Goodmorning lovelies. As you can see outside my window, it's a bit of a grey morning but we had lovely Spring weather in the last couple of days and I could sit on my balcony for the first time this year. I spend some hours reading and - yay - I got a bit of a tan too! I didn't look around much … [Read more...]
A perfect day
Last week was exceptional... the Netherlands and its inhabitants have never had such temperatures in September: 32°C (90°F) It's a record. Schools proclaimed a 'tropical timetable' so that kids could go home early in the afternoon to enjoy the Summer weather. For a middle-aged lady like me, … [Read more...]
ICAD 2015: Index Cards 1-5
I looked up my stack of Index Cards and decided to play along with ICAD ("Index Card A Day") - this annual event is facilitated by Daisy Yellow and although I might not create 61 cards in total, I like to have the stack of index cards on my table for a quick 'in between' scribble when I am not … [Read more...]
Easter Haiku / Weekend
Cold day lovelies... errmmm, I mean GOOD day of course - xcuse-me, but "cold" is on our minds here in Holland lately. When I woke up this morning, I found a white world outside my window... Grrrr, it had snowed. AGAIN *sigh* The snow melted during the morning, but still: it is too cold … [Read more...]
Portuguese shoes
First, let me show you my old shoes and haiku. I'll explain after... Bij de achterdeur slijt schoeisel uit Portugal zijn laatste dagen Portuguese shoes spend the last years of their life right next to the back door The haiku was written for Haiku my … [Read more...]
A Perfect Day
Yesterday was a Perfect Day is every way! It ended with listening (3x) to the latest CD by Leonard Cohen, the man who's drawing I'd admired IRL that same afternoon. I tell you all about it and there's a lot of photos coming too, starting with the one for Haiku my Heart … [Read more...]
The freezing lunatic
It's still freezing in the Netherlands and yes, our drainpipe is still frozen. I haven't done the laundry all week (don't worry, I have plenty of clothes to wear - not being able to choose the faves from my closet forced me to make long forgotten picks from my wardrobe. I could even be seen in … [Read more...]