I miss Me...

I've got a weakness for office supplies, wallets and purses. I know this about myself, so I try to keep myself on a tight leash. Because what could one more purse add to the collection that I already own? These are my criteria for a good purse • It has to have a separate compartment...

About ten weeks ago I changed from citygirl to countrygirl. Here are some of my thoughts and discoveries about country life! There are no playgrounds in the country. When we lived in the suburbs, at the corner of our street there was a little playground. And whenever the kids got bored I just said: 'Why...

  I don't like to travel. In fact I never ever go on vacation. I prefer to stay home. And Alain de Botton perfect sums up why in his book The art of travel. The Art of travel Alain de Botton describes his vacation on an island, where he makes a startling discovery: 'A momentous...

My dad died on April 26th. We knew he had cancer for 7 years, but he was doing well. Until suddenly he wasn't. It's been long enough I know he's gone, but I suddenly got this overwhelming feeling: 'I want him back! He's been long enough! Isn't it odd how the human mind works...  I...

When I walked my two youngest to school last Monday I, whispered: 'Ot and Pete, do you realize this is the very last Monday we'll be walking this way to school? After we move to the country, we'll have to ride bíkes to get to your new school.' And when Tuesday arrived, I announced in...

I recently read a book about menopause, also known as The Change. I thought that books couldn't scare me anymore after reading Stephen King's 'Christine' about a car that's possessed. But this one did! Because The Change is out there, and it's coming for you and for me! Unless you're man of course. But even...