There’s a fairy in my garden!

My youngest daughter had to do a special assignment for school. She had to re enact the image of Amor and Psyche. And it came out beautifully! The original The reenactment My son helped them with the wings, by photoshopping them in later. The girls had made real wings, but they were too big to…

I’m not much of a gardener unfortunately. I would have loved to be that person who likes to dig into the earth with two hands.  That person who finds gardening soothing and meditative. But I’ld rather read a book in my garden than tend to it…. How about you: do you like gardening?

Because of the current fashion trends I’m not often tempted to buy myself new clothes. But last week I stumbled upon this beautiful green, velvet skirt with pleats. Normally I don’t ‘do’ pleats because they can make you look fat. But these pleats don’t! Skirt with elastic waistband = comfortable The skirt has an elastic…

Image: Shutterstock ‘Offer a firm handshake and make sure you make eye-contact!’ That’s what I always tell my kids. Because a good handshake can tell a lot about a person. And you want to make sure it says the right thing! Did you know that on average you’ll shake someone’s hand about 15.000 times in…

A well written grocery list is like a beautiful symphony! It will get you through the supermarket in the fastest, most efficient way. And if it’s a masterpiece, it will prevent you tearing your hair out in despair later in the week, because you just found out you’re missing an essential ingrediënt. Like cheese puffs….

This June my oldest son left the nest and got his own place. And even though I miss having him around, I’m mostly just veru happy that he’s doing so well. And that he’s happy! What more could I want as a mom. Having a cup of coffee together thanks to modern technology And now…