On Sunday night of april the 26th my father died. He had cancer, so his death stopped his suffering. But I still miss him... Finding comfort I'm finding comfort in my daily runs, and this beautiful poem that's widely attributed to Mary Elizabeth Frye: 'Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not...
My youngest daughter made this beautiful leprechaun home! She used an empty jam jar, some tin foil and clay. It turned out beautifully! From jam jar to leprechaun home I think it's beautiful! I would definitely live there if I was a leprechaun!
Yeah alright, it's not important in the grand scheme of things but I'm so happy with my new, cute smartphone cover! I love it. Just looking at it makes me happy : ) Smartphone bookcase for Huawei Honor 8x And it's also very handy! I can put my bank and library card in there! This...
I'm not a big fan of our front door. I think it's boring. But because there are no windows when you step inside our hallway, there are not a lot of options on improving our front door. We need the glass in our front door to shed some light into the darkness. Front door wreath:...
When you play your trump card, and things don't turn out the way you planned, there's nothing else to do but to try and save face. Insufficient evidence So in the matter of the mystery of the Stolen Bonbons I find that there is insufficient evidence to try and convict anybody. The perp has not...
Even though sometimes I miss seeing my daughter in the flesh, after she moved from the Netherlands to England there are also some perks! Like having Mother's Day twice. Why I get to celebrate Mother's Day twice In the Netherlands Mother's Day is celebrated somewhere in the month of May. But in the UK the...
I was busy making memories to commerate my youngest daughter's birthday, so I was taking the whole family for a walk. As we were walking along, we came across the strangest thing: A bath tub on the side of the road. That's not even what mystified me But the bath tub lying there wasn't what...
It's funny how kids' characters are reflected in their play. My youngest son is full of ambition, my ten year old daughter is kind and caring, and my nine year old son, oh well.... At least he can walk. That's what I wrote in 2010. It's been eleven years and what I observed then still...
Three of my children have left the nest. But it's not empty, because I still have two children living at home. And because of the Covid-19 pandemic they've been home more than ever. The last time they saw the inside of a classroom was in March 2020! Since then, all lessons have been online. Social...
Are you feeling stressed out? Even though we're all doing our best, life in times of Covid 19 isn't always easy. I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel quite stressed. One of the ways I try to take care of myself is by taking the time to read books about... taking care of...
