woensdag 29 juni 2011

who wants to be * * SURPRISED * *



*
SIX
days
to go
and
get
SURPRISED
*
100
followers
and
1
year
blogging
*
I prefer to call it
SURPRISE
instead of give-away
*
Let me know
if you want to take
A CHANCE
to be surprised
by me
*
Will it be something
little
or BIG
*
will it be only
ONE thing
or a whole lot of
surprises
*
will it be heavy
or LIGHT WEIGHT
*
in an envelop
OR A BOX
*
ONE
thing
for SURE
it will be
a
BIG
surprise
*
leave a comment
and you have
your chance
*
07-07-2011
the lucky-one
will be announced
*
Thank you all
for following me
*


maandag 27 juni 2011

happy blue

*
Long hot summer
started today
*
How wonderful !
*
When I was young
we lived near the beach .
5 minutes walk ......
So all summer
we were ON the beach.
*
me , my brother , my 3 little sisters
my mother ( father had to work...)
and always friends an family.
*
all we had
was each other
the sand and the water
Towels of course
and lots of sandwiches
*
Happy memories
*


zondag 26 juni 2011

in the garden

*
Life is sacred
Life is art
Life is sacred art .
Gabrielle Roth
*
Your life
is
a jewelbox
of precious moments
*
Today
little Eva
is coming to visit
me
with her parents
of course
*
beautiful Sunday
this will be
*

zaterdag 25 juni 2011

Rain.......

*
R A I N
whose soft
architectural hands
have power
to cut stones,
and chisel to shapes
of grandeur
the very mountains

Henry Ward Beecher
*
*
The best kind of RAIN
of course
is a COZY RAIN.
This is the kind
the anonymous medieval POET
makes me remember
the rain
that falls
on a day
when you'd just as soon
STAY IN BED
a little longer
WRITE LETTERS
or read a good book
by the fire
TAKE early tea
with HOT scones and JAM
and
look out the streaked windows
WITH COMPLACENCY

Susan Allen Toth
*
How about this ?
Hope your weekend is sunny !
*

vrijdag 24 juni 2011

representing

*
Each friend
represents
a world in us
a world not born
until they arrive
and
it is only by
this meeting
that
a new world
is born.
*
Anaïs Nin
*
The first time a realy good friend
passed away
I found out
not only she was gone
but also
that unique thing
I only had with her .
*
I remember
I was riding my bike
and all of a sudden
I realised
the older you get
the more friends
will pass away
the more pieces of yourself
you will loose .
*
So
I will concentrate
on all my friends
here and now
*
Sharing
is
so
precious
*


donderdag 23 juni 2011

smile

*
A smile
is
the light
in the window
of
your face
that tells people
you're at home .
*
anonymous
*
I am smiling today
to all of you
*

dinsdag 21 juni 2011

maandag 20 juni 2011

words

*
It was the brilliant , high ,
windless sky of early autumn.
*
The BLUE was paler
than the blue of summer
but not leached out ,
still positive and drenched in sunlight
as though treated
with a wash which was transparent
but full of minute gold flecks.
*
If you stared very long
the sky seemed to be pricked
with those tiny flecks of gold
which winked and glittered.
*
Robert Penn Warren
All the king's men.
*
To be a writer
and be able to
paint a colour with
WORDS
*
I love that
so
much
*

zondag 19 juni 2011

yummie fathers day ......


*
since my son
became a father
on may 24
we finally have
A FATHER
in our family again .
*
Happy
father's day
to all of you
*

zaterdag 18 juni 2011

stripes

*
always loved the
blue-white stripes.
*
a while ago
my friend Leontine
came by for coffee
and she had this big box
filled with straw
and things wrapped
in old newpapers.
*
for me , she said
you do like blue and white !
*
I was speechless
because there were all kinds of
kitchenware from
cornish
*
plates , bowls , cups-and-saucers
for coffee and for tea ,
cans , sugar-bowls ,
coffee-mugs
*
Can you imagen
how
SURPRISED
I was
and still am
every day
*
wish you
sweet surprises
*

vrijdag 17 juni 2011

I WON .......YES

*
Oh I am so grateful
I just read
I WON
*
the give-away
from Koralee
*
The Summer-issue
of WHERE WOMEN COOK !
*
I am a big fan
of Koralee's blog
Bluebird Notes 
click and visit her
*
It's such a happy place to visit
The happy colours
the inspiring words
and the most amazing photo's
*
I am already grateful
for all of that
and now
I WON
*
That makes my day !
I wish you are surprised
today too
*
Thank you Koralee !
*

donderdag 16 juni 2011

time to muse

*
Beautifull rainy day
today
*
mister postman
delivered all
the pictures of
EVA
*
Love the internet !
order, pay and
wait .
*
My garden loves the rain
*
both having a good time.
*
Wish you all
too
*

woensdag 15 juni 2011

girls just wanna have FUN



*
I WANT TO SHOP
*
Of course there are lots
of "things"
I would very much
be able to do again .
*
BUT
OH
how I long for
A GOOD
AND LONG
shopping
*
walking
from store
to store
looking
and
BUYING
*
That's what I am going
to tell the doctor today !
*
and some other things
*


dinsdag 14 juni 2011

updaten

*
YES
*
I just had to update
something
and now everything
is working
and even
BETTER
*


happiness


*
a cup of coffee
shared with a friend
is HAPPINESS tasted
and TIME well spend
*

maandag 13 juni 2011

* Take YOUR time *

I have had lots and lots and lots of time being at home and not being able to work .
In the beginning it was bad bad bad ... lots of pain and lots of not-being-able-to-let-go
I had to learn a lot ..... but TIME HEALS ...... and without all the doing-too-much
my life became much more at peace .....
I have learned so much about myself ..... things I lost and did not even know I lost them .
I still cannot walk and stand still , only for a very short time, but ......
I am so happy these days ...... Although the better I am .... mentally .... the more I miss my work
Next week I have my next appointment in the hospital .... see and hear what the ctscan shows.
But whatever the future brings ....it's okay by me . I am so happy with my life right now .
So I wish you all a pretty basket full of TIME too .
Only ......just take a little part every day and don't do what I did .... Have a good time YOU all.

zondag 12 juni 2011

highest point of happiness.......



TO STAY IN BED .... WITH FRESH COFFEE .... NEW MAGