here make meringues without it?

There is one shop specializing in small and petite adult women's clothing in Amsterdam. It has the unlikely name 'Exesse' and their website says it is on Cornelis Schuytstraat. It is expensive though. I visited at their previous location and enjoyed the styles they carried.

The alternative for me, at 1.57 in height, is to order from Lands End (usually UK or sometimes Germany) or Talbots (USA), both of which have extensive petite lines. Lands End UK right now has an awesome sale. I found pants this weekend for an unbelievable 3 euro. Their delivery is fast and cheap (about 7 euro to NL). On some pant styles, they will hem them as you choose for no extra charge.

C&A is good for smaller pants but they are strangely too short for me. Failing that, I look for places that carry Italian and French imports.

Another potential source of small clothing, if you want to go to Den Haag, is Penny Wise, a seller of high-end women's second-hand clothing located a short distance from the Royal Palace. I'd guess the international residents contribute to the smaller sizes that are available.

I'm a 52 year old widow and would be happy to go out to dinner or for a drink or to a movie. I miss that. I'm not looking for a new relationship right now. In that department, all I really want is to have my husband back. It will take time to get over that. In the meanwhile, I'll go nuts sitting at home in the evenings. My days are booked, that's no problem: I do fietsen, wandelen, and yoga. Someone for dinner? A terrace?

I have a lawyer and an accountant. My problem is with the bank taking three weeks and doing practically nothing. It is taking an unreasonably long time in my opinion. And that I believe is because of the rude banker.