Spider arts and crafts

In the Dutch town Ruurlo you can find a tree. Not just any tree, but a tree with books in it. You can borrow these books, as long as you bring them back again. The tree is a free library. You can find it at the corner of de Batsdijk and de Vortsterkampweg in Ruurlo Netherlands. You can...

My old mousepad which used to look  like a pretty Persian rug, was looking kind of dirty.... But it wasn't until after I received my new mousepad that I realized hów dirty! I'm almost hesitant to show it to you... because it really is very grubby. But okay, here goes nothing: And here's the new...

Ever since I read Sally Hinchcliffe's book The Year List, I've been interested in bird watching. I'm not saying I'm any good at it, but now, whenever I see a bird I find myself wondering: ' What kind of bird is that?' Birdwatching during the Covid 19 crisis Birdwatching is an activity  that's easy to...

Have you ever been that mom? The one who took her kids to school and discovered she was supposed to bring the teacher a present? Just because it was the first day of school? I have! So this year I was going to do things differently. This year I shall shine! It's all in the...

During my daily run I encountered a group of daffodils. They looked like they were busy doing some networking. But I don't  think things were going well considering their body language.... Body language Four daffodils had turned their back of the other three, effectively excluding the daffodil next to them. It looked quite sad... On...

I resisted it for a long time. Whatsapp. A free app for your smartphone which allows you to send text messages for free. I didn't want to know about it. 'What's wrong with a nice long email?' I said. But then my kids got older and they got whatsapp on their smartphones. Since they're always...