Christa Bakker

Cozy mysteries with a European Twist

[Christa Bakker @CozyChrista]

A very human blog post on being human. Specifically on having a mystery writer's character. Want to get to know me? Perhaps not so much after reading this! 😉

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#NewBlogPost #BeingHuman #MysteryWriter #Character #AmWriting

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Mustard after the meal (mosterd na de maaltijd): when something would have been good, but it's too little too late. Not in a food-related way, though.

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

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Paddock plaster (Paddock pleister): something that sticks to your finger, then to your other finger, then to something else before you finally think you've got rid of it and it shows up again later.

#WordWednesday #Tintin

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Language thought of the day – All this stuff that's Dermatologically tested... They never tell you the results.

#WordWednesday #LanguageQuestionOfTheDay

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I speak 4 languages. What do I use them for? Recipes and hashtags 😳

#languages #lingo #talen #langues #Sprachen #GoodUseOfIntellect #AhWell

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Blowing from up high in the tower (hoog van de toren blazen): to talk big, be high and mighty

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

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Throwing soot in the food (roet in het eten gooien) - Mess a good thing up.

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

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Whipped cream trees (slagroombomen). This one isn't actually a Dutch expression. It's something my mother invented to describe spring blossoms. One day, I'll include this one in one of my novels, as I really love it.

#WordWednesday #ExpressionOfTheDay

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Knikkers: marbles. Do pronounce the first k, or else you'll get into trouble.

#WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay

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It'll be a sausage to me (Het zal me worst wezen) - I don't care.

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

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Ink fish (inktvis) - squid

#DutchWordOfTheDay #WordWednesday

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I've been at the AI again! Where's the difference now? Or is it still too easy?

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Dust sucker (stofzuiger) - a vacuum cleaner

#WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay

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Mother spot (moedervlek): birth mark

#WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay

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It's Friyay! Celebrate the end of the workweek with this little puzzle and let me know if it was too easy!

#SpotTheDifference #CozyMystery #Puzzle

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To carry water to the sea (Water naar zee dragen): Engage in a pointless activity.

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay

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It all started with red golden vines rustling around her. 'The familiar smiles, the lack of noise apart from insects and bird song, the explosion of sweetness from a dark purple grape stolen off the vine—it all filled me with a warm sense of belonging.'

#MysteryFiction #France

[Christa Bakker @CozyChrista]

Like my nails? I celebrated the completion of the Saint-Maurice Mysteries series by having them done for the first time. Didn't the artist do a good job with matching the colours? I love them! 😍

#NailArt #CozyMystery #Celebration #FullSeries

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Do you like to work out #whodunnit? I love to figure out who the killer is, but not too quickly. That's why I work hard to make my own plots fair but tricky. You should be able to work out #whodunit, but it has to be a challenge!

#MysteryFiction #PuzzlePlot #AmateurSleuth

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Brakeburns: the literal translation of Rembrandt 🤪

#DutchWordOfTheDay #Funny #Silly #BadTranslations