family photos




New York Seven reunions: 2012, 2016
Niels and Rebecca's wedding.
Saskia and Andrew's wedding.
Hooghiemstra album 1.
Hooghiemstra album 2.
My father's paintings.

Letters and drawings from Kamp Amersfoort 1944
Bevrijding van Olst 1945
Bombardement van Dokkum 1945

Pumpkins! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays
May 2007: Niels graduates!
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After the snowstorm of December 2006 we made a snow sculpture on the Santa Fe Plaza. Caused quite a stir. The whole story here
Some shots I took Thanksgiving weekend near Taos, NM
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store in TorC May 2005: Saskia graduates from high school.
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store in TorC Fall 2003, my sister Mirjam and husband Henk came to the US for the second time. Henk took this picture in October.
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store in TorC Spring break 2003, we were passing through Truth or Consequences, NM when we spotted this store that had the entire outside covered with CDs. The owner said we should come back at night and take flash pictures. We did.
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halloween pumpkin 2001 For Thanksgiving 2002, we went to Taos to ski, as we have done for years. Saskia stayed below, working on papers.
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halloween pumpkin 2001 The 2001 pumpkin. In 2002 I made a similar one at the PHENIX control room, where it probably raised the eyebrows of all students fresh from Korea, Japan and other far-away places.
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Unitarian Church picture, 2002 This family photo was taken for the 2002 directory of the Unitarian church (the church for those who have trouble witht the concept of god).

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sail in the desert, 2001 Yes, you can sail in New Mexico, although not in my backyard. After my brother Vincent and my sister Sophia, I am now the third seafaring van Hecke.

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over 40 team, 2001 The over-40 team that placed 2nd at the over-40 tournament in Ruidoso in August 2001.

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NASA windmill In July of 2001, when we were at the Air and Space Museum in DC, we discovered Holland's contribution to the space program.

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niels as ms. liberty Niels as ms. Liberty. We did a house swap and spent June of 2001 on Long Island.

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crazy crate Crazy crate in the backyard. You can build one too! I'll tell you how.

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all of us, dec 96 All of us, December 1996, at David and Toby's christmas-eve party.

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Zoe and Snowball (1996) Zoe and Snowbal in 1996. They were some of the oldest Guinea piggies in Santa Fe.

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Saskia holding Zoe Saskia holding Zoe

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My soccer team, fall 1997 My soccer team, fall 1997. I coached in the Santa Fe recreational league from 1993-2000. I retired from this when Saskia went into 9th grade.

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Niels with the sheep, at David and Toby's Niels with the sheep at David and Toby's

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