swinging from the past into the future

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Grateful

I am for my new garden.

I am absolutely the worst

in letting go

both THINGS

and THE CONTROL 

And yet

I am learning

and 

SURPRISE

SURPRISE

it is amazing

wonderful things happen

and my new garden

is so wonderful 

This is NOT

my garden 

but my WISH 

I do have lots of space now

new space

so the inspiration

can come !

I could have

something like this

but thanks to my neighbour

my beautiful

very big chestnut tree

is gone

for two years now

time to move on 

and start over .

That's life 

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** SURPRISE * SURPRISE **

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Insensiblement

le bleuté devient jaune

et c'est aujourd'hui.

onmerkbaar

het blauwige wordt geel

en het is vandaag

unnoticed

the blue-ish becomes yellow

and today is here 

written by my friend Barbara

who is french

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Today is here

anita organised

a Paris Simply Irresistible Party

and 

every-one

on this tour

is able to make new friends

to visit

and take a look

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*S*U*R*P*R*I*S*E*

PLEASE BE WELCOME

SOYEZ BIENVENUE

My name is Francis

and I live in HOLLAND

I am a mother of four

all living on their own now

and a grandmother of Eva who is almost 2

I was a kindergarten-teacher

but now I do not work anymore

so I am a happy stay-at-home-girl

and I love blogging

Blogging is where I have met

some amazing and inspiring women

living all over the world

wish I could make you some macarons

and invite you over

for tea or coffee

or to stay longer

and make you lunch or dinner

There are a few bloggers

I send mail and they surprise me

with wonderful

postcards letters or even packages

I love the real handwritten mail

and the beautiful stamps

Blogging

has been a blessing for me

and helped me to discouver

who I am

without my children and my job

to know there are 

soulmates

far away and yet not so far

is so wonderful

I have learned so much when I 

began to write in english 

a big step for a dutch girl

I have a love for language , 

and I do love French too

before I was a mother 

I drove a citroen 2CV

I had a blue one

and also a red one

I love the sound they make

and the comfort the soft bobbing

and the open roof in the summer

In a few hours 

I can be in France by car

how MAGICAL is that

I love the country 

I have friends who live there

I love the PETIT PAIN

 and the CROISSANTS

THANK YOU

SO MUCH FOR
 VISITING ME 

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Happy family

In France 

november 2011

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my life is like a rollercoaster

so much is happening

for the BEST 

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and when things get 

too much

I look at this picture

and I know all

is to be okay

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my children are giving me

A GARDEN MAKE-OVER
so  I can control it myself
and I visualise

This is one of my wishes
all a bit higher 
new beginnings
so Eva can help me too 

its all a big mess now
but I know
all is going to be 
MORE than allright

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By three methods

we may learn

WISDOM

first

by

REFLECTION

which is the noblest

second

by

IMITATION

which is easiest

third

by

EXPERIENCE

which is the bitterest

CONFUCIUS

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Happy 

month of MAY

to all of you

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