Spider arts and crafts

Who says you can't wear Birkenstocks during Winter?! Come rain, snow or icy sleet, my husband always wears his Birkenstocks. As you can see in the picture: if it's snowing he just puts some sandwich bags around his Birkenstocks to keep his feet nice and dry. And it seems like he has become kind of...

The good thing of having an attic full of stuff, is that it's like having your own little thrift shop! Look what I found yesterday. This little, frilly children's dress. I put it in the washing machine, and when it came out I hung it in a tree to dry. It looked so joyful, gently...

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...

A couple of years ago my youngest daughter (19) went to live in China for 6 months. Now she's home again. She studies English at Utrecht University. To save money she lives at home. Students can travel for free, so it's a great way to avoid racking up the student debts. Anyway, she had 3...