Blog Margaret

When my mother - very exceptionally - spooned out a glass of lawyer during the visit, she invariably said that she was blown away by it. I saw my father in his…

Although things are changing in the hospitality industry, a quick glance at the menu still often ends in a resigned 'Have a drink'. If you…

Last seven days it would be the week of homemade mocktails. Perfect timing, because with that lovely terrace weather, the desire for a tropical surprise grew. Unfortunately, the sentence to…

There is still a universe to conquer in the field of non-alcoholic drinks. I'm not talking about the zero-zero percent drinks that are offered as an alternative to their alcoholic brothers…

My pitfall, as it turned out after more than two months of (almost) total abstinence, is that I am too busy not drinking alcohol. So I introduce myself as a quest…

Almost three kilos lighter, a better night's sleep, zero night sweats, virtually stress-free and an ever-rising VO2Max… That's the sum of two months without alcohol. If it's all in one…

It worked. No alcoholic drinks on my birthday for the first time in about thirty years. Turned out to be a bigger challenge than expected. It provided me with some nice…

Margreet (almost 51) lives with her husband and teenage son in the center of the country. She participated in Dry January for the fifth time in January, although not all were…