Some call it home

The mills (all of which still work, most of which have a family living in it) are not used today but are kept at the ready for an emergency.

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The Mills at Kinderdijk

July 17th 2010
A few evenings now and overnight sometimes, there have been these tremendous wind storms. In the mornings, there are branches down and things blown over. We like to have the windows open to cool down the house (no central air here) so we hear the howling wind. We find ourselves thinking....if only there were a way to harness the wind.... So anyways, today we went to the Mills at Kinderdijk. The ... read more

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more

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