Just a few weeks ago, on June the sixth, we could see a gathering of worldleaders on the beach in France. Obama, our own king Willem Alexander, the elderly queen of England, Angela Merkel from…
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Letting go….
What do gardening, raising kids and baking bread have in common? This question came into my mind, when I realized that they all fill a daily part of my life. I love it all very…
Dear friends!
Dear all, dear friends here in the Netherlands, my friends who came over for my birthday today, my friends who wished me a happy birthday in different other ways, and all my other friends who…
Run the race with perseverance.
It must have been in the early eighties when I was a little girl of around six years old. And here I was sitting next to my dad and my sister on the front row…
family extension
The year 2013 has been quite a good year for our family. Next to the four chicken, the rooster, the two rabbits and the cat, we can also introduce you to “Garfield” Not as lively…
twelve and a half years
It is this week 12,5 years ago that we said Yes officially and got married. It was a couple of weeks before our wedding day that I was sitting at my desk, in my bedroom…
Free apple picking.
Our local government has 500 fruit trees just for local people to enjoy. That is good news for a woman like me. Last week I went with Laurens and got two big bags. After half…
A day's visit to Budapest.
(Although this happened a while ago now, I still want to share those two latest blogs.) The tiles in the underground in the old heart of Budapest are beautiful and authentic. It is not hard…
"Oh, These were the best three days in my life"
Last Saturday we went down to Osijek in Croatia. It was hot, but a beautiful journey of a bit more than two hours drive. On Sunday we visited the church and were glad that somebody…
A cup of cold water
A couple of nights ago we came home and just before our house was a bus stuck. A woman laying in the grass.. the boy repairing the car and another woman.. We just said ”…