Self Portrait: After Summer Vacation

  Now I know there are those who love it when temperatures soar. But I'm not one of them. In fact, I don't do well at all when temperatures are high. Heat makes me cranky, hot and stupid. All I can think about is how to get through the days until temperatures cool down. This...

It was one of those precious afternoons of Spring, when the sun is still fresh and new. I decided I should take this opportunity to catch some rays and relax. The kids were in school after all, and if opportunity knocks you should open the door! What's that awful sound? But just as I let...

When the sun came out in March I decided it was time to get rid of all the winter paraphernalia. So I took all our winter coats, scarves, mittens and tights and put them away. And I told them: 'See you next year!'  Then it became cold again But then April happened. And temperatures went...

We kind of had this storm last weekend. We can't complain about the aftermath, except for one thing. My lovely Redrobin lost its legs! Look: Isn't it sad? Everything turned out alright! Luckily, unlike lots of other stuff that happens in life, this problem was easily fixed. I could simple push the Redrobin on it's...

Look mommy! With hands! I've had about three years worth of weekly sewing lessons in my life. But somehow they never quite stuck. Everything I made, rarely made it out of my closet. But lately I've been so much out of fashion I can't even find any jersey skirts with little flowers on them in...

We live in a house in the countryside. So we have lots of privacy. Looking for a fence But I've been longing for some kind of fence. Our front garden looks out onto the road. And I would like to feel more hidden! However I did nót want once of those cheap looking wooden fences....