woensdag 30 maart 2011

* * By surprise * *


*

I love colours .

I'm always admiring the all-white interiors

but

My couch is RED !

*

Blue

has been my favourite colour

for a long time

and than

all of a sudden

my life was upsidedown

and

I noticed I began to like

RED

*

Now there's red all around

White also

but I love my RED's

*

zondag 27 maart 2011

* SUN * day


*

EVERY SOUL

IS A MELODY

WHICH NEEDS RENEWING

*

I bless my capacity to hear the world around me.

My physical sense of sound

connects me to the world.

The rippling sound of water ,

the hushed whisper of the wind ,

the sigh of my lover's breath.

the sweet sound of a Sunday choir

All these and moere

are gifts to me.

I focus on the sounds

my hearing brings to me.

I learn discernment and compassion

from the tones I encounter and respond to.

My hearing is acute and accurate.

I am able to respond with delicacy

to the subtle undercurrents

revealed to me through sound.

*

I love to read sunday morning

when the world is still quiet.

*

This morning my favorite book

PRAYERS TO THE GREAT CREATOR

by Julia Cameron

*

I woke up and felt sad

my back is still rubbish

and so I cannot go where I want

I cannot do what I want

I miss my work

I miss the children

*

Than I read today about hearing

That I can !

*

so cheer up girl

the sun is shining

and

this will be a good day

I'm sure

*


zaterdag 26 maart 2011

how do you see yourself

*
How we see ourselfs
mostly is not an issue .
*
than again
all of a sudden
there can be a moment
your thoughts
become
daydreaming and foggy
and you wonder
*
What about ME
*
How about ME
*
Who am I
Am I who I want to be
Wanted to be
*
What's become of ME
*
I must confess
I discouvered a whole new site
of ME
blogging
*
I like this ME
*
I like you too !
*

donderdag 24 maart 2011

how do you see the world today


*
A wonderful sunny day overhere
AGAIN
*
How lucky I am
The world looks bright and light
*
Daydreaming
in my garden
*
Dreams are the window
of the soul
*
Send some sunshine
to all of you
where-ever you are
*

dinsdag 22 maart 2011

dressing up for the garden ..... Spring's here

*
Beautiful sunshiny day
today
so I went to get my parasol
*
Oh lala
He ( blue and white stripes )
looked old and neglected ......
*
Has done a good job
for so many many years .
*
Something new is always welcome
*
wish you all
lots of garden-time
*

maandag 21 maart 2011

ready ......GO !


*
*S*P*R*I*N*G*
*
are you ready
for SPRING-THINGS
*
My garden needs a lot of change
Will be done FOR me .
My sons are the workers !
I can watch and enjoy
*
Today lots and lots of sunshine
Hope you had a sunny day too
*

zondag 20 maart 2011

Sundaybeauty


*
Surprised
by this beauty
POMEGRANATE
*
beautiful on the outside
and
full of surprises
on the inside
*
and
very very healthy too
*
I love simple
I love just one
not a whole lot
just one
*
as I am surprised by
one tiny very tiny
violet
all by her self
in my garden
between the tiles
all alone
so brave
*
I love things single
sometimes more
than a whole lot of them
*
ONE
wink
rose
word
comment
*
kisses
hug's
surprises
postcards
presents
letters
ONE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH
OF THEM
*
overhere
a lovely sunny
almost SPRING
sunday
*
wish for you too
*




donderdag 17 maart 2011

BIG LOVE

*
Biscuit tin's
I cannot resist the temptation
*
I immediately know a destination
when I see new ones
*
not always for edible things !
*
for all kinds of things
*
New items bring change and movement
*
AND
JOY
*
and one can never have
enough to put in
BIG LOVE
*
Hope you all get
LOTS OF BIG LOVE
this weekend
*

