From jam jar to leprechaun home!

Dutch prime minister Rutte is known for being down to earth and kind of laid back.  He still drives an old Saab, and lives in an ordinary upstairs apartment. Once a week he teaches social studies at a local high school. The way he addresses the corona crisis is down to earth too. And sometimes...

My youngest daughter had to do a special assignment for school. She had to re enact the image of Amor and Psyche. And it came out beautifully! The original The reenactment My son helped them with the wings, by photoshopping them in later. The girls had made real wings, but they were too big to...

Even though times are tough, they're also kind of interesting. It's like the world has come to a standstill. And even though that's worrying, I also feel it's a chance for all of us to stop and think. To reconsider the way we're doing things. And ask ourselves: Is there maybe another, a better way?...

It's our family tradition do decorate our (fake) Christmas tree on the second Sunday of December. In the picture above you can see my two remaining children decorating our tree! The other three children have flown the nest, but will be returning for Christmas day. Christmas tree decorating We discovered you can easily place nativity...

After plouging my way through the first three seasons, I had finally found a good reason to keep watching Game of Thrones: Jaime Lannister. Game of Thrones: lots of political backstabbing in the dark For those of you who don't know Game of Thrones: it's an HBO series with lots of violence, sex and about...

This vintage looking little boy was found at a local thrift shop. No one liked it, except me. It's the little boy that maybe Santa forgot, but I won't!