30th Wedding Anniversary: then and now

'Right! This Sunday we're having Brussels Sprouts!' hubby declared haughtily and threw a bag of Brussels Sprouts on the table. But I had planned vegetable soup! I was unpleasantly surprised, because I had planned some nice and easy-to-make vegetable soup for our Sunday dinner. So I asked: 'Will you be doing the cooking next Sunday...

We're planning to move to the country this Winter, and every Saturday we visit the building site that is our future home. We admire the holes in the walls, the electric wires hanging loose, and the overall mess. This is obviously a work in progress, even we can see that! Because personally, I can't even...

I can hardly believe it. I've been married for 25 years already! The secret to a happy marriage You know what? I don't know the secret to a happy marriage. But along the way I've learned some things.  Like Rod MdKuen sang: 'I've been going a long time now along the way I've learned some...

As a mom I do a lot of wringing of the hands. Usually with a wet rag in between. And my poor, delicate hands pay the price, so last week I liberally applied Gehwohl, a cream for dry feet. I figured: if it works for feet, it will also work on hands! Afterwards I left...

I tell my hubby often: 'I'm very low maintenance! I don't need expensive vacations, I drewl over a Big Mac and I buy my clothes second hand on eBay!' And just to make sure he gets my point I add: 'You are one lucky guy!' Then hubby goes all skittish on me, and I see...