woensdag 29 februari 2012

celebrate




*
celebration
*
my daughter Anna
moved back to HOLLAND
last weekend
after living and working
in FRANCE
for a year
*
today she came home
for tea
and this ROOM-TOMPOUCE
*
Celebrating
being able
to have cosy tea's
together
*
Hope you have
a cosy tea today
with some unexpected
celebration-yummie
*

maandag 27 februari 2012

Happy Holland

*
Love my coffee
and love my mugs
*
Love to live
in Holland
*
do you love
you live
where you are ?
*
happy
living
*

zondag 26 februari 2012

crystal clear


*
in the attitude
of silence
the soul finds the path
in a clearer light
and what is
elusive and deceptive
resolves itself
into
crystal
clearness.

Our life
is
a long
and
 arduous
quest
after
 truth

Mahatma Gandhi

*
Sunday
is
a beautiful day
for some
crytal
clearness
*
Happy sunday
*

zaterdag 25 februari 2012

flowering flowers

*
When
you have
only two pennies left
in the world
buy a loaf of bread
with one
and
a lily with the other

chinese proverb
*
do not forget to
buy yourself
some flowers !
*
and have a wonderful
WEEKEND
*


vrijdag 24 februari 2012

letter a letter

*
To send
a letter
is
a good way
to go somewhere
without moving anything
but
YOUR HEART

Phylilis Theroux
*
every time
mister postman
brings me a letter
my heart
JUMPS
*
wish you
happy letters too !
*


woensdag 22 februari 2012

gardening


*
a garden must combine
the poetic
and
the mysterious
with
the feeling of
serenity
and
JOY

Louis Barragan
*
Are you also
longing for
SPRING
*


maandag 20 februari 2012

just beautiful


*
a single rose
can be my garden
a single friend
my world
*
happy roses for all of you
*


zondag 19 februari 2012

The Art of Living

*
This week
I saw a documentary
about
HERB AND DOROTHY VOGEL
art collectors
*
something happened
I was so touched
by them
*
Their love for each other
their love for Art and collecting
but most of all
I was touched
seeing this man
old and awry
but
he walked with passion
always on his way
( always together )
on his way to an artist
or a museum .
Always passionated
and
walking .
*
Why was I so touched
seeing this ?
*
I have such difficulty
to walk or stand .......
and so I am almost
always
HOME
*
safe
*
and for quite a while
that has been healing
because I had asked
far too much of myself
I should have known
that only being able to do things
when I had lots of painkillers
that that's not a way of living
*
NOT AT ALL !
*
now I am much better
and I miss
working
and
doing things
*
I am still in pain
and unable to do
what I want
*
so
next week
I am of
for a second ( 6 )
opinion
another orthopedist
*
keep hope alive
*


vrijdag 17 februari 2012

first time's


*
EVA
very first time
she is standing
*
Oh how I love
all those first times
*
they are so special
and it's heartwarming
to participate
in the joy her parents
show and share
*
Wish you all
some happy first times
today
*

donderdag 16 februari 2012

be prepared

*
DO
WHAT YOU CAN
WITH
WHAT YOU'VE GOT
WHEREVER YOU ARE

theodore roosevelt

*
Today Elisabeth had
the third chemo
another three to go
*
We are still here
and doing the best we can
*
it's hard
 but
 in a whole
different way
 than I imagened
*
there is
 this
complicated
medical side
and
there is
 the human part.
*
each day
has surprises
*



woensdag 15 februari 2012

always making me happy


*
a new mug
for my coffee
is always
making me
HAPPY
*
the combination
is excellent !
coffee......
and the mug
and than
........sigh.......
*
Hope you have your
sigh-moment too
today
*

dinsdag 14 februari 2012

maandag 13 februari 2012

tomorrow tomorrow

*
tomorrow
tomorrow
*
for today
 I am sending you
some pre-valentine
LOVE
*
use as much as you need
and share
*


zondag 12 februari 2012

short easy words

*
It's not always easy
finding the right words
*
there is
one word
*L*O*V*E*
that's
always
right
*
yes
always
*
Thank you all
for your
Love
*


woensdag 8 februari 2012

zondag 5 februari 2012

to be in the moment


*
doing
the
best
at this moment
puts you
in the best place
for the next moment

Oprah Winfrey
*
I am so grateful
to be able
to be in the moment / moments
this phase of my life
*
for ME
that is something
I have had to learn
and it took till NOW !
*
the stage I am in now
with myself
as a mother
is so very special
it sounds strange
but I would almost say
it is a blessing
*
of course
I am the mother
of my brave Elisabeth
but I am still also
the mother of my other
children  too .
*
In ALL
 that's happening now
I am able to be
CALM and
just be ME
*
and
because it's rather new to me
to be like this
everytime it happens
my heart feels alive
*

and
now
we are
in the month
of
LOVE
*
I love
this time
of the year
now
more than
EVER


*
so
lets
share
a
lot
of
LOVE
*



woensdag 1 februari 2012

* E * V * A *



*
Long time ago
Long before Eva was born
Long before we knew a boy / or a girl ?
I won
Koralee's
Give-away
THE CUTEST cuddle coat
from Bunnies by the bay .
*
It was send to me in a
surprising parcel
all the way over the ocean .
*
From the very first moment
I was in love
and I have showed it
to everyone
long before my first grandchild was born.
*
Here she is
the most beautiful
grandchild
E V A
*
She is our sunshine
and oh how I love
to be A grandmother
HER grandmother .
*
Happy joy to you
*