Who left the door open again?!

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...

'It should have lots of handy pockets!' That was my number one criterium while searching for a new bag. Finally I found what I thought was the perfect bag. It had the long shoulder strap I was looking for, but most of all: it had lots of pockets. But lately there's been this question nagging...

We live on a quiet country road. Nothing much happens there. And usually the road looks like this: But then one night, this happened: It practically landed in our front yard. And from everywhere people came to have a look. Our road has never been so busy! I have to admit, it was quite impressive...

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...

Do you know the movie Serendipity? It's all about the idea that if something is meant to be, it will happen. This week I encountered my own kind of serendipity. Here's what happened. Serendipity Two weeks ago I was walking around this thrift store when I spotted this really ugly garden gnome. Some might even...