vrijdag 29 maart 2013

WELCOME HOME


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Little Eva
at SCHIPHOL
 airport
 Amsterdam
welcoming 
her daddy

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it was her first time
at the airport
Her mother Vanessa
is a stewardess
from KLM
and Eva saw her mother
often
AT HOME
in her stewardess blue outfit

This is Vanessa ...

and than
at the airport
she saw lots of stewardesses
She is almost 
two years old now
and  the world
gets bigger and bigger 
for her 

It is such a blessing
to know this grandchild
has such a warm and loving
HOME
and she is like 
a SUNBEAM
to all of us 

Who is your 
sunbeam ?

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zaterdag 23 maart 2013

The Art of Frienship




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This week
has been
 an
 amazing
 week .

Meeting
Koralee
a blog-friend
who lives in Canada
overhere
in Holland
was so exciting
and

WONDERFUL

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BLOGGING
has been quite a journey
for me
a very happy journey
around the world

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I got to know
wonderful
inspiring
women
who 
helped me
find my way
through life
in a time
I could really use some 
guidance

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and
I am so grateful 
for your examples
each and every-one
on your own 
unique
 way

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maandag 18 maart 2013

SURPRISES

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 I started blogging
because
my friend 
SASKIA
She was blogging 
and said I had to try too.....
THE BEST ADVICE EVER 
One of the first blogs
I started following
was 
from Koralee.

A whole new world
opened for me
Finding inspiring women
blogging far away 
all over the world
and yet
feel connected

Sharing Happiness
and Joy 
and also 
all the other things
life brings along 

There are many many blogs
and there are a few
who are and will always be 
VERY SPECIAL
to me .

and now
Koralee
is coming to 
HOLLAND
and I and other dutch bloggers
are going to meet her
How special is that !

This will be a happy
bluebird notes week !
because I will also meet
dutch bloggers for the first time !

all is possible
all can happen
by taking a first step 

Wish you all
a wonderful week
with happy surprises 
and please
share them !

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zaterdag 16 maart 2013

It's a beautiful day


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branches
from my pear-tree
are inside 
in a vase
and 
it was so 
wonder-ful
to follow the process
they are filled
with
BLOSSOM 
and 
bringing 
SPRING
into my house

I hope
you also have
something
inside your house
that reminds you 
SPRING
is on her way !

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zondag 10 maart 2013

happinesssss


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Happiness 
is 
Eva
my granddaughter

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wish you all
a happy new week 

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vrijdag 8 maart 2013

far away and also close-by





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Far away .... across the sea

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One morning , 
the wind blew a letter
under the squirrel's front door.

The envelop was blue 
and smelt of salt,
as if 
it had travelled
from far away ,
across the sea.

The squirrel opened the letter 
and read :

Squirrel,
I wish you all the best 
with what you read here.
I hope that it touches you and
who knows
that it might even
make you weep
 with tears of happiness.
Don't write back to me,
but enjoy my words 
and hope fervently
you'll get more such letters.

Your humble
bird of paradise

The next day,
the squirrel received
a letter in a red envelope.
It smelt of palm and reeds.

Squirrel,
What did you think of my last letter ?
Beautiful, eh ? 
And this one is even more beautiful.
This letter 
will make you quiver with happiness.
Do you ever quiver with happiness ?
Or do you do something else
with happiness ?
Beam ? 
Glow ?
If you glow ,
 then you should be glowing now.

Your insignificant
 bird of paradise

The following day,
another letter arrived.
It was a yellow letter
that smelt of pine and wild tea.

Squirrel,

The letter you'll
 receive tomorrow.........
Oh, that letter ....

Your most unfindable
 bird of paradise

The next morning,
the squirrel woke up early.
He sat by his front door 
and listened to the wind,
hoping that it might
just deliver 
another letter .

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a little story
from my favorite writer
TOON TELLEGEN
The book is called
FAR AWAY ACROSS THE SEA
and is translated by
Martin Cleaver


Happy weekend
to all of you








dinsdag 5 maart 2013

lights will guide us






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When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse ?

Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below 
When you're too in love to let it go 
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
and I..............

Tears stream down your face 
I promise you will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
and I.....................

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
and I will try to fix you

SONG BY COLDPLAY

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This morning
when I woke up
the sun was already
SHINING
and the birds were
SINGING
 and 
I was listening
and than the song
of COLDPLAY
was in my head

It's how my life is now
still trying to find my way
through the days
sometimes happy
sometimes sad

Spring is on her way
and that's a blessing
I LOVE when I can wake up 
when it's light outside
I LOVE to hear
the birds singing

I love to spend time
with my wonderful 
granddaughter
E V A

and I KNOW
I am so blessed
with my children
and my grandchild
and to be at HOME
in my house
and
just enjoy
all the wonderful things
like the blossom 
and the birds
and 
FRIENDSHIP

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So
I am planning
to have 
my 
VRIENDINNEN-VERJAARDAG
my birthday-party
with my girlfriends

My birthday was
november 2
but I did not feel 
like celebrating back than
the days were short 
I did not know how
all was working out for me
being not able to work
anymore
and 
in the lifes of my friends
a lot was happening too
so
I decided
to postpone

And now 
I am glad I did
because
SPRING is in the air
all went well for me
I can be at home now
and 
all is well in my friends's
lifes too....

So 
a november-birthday
in April 

When I became 49
I decided to have
my birthday
with my girlfriends
on a  sunday-afternoon

Women
in my life
who mean a lot 
to me 

at first 
some of them 
did not know each-other
very well
they all knew ME

I choosed a theme
send them an invitation
and asked them
to tell something
about my choosen theme
tell to me 
but also to the others
SHARING

That was the most special gift
they could give to me
To share 
all from their own lifes and views
and
ever since
each year
I celebrate
with my lady-friends
in all those years
they have shared 
some very special afternoons
with me 
and with each-other

and I am not the only one
who lookes forward
for the celebration

I take care of the 
coffee...... tea
and of course some
very delicious 
PIE and chocolates
and other delights 

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a november-birthday-party
in APRIL

SURPRISE 

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and the song
is just
beautiful
and has often
helped me
in good and bad times
definately
GOOD
now

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maandag 4 maart 2013

cannot wait.......



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the sun is shining
and SPRING
is on her way

I sing with my granddaughter
about Spring and  Flowers 

In MAY she will be 2 years old
So she does not remember
SPRING
from last year 
but
she notices
how happy
the words make ME

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and she knows 
how HAPPY 
SHE makes me

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hope you have 
things to enjoy too
Happy new week 

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