What a difference a bra makes!

When I catch a cold, I know it's going to happen: I can't taste anything. Oh, I'll be able to tell if it's salty, sweet or bitter. But that's a far as it goes. I'll lose the flavor of food. I might as well take a piece of carboard, fry it and put some salt...

Whenever the sun makes a surprise appearance, I almost feel obligated to drop whatever I'm doing, run outside and go and sit in the sun. So the weather kind of dictates my plans. Much like my kids…. Does the weather affect your calender?

I was taking my son Piet for his swimming lessons for the umpteenth time, feeling numb with boredom, when he suddenly said: 'Daddy is very naughty!' 'Oh yeah?' I said distractedly, because I was busy feeling sorry for myself. 'Daddy uses lots of naught words' 'Yes, daddy uses lots of naughty words when the other...

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...

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?

I've been dreaming of having my own swing for a long time. I miss the joy of swinging I had as a child. That feeling of freedom, as you soar into the sky leaving all your wordly troubles behind you. If only for just a few moments. Swinging is like soaring to freedom. Swinging is...