Hi there sweeties, it's Wednesday so you were probably waiting for me to post my 'deskphoto'... and here it is. I must say that I took this photo earlier this week; it's my son's jeans. He got this second hand jeans from a friend but there is a large wear spot on a rather unusual place. You would … [Read more...]
An exercise in looking (woyww #484)
The grey and rainy day in Netherlands was my excuse this morning to wander into my atelier with the intension to not come out today - of course I will go to the kitchen to pour me a coffee or make me a sandwich but that will be all... at least, that is my plan. There's all kinds of things on my desk … [Read more...]
Daylight saving time & woyww #408
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...]