vrijdag 31 december 2010

*H*A*P*P*Y* *N*E*W* *Y*E*A*R*

*
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR
*
2010 was the year I started blogging
*
I am SO SO HAPPY
with all you new friends
all over the world .
*
I enjoy every minute
BLOGGING
with all of you
so
a whole new year
with lots of BLOG-TIME
I am looking forward.
*
SEE
YOU NEXT YEAR
*
Wish you
and your loved-ones
a happy new year
*

woensdag 29 december 2010

* O * L * I * E * B * O * L * L * E * N *


*
This is what we eat
when the old year is leaving
and the new year is arriving !
*
OLIEBOLLEN
*
mmmmmmmm
*

maandag 27 december 2010

lots of lights .....

*
another Christmas
in my memory-box.
*
I love the days after !
*
enjoying my coffee
and doing nothing at all
*
hope you all have
lots of sweet memories
in your little secret boxes
in your hearts .
*

zaterdag 25 december 2010

Merry Christmas to you and you and you.....

*
**
***
****
*****
******
*
*
merry christmas
to all of you
all
around
the
world
*

donderdag 23 december 2010

BLUE * BLUE * BLUE

*
a moment with fresh coffee
or tea of course
*
christmas is near by ...
almost around the corner .....
Can you hear the bells ringing ...
*
not yet knowing what's
under the christmas -tree .......
*
ALL IS STILL IN THE AIR
promessing
*
cherishing
this wonderful time
with all of you
all around the world
*
ENJOYING
EACH AND ALL
*


maandag 20 december 2010

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

*
mmmmmmmm
at home
outside lots of snow
and the sun is shining too !
almost my Christmasgirl's birthday !
Yes I have my own Christmas child .
*
*E*L*I*S*A*B*E*T*H*
*
It's not the most easy day to have your birthday
that's for sure .
*
my daughter-in-law
is also having her birthday
on that same day
*
*V*A*N*E*S*S*A
*
she is expecting my very first GRANDCHILD
*
and OH OH OH
JUST NOW
I WON SWEET KORALEE'S
WONDERFUL
GIVE-AWAY
*
we have a lot to celebrate !
*

zondag 19 december 2010

together we are all a part of the puzzle

*
The days before Christmas .
*
Made me think about all the people
who have jobs that are not so inspiring
as for instant being a teacher or ........
But have to work in the stores
and put the stock on the shelves
over and over and over again.
Or drive in the big trucks
on the highways and than in the city
maneuvering through the traffic
spending hours in trafficjam .
*
All those people
deserve a smile and a friendly treatment .
Where would we be without them ?
*
So smile a lot these days .
*

woensdag 15 december 2010

beautiful books

*
Books are the quietest
and most constant of friends.
They are the most accessible
and wishes of councellors
and the most patient of teachers
*
C.W.Eliot
*
BOOKS and CHRISTMAS
belong together for me .
*
Childrenbooks
Pop-up books
beautiful books
Story-books
*
I SO love books .
Love to give them
Love to get them
*

zondag 12 december 2010

christmas-stamps

*
Overhere we have special stamps
for the christmas-cards.
*
This year they are so beautiful !
*
I love writing my christmas-cards .
*
Coffee , some music ..........................
and of course my favourite fountainpen .
*
I'm enjoying my sunday.
Hope you are too !

zaterdag 11 december 2010

birthday my firstborn today ....

*
Long time ago
on this day 11 december
I became a mother .
My first child , beautiful son
*V*A*L*E*N*T*I*J*N*
He will be special forever to me
because he made me a mother .
What did I know ?
Nothing !
Was I like the picture ?
without worries , dancing ?
Oh no I was very very very serious ...far too much overanxious.
He took me on this most wonderful journey
his life * my life
I learned so much thanks to him .
*
and now he will be a father himself
may 2011
*
and again he is the one who is going to make me
a grandmother
*
Life is so wonderfulbeautiful
*

vrijdag 10 december 2010

*
a sunbeam to warm you
a moonbeam to charm you
a sheltering angel,
so nothing can harm you.
*
Irish blessing
*
My weekend is here
Enjoying it already
Hope you do too
*

woensdag 8 december 2010

Hello ........