dinsdag 15 maart 2011

strike a light

*
SADAKO
and the Thousand Cranes
*
Is the title
of a beautiful 48-page picture-book
about
Sadako Sasaki
*
She was 12 years old
ten years after
the atom bombing of Hiroshima
in WorldWar II
*
Unfortunately she had to be hospitalized
when she developed leukimia
from the effects of radiation
*
She remembered the Japanese Legend
that anyone folding a thousand paper cranes
is granted A WISH
*
She set about this task with great hope for recovery
but her health held out only long enough
to complete
644
*
We can do all kinds of things
folding paper cranes
strike a little light
or pray
*

maandag 14 maart 2011

feel like dancing

*
Today is a beautiful day
My door is open
and fresh air comes into the livingroom.
*
I love open doors
listening to the birds .
*
Green tea in my mug
music in my head
it feels like dancing...
*
have to watch my back
so I'm imagening
DANCING
*
When you are outside
somewhere
today
and you think
you hear music
make a little dance
*
celebrate
this day
*

zaterdag 12 maart 2011

The answer


*
The answer
to all your questions
is
THIS MOMENT
just as it is
*
I'm discovering
how often
I'm worried
about all kinds of things
in the past
in the future
*
NOT
seeing how wonderful
the moment is
as it is
just as it is
exact as it is
*
HOW ABSOLUTELY
WONDERFUL
ARE
THE MOMENTS
*
Wish all of you
happy
MOMENTS
*
ENJOY them
Be surprised
*

donderdag 10 maart 2011

precious

*
My coffee
and I
we always need a mug !
*
Love mugs
*

dinsdag 8 maart 2011

FITTING IN


*
THIS
is a drawer
and on top , an old painting-frame .
Just for the picture .
*
Anna
who is visiting for a few days
lives in France now
but had a lot of shopping to do
*
Overhere she knows her adresses !
She is very creative
with patches ,remnants , ribbons
in happy colours.
Her "stock" needed some new-ones.
*
She has to find her way around in France.
Tomorrow she will be on her way back .
*
It's good to see how happy she is !

zondag 6 maart 2011

surprise

*
My daughter Anna
who now lives in France
but is home for a long weekend
LOVES giving presents .
*
Last year this mouse in a box
came to live with me , surprise !
*
She has been shopping last saturday
with her sister ...GIRL-TIME !
*
She visited her big brother and sister-in-law
to admire the new baby-palace !
and all the adorable baby-stuff
waiting for the baby-girl expected in MAY.
*
a date with her youngest brother
is planned for tomorrow
*
lots of quality-time
in a few days .
*
She is very happy in France
and there were lots of pictures of course
*
heartwarming
to enjoy all of this
together
*

zaterdag 5 maart 2011

Together


*
Together
is special
*
Is feeling connected
*
for this weekend
we are
together
*
Anna is visiting us
for a few days
She now lives in France
and this is her first visit
since she left
three months ago.
*
Every-one is happy
The brothers
her sister
en me of course.
*
Its a blessing
to see how wonderful
they are together .
*
Today , 12 years ago
my mother passed away .
My father in 1985 .
*
life changes when your parents are no longer with you
*
I used to see
my 3 sisters and
my brother
always
when I visited my mother
*
Now we are all far apart
and we have our own family
*
AND
SO
this weekend
it's
family-time
*

woensdag 2 maart 2011

sound in body and mind


*
HEALTH
IS BETTER
THAN WEALTH
*
Sometimes
several expierences
can lead you to
something new and you KNOW
that it's important.
*
at first my health could be better .
to loose some weight
would be nice
*
Than I read on the blog
of Anna from Lillalotta
about how she feels
so much better
since making healthy drinks
from fruit and vegetables
*
Than I saw this program on tv
about this man
who had cancer
and
he deceided to start exercise
and be healthy with his food .
Amazing results.
*
I'm healthy , but my back is worn out .
and I want to do something
GOOD
for myself.
*
Cannot change my worn out back
but I can change
being as healthy as possible .
*
So no more sugarish deliciousnes
for me
I am of to a new journey
*
But I will join your sweets
just by looking
YES
*

dinsdag 1 maart 2011

DO YOU ?


*
Who know's something
about
walnut-tea ?
*
This picture comes from
Laura
She made these walnut -sweets
*