When we moved to the country there was one thing I knew for sure: I was going to have a fireplace or woodstove in our living room. Curling up in front of the woodstove Fireplaces and woodstoves create a warm atmosphere. They make me want to curl up with a book and a cup of...
It's been two years since our move to the country. And I stíll haven't got any curtains up! I've only got a piece of fabric on a string in my office. Every night we sit in our living room, feeling exposed like goldfish in their bowl. But I want to make sure I get it...
I'm not a big fan of all those talent shows. But this week there was a whole lot of fuss about nine year old Amira. So I decided to see what all the fuss was about. As it turns out, Amira really ís worth the fuss! Prepare yourself to be blown away when she starts...
Do you know the expression it's so clean, you could eat off the floor? At our house you can too. Not because the floor is so clean, but because it's littered with lucky charms, old crusts and spilled juice. It really is a complete meal. When you have kids it's important to get the basics...
After reading prof. dr. Manfred Spitzer's book titled 'Digitale Demenz' I got a bee in my bonnet about the kids spending too much time playing computer games. I found Spitzer unpleasantly convincing when I read his sorry tale, telling me that kids' brains dumb down if they spend too much time behind a screen. I...
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Tomorrow my fourteen year old daughter will be heading for the German city of Trier for a school field trip. Even though it's a supposed to be a cultural trip, they'll also be climbing trees or something. Because you know, that's Fun. We even had to sign a scary paper giving our daughter permission to...
My twelve year old son Ot is working hard at school. That has not always been his way. In fact, all parent-teacher conversations went along the line: 'He just doesn't seem to care.' But he has decided he wants to become a Game Designer, and that seems to have lit a fire under him! But...
There are ads I welcome with all my heart. To dash off to the bathroom without missing anything interesting! Having said that, there are some ads that are actually enjoyable. Some of them are even like little pieces of art. Amelia loved the ScS ads Amelia Howarth (10) liked the ads of ScS sofa starring...
My husband and I are having some very hot nights! But not in a good way. Our bedroom is in the attic, on the side of the house that catches the sun. All day long. So by the time we go to bed it's like an oven in there. We don't have airconditioning so we...