*
Sometimes
I wonder how your voices
will sound
on the phone
*
But also
singing Christmas-songs
*
All over the world
we are enjoying
listening to the radio...
christmas music
*
and we'll be singing
*
our voices will meet
high above
*
I think the angels
will smile
*

zaterdag 4 december 2010

let it snow * * * * *

*
This is
where my daughter is going to .
FRANCE
*
today all her things
will be transported
to her new
"HOME"
( home is where the heart is )
*
OVERHERE
it is snowing
and there's as much snow as
OVERTHERE
*
Her brothers and sister
are with her to help , today .
*
Winterwonderland
I"ll be glad
when everything
and everyone
is save and at home again
*
Hope you all are save
and at home
*

donderdag 2 december 2010

and you and you and you


*
GOOD COMMUNICATION
IS AS STIMULATING
AS BLACK COFFEE AND
JUST AS HARD TO SLEEP AFTER.
*
Anne Morrow Lindberg
( gift from the sea )
*
I love to communicate
with you
and you
and you
*

maandag 29 november 2010

Good night

*
BLESSED IS THE PERSON
WHO IS TOO BUSY TO WORRIE
IN THE DAYTIME
AND TOO SLEEPY
TO WORRIE AT NIGHT
*
anonymous
*
Have a good night sleep
all of you
*

vrijdag 26 november 2010

Stars

*
It is not in the stars
to hold our destiny
but in ourselves
*
William Shakespeare
*
You are all my STARS


woensdag 24 november 2010

a little help for a friend .....


*
Just to let you know
I think about you
*
My sweet friend
who can use a bit of
prosperity
*
and of course
for all of you who need some too !
*
Good night
and sleep well

zondag 21 november 2010

in the spirit of love

You will find as
you look back
upon your life
that the
moments when
you have truly
lived are the
moments
when you
have done
things in the
spirit of
love
*

zaterdag 20 november 2010

*B*I*G* *L*O*V*E*

*
Today I need a lot of love.
Who doesn't !
*
Please
if you have some
send a little bit my way
there's nothing special
but I feel in need of love
*
of to my coffee now
*

donderdag 18 november 2010

*C*H*O*C*O*L*A*T*E*

*
Oh .... how I love chocolate !
November and december
are chocolate-months ....
*
Hope you like it too
*

dinsdag 16 november 2010

so many good times ......


*
Wonderful memories.
So many times
in the kitchen
with my children
mmmmmmm
*
wish I could let you all
taste .
*

maandag 15 november 2010

zaterdag 13 november 2010

young @ heart


*
Living by heart
*
There"s this wonderful
and inspiring dvd
called
about this choir
where the average age is 81!
*
they sing songs of
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
James Brown
Pointer Sisters
Coldplay
*
Despite age and health
they live for the music.
*
I wish you all
to see this dvd .
*
happy hearts to ALL of you
*

vrijdag 12 november 2010

coulourful


*
I LOVE THOSE COULOURS
*
sometimes we feel BLUE
*
sometimes we are green
*
sometimes everything is bright
*
what 's your favourite ?
*
Wishing you a coulourful weekend .
*

dinsdag 9 november 2010

Pearls

*P*E*A*R*L*S*
was the theme of the
girlfriends-birthdayparty-afternoon
last sunday
*
moments in life where
everything falls on its place
and shines
*
like pearls do
*
I asked my friends
Astrid
Barbara
Leontien
Saskia
Saskia
and
Sylvia
to think about the theme
and
to share one of their pearl-moments
with us
*
My girlfriends are amazing and inspiring.
*
and
SURPRISING
*
one of them
was searching
on the internet
for the genesis of the pearl
and came with an amazing story
*
Long ago the ACTS OF THOMAS
were found
he was an apostle of Jesus.
In this apocryphal scripture
there is a poem
about
THE MYTH OF
THE SONG OF THE PEARL
*
This is a wonderful story
about the journey of the soul.
*
Can you imagen
an afternoon
with my special and dear friends
and they all shared something
from their own life-experiences
beautiful as pearls .
*
and we ALL collected them
and took those beautiful PEARLS
in our hearts
*

maandag 8 november 2010


*
The meeting
of two personalities
is like
the contact of
two chemical substances ;
if there is any reaction
both are transformed.
*
....C..G..Jung.....
Wish you lots of meetings !
*

vrijdag 5 november 2010

Girlfriends

*
Next sunday-afternoon
is my birthdayparty
with my girlfriends .
*
We will be with seven
*
No one else
*
Each year I choose a theme
and ask my friends
to think about the theme
and to tell something about it
from their own experiences
*
We listen to each other
Sharing is so wonderful and
INSPIRING .
*

woensdag 3 november 2010

put on your dancingshoes


*
Sweet friends all over the world
put on your dancingshoes
and dance dance dance
*
forget everything
for a few minutes
close your eyes
and off you go
*
Have fun
dancing
*

dinsdag 2 november 2010

Happy birthday to ME .....


*
TODAY
IS THE DAY
MY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
*
This morning at school
lots of surprises........
*
I'll try to show you some pictures soon !
Now I'm off ..... to my day .
*
Wish you all a wonderful day .

vrijdag 29 oktober 2010

Words

*
The magic of WORDS ...
*
I love words that have
a special meaning or sound .
*
The children in my class
are 4 , 5 or 6
and they know how to enjoy
beautiful
or funny words
too !
*
Wish you all
magic words
that make your day !
*

donderdag 28 oktober 2010

just one ....


I was not always very good
in looking after myself.
*
It was always more important
to be a good mother
a good wife ,daughter , friend ,
sister , colleague , neighbour
and so on .
*
But I always knew
how to be happy
with small things ,
gestures for myself.
*
Just one new coffeecup
a magazine and all went well .
*
Some things never change
coffee .... magazine ............
mmmmmm
enjoying my afternoon .
*
Hope you enjoy yours
*

dinsdag 26 oktober 2010

My daughter is going to work and live in France

My daughter Anna
is going to work and live
IN FRANCE !
*
2011
and off she goes .
*
VIVE LA FRANCE !
*

maandag 25 oktober 2010

long time ago


*
LONG TIME AGO
this car
was my birthday-present !
*
I loved it
*
after this pretty
I had another blue one
and after that
a RED one
*
so you could say
I'm a great FAN !
*
Don't you love good memories ?
*



zaterdag 23 oktober 2010

looking forward

*
OUTSIDE WIND AND RAIN .
*
BUT INSIDE
I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO MY BIRTHDAY
*
Hope you have something special
to look forward to TOO .
*

vrijdag 22 oktober 2010

courage


A sheltered life
can be a daring life as well.
For all serious daring
starts from WITHIN .
*
Eudora Welty
*
The Universe gifts me
with courage in all things.
I cherish my own courage.
I salute myself for the brave action
I undertake in my life .
I focus
with clarity and appriciation
on the choices
I have made
which have requiered courage
and selfdetermination .
I applaud myself
for my strength
and my daring.
Rather than belittle myself
for my fears ,
I choose to honor myself
for the bravery
with wich I have often walked
through my fears .
I count back
in specific ways
and enumerate
for myself
examples
of my own courage :
the new friendship
hIave undertaken ,
the steadiness I have shown
in a difficult job ,
the honesty I have displayed
in opening a difficult conversation .
I honor myself
for my bigheartness
in the face of challenges
from which I could have
- but did not -
shrunk back.
My courage
brings blessings to my life.
My courage
blesses the lives of others .
*
from my favourite book
PRAYERS TO THE GREAT CREATOR
by Julia Cameron.
Wishing you all moments
to think about YOUR COURAGE !
*

writing

*
I love writing
*
mostly with pen and paper
and envelopes and poststamps
*
But
I'm very happy
my internet
is working again
*
*

woensdag 20 oktober 2010

oh oh oh


OH OH OH
my internet is letting me down.
a few minutes
and than everything is gone .
*

dinsdag 19 oktober 2010

YES YES YES


YES YES YES
*
Congratiolations
I have 50 followers .
*
and
since a few days
BIG TROUBLE
with my laptop .
*
Sorrie
but I'll be back !
*

zaterdag 16 oktober 2010

come and sit with me

*
Goodmorning
to all of you .
*
Overhere it's 10.30 in the morning .
Wonderful sunny saterday
and a whole week ahead without school/work.
*
Freetime-Me-time
*
With the award came the question
to tell some things about myself
you don't know yet .
*
one
my favourite word is
VERWONDERING
*
two
I love hanging little things on my chandelier
with golden yarn
**
Three
Knitting brings me peace of mind
***
Four
I have 3 sisters and 1 brother = 4
I have two sons and two daughters = 4
****
Five
I am the oldest of 5
*****
Six
when I feel emotional
and need to let go all the tears
that I saved
I know exactly
what movie I must see
what passage
and
off they go
******
Seven
My eyes
they are green
and I like that
very much
*******
And.....now.......I can give the award
forward to three lovely ladies
*
*
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donderdag 14 oktober 2010

Big step

OH MY .......
I received an AWARD !
My very first one ever !
From Fiene.
*
At first I could not believe it .
*
I'm still learning
and lots of things are not going as I want .
But I don't know how to change them ( YET ! )
*
So receiving this award means a lot .
My blog is finding her way to...........
SURPRISE
more and more of you ladies !
*
Than the first obstacle appeared
How do I tell you about all of this
not knowing how to make a link ..........
*
That's my reward because
Now I have to learn how to do that !
and
I did it
I know now
Yes I can !
*
49 followers
and I did
nothing special
for that .
*
As much as I can
I follow
you
and
YES
I do have my favourites !
*
The other happy event was
the Christmas Trade
from
*
I'm IN !
read all about it on her blog .
I'm so excited .....
The fun has already begun ....
*
SO
YES
BY SURPRISE
A LOT HAPPENED
*
A
BIG STEP
as Saskia
mentioned on her blog today.
*
Thanks
to her
I started blogging
*
With the award comes
I have to tell 7 things
you all
don't know about me .
*
That will be
in my next blog .
*
So you have to excuse me
I'm off
drinking coffee
and celebrating
I passed my first exam- blogging :
making this work !
*
I'm so proud
*
and happy
*

woensdag 13 oktober 2010

tomorrow



*
Tomorrow
I'll have time
to tell you all about
my award
*
and
Christmas Trade
*
Have a good night !
*

zondag 10 oktober 2010

pearls

*
PEARLS
*
and precious the tear as that rain from the sky,
which turns into pearls as it falls in the sea.
*
Thomas Moore
*
Wish you all
some pearly-moments
on this special sunday
10-10-10
*

vrijdag 8 oktober 2010

celebration


*Now join your hands

and with your hands your hearts ..*

William Shakespeare

*

Do I have something to celebrate ?

*YES*

I celebrate it's saturday

The sun is shining

and everything looks

*HAPPY*

*

woensdag 6 oktober 2010

that's life


*

I'm a mother

and its life's greatest gift to me .

When my children were small

everything was easy .

When they were sad , I could comfort them .

Now they are grownups

and my youngest one is very sad

his girlfriend ended their relationship .

Heartbreaking.

*

My daughter however has found true love

and is very much IN LOVE ....

Heartwarming.

*

Today the postman brought two cards

one because my aunt passed away , 78 years old

the other one because a new baby is born : KAYLEIGH.

*

I think I need a coffee

and I hope everything will be peaceful for all of you

*