She left ........

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My sister

FLORENTINE

born november 4 

in 1956

passed away

early this morning

november 25

2012

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born

 on a sunday

passed away

 on a sunday

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I hope

and pray

she rests 

in peace

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Arrived

*

The book I ordered

arrived today.

My most favorite

writer Toon Tellegen

now 

translated

in English.

beautiful illustrations

by Jessica Ahlberg

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I am enjoying

and reading

now 

*

Hope you find

a favorite book

too 

*

simply lovely

*

The greatest
TREASURES
are
those
invisible to the eye
but found by heart 

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times are changing

*
Only four days ago
I posted
about Else
who lost her 
husband
in a ski-accident
only 40 years young
father of her two boys
who are 
11 and 7 years young

Else was a kindergarten teacher
on waldorf school
before she was a mother
just like me.
I was a teacher
again and
her boys
 were both in my class
so I got to know her
as a loving mother
to her boys
but also 
to my class

She SURPRISED
me often with
self made gifts
Like you can see
on the picture above

She makes
the most beautiful things
and writes about it
 on her blog
She is an inspiration
to lots of dutch bloggers
but also to lots of 
mothers on our school.

and now
she lost
her LIEF 
as she calls him 
on her blog 

What I mean
with
TIMES ARE CHANGING
is
now everyone
is on internet
and follows blogs
and facebook

a whole other way
to communicate
and to SHARE
often the good things
and sometimes
the very sad part  
of life

There are so many
who sympathise
with her
and leave comments
on both her blog and 
facebook

It's all much more
in the open now a days 

We have our lives
with family and friends
but we also share
with our friends
on blogs or facebook

*
and still
it's Else great lost
and her grieve

I cannot help
thinking of her
and her boys
all day

*

little lights

*

there are

TWO

ways

of spreading light

to be

the candle

or the mirror

that reflects it

Edith Warton

*

Let's be

BOTH

*

Imagen

*

I am a dutch "girl"

who loves to write

and

My dream is

to be able to

express myself

in english

 as well as

 in dutch

*

You should see me

strugling 

with my dictionary

feeling desperate 

because

translating is not 

just look up 

the individual words

oh no 

I am waiting for

mister postman

to bring me

the book from

my favorite writer

IN ENGLISH translated !

cannot wait 

*

For Else

*

When I was a teacher

I had both her sons

in my class

The boys are now

7 and 11 years old

Else 

lost her husband
Steven

last monday

he died in the Alps

in a ski-accident.
he was only
 40 years young

I think about them 
all day
The sun is stil shining
everything goes on
but
not for Else
and her boys

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magic

*

this 

is

me

*

I have a lamp

like this

and

there are

all kind of things

hanging

on golden threads

all beautiful

and given to me

by friends

some personal

some in the mail

that's ME

*

I love creating

MOBILES

I love the movement

I love the light falling on it

from different directions

I love when the sun

 is shining on it

and sometimes

a little sound is made

*

I think

 my secret is

the golden thread

the way the light shines

on it

is magic

*

today I make

a new one 

I am inspired 

*

What is inspiring you

today

?

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creating

*

There always 

were

reasons

to create

in my life

When my children

came into my life

it was as if there was

a stream that never stopped

I kept creating

and was happy

with all of that

*

Lateron

when I started

being a TEACHER

again 

I enjoyed 

there was ALWAYS

a reason to create

*

and now

children are grown-ups

I am no longer a teacher

so

what's there to create

What I mean is

I am in a new phase

of my life

and I just have not found

what I am looking for

Okay

 of course 

there's always 

the house

I know

I am doing that 

of course

but

when the children

were living here

it was much more 

MOVEMENT

I guess

the unique combination

of 

less time and lots of 

IDEAS

made me more creative

Now

I have lots of time
so I think
I make a wreath
for my frontdoor
so
creativity
knows
where to find me 

*

Sharing

*

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

shares her meditations

on 

youth and age

love and marriage

peace , solitude and contentment

as she set them down

during a brief vacation 

by the sea.

Drawing inspiration

from the shells

on the shore

her MUSINGS 

on the shape

of a woman's life

bring new understanding

to both 

men and woman

at any stage of life

*

What I love

about this book

is 

how

Anne Morrow

is able to put in words

the search in her life

by looking at the shells

*

Pay attention

and look for 

your own surprises

or 

read this inspiring book 

*

happy sunday

*

gifts

*

The Sea 

does not reward

those who are

too anxious 

too greedy

or too impatient

To dig

for treasures 

shows not only

impatience and greed

but lack of faith.

PATIENCE

PATIENCE

PATIENCE

is

what the sea

teaches

PATIENCE

and 

FAITH

One should be 

empty

open

choiceless

as a beach

waiting

for a gift

from the sea.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Gift from the sea

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We can be inspired

in many ways

Long ago

I found a beautiful 

old book on a market

at first sight

it was the colour

BLUE

and

the golden lettering

than I read 

GIFT BY THE SEA

I supposed

it was a book about shells

and I LOVE SHELLS

The book was a SURPRISE

and a wonderful gift

and very inspiring

a gift for life

*

Wish you a weekend

with a favorite 

BOOK

*

ORANGE the colour

*

Orange

is

the national colour

of the Netherlands

because

our ROYAL FAMILY

owns

the principality

of

ORANGE

*

ORANGE

is 

RED

 brought nearer

to humanity

by YELLOW

Kandinsky

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COLOUR

is

the place

where our brain

and the universe

meet.

Paul Klee

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I love

Orange

the most

in Nature

This season

shows

orange

most

beautiful

*

Happy

orange

to all of you

this week 

*

monday monday

*

Today 

BLUE

is my colour

so

I share this with you

COLOURS

always make me 

HAPPY

*

happy 

starting the new week

all of you

*

COZY

*
It's the best feeling
when you wake up
and
it's warm and cozy
and you don't have to go to work 

*
enjoy 
the weekend
*

Birthdays

*

My Birthday was

wonderful 

*

thank you all for

your wishes

*

*

for ALL of us 

Happy weekend

*

my birthDAY

*

BECAUSE

time itself 

is 

like a spiral

SOMETHING

SPECIAL

happens

on your 

BIRTHDAY

each year

The same energy

that GOD invested

in you at birth

is 

PRESENT

once again

Menachem Mendel Schneerson

*

Thank you 

TERESA

for

sending me

this

SURPRISE

*
AND 
thank you 
all 
who will come
to visit me 

*

BELIEVE

*
Tomorrow 
is 
my birthday
so 
today
is my last day 
from this year
so
I am cuddling
on my couche
staying inside
with tea and little ligths
musing
.............
how was my year
and what do I wish for
next year ?
...................
always
special
such a day
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