Harry and Toos Tolenaars have dozens of birdhouses, stone statues, a windmill and dozens of parakeets and tropical birds in their garden. Harry has been making birdhouses for a year now. They are for sale, because otherwise the whole garden will suffice, but it keeps him busy. “I can’t sit still,” said Mr. Tolenaars, who has already made a hundred.
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People come from far and wide to buy birdhouses from Harry Tolenaars. “They often take several with them. Recently there were people from Haarlem who bought five small and two large bird houses,” says the hobbyist. He is busy with a small house for a day. A larger model certainly three afternoons.
The proud owner currently has a stock of about sixty houses in his garden that he offers on Marktplaats. The Venneper does not necessarily earn from it. In any case, he comes with the proceeds from the costs.