Imagine yourself on a sunny Tuesday morning. You've got some time on your hands and you decide: 'I'll go and visit with my friend Mary!' So you head on over there and knock on Mary's door. Turns out, Mary isn't there! But Alice is. You don't know Alice, but she's nice enough. She offers you...
I made the move from Blogger to WordPress about 18 months ago. I had read so much about the superiority of WordPress I decided to take the leap. And it was a big leap! The first few months I was quite homesick for good old Blogger. But once I got used to the WordPress interface...
Wordless Wednesday
I've been steadily earning an income from my blogs. Partly by being a member of ad networks. But now one of them wants me to sign a contract, promising exclusivity. But I like being my own blogger! I like being the one calling the shots. I like it, that it's up to me, and only...
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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