No such thing as Dutch secrets, either

Well, at least not in this family. In this close-knit family, if one person knows something, everyone else knows it, too. This includes news about who's having marital problems, how Jan takes his coffee, and who is sick. Within a few hours after our arrival, I think pretty much everyone knew that I was sick, because it was the first thing anyone asked me about when I saw them for the first time. Happily, I can now tell them that I'm doing just fine--I seem to be pretty much back to normal. Finally.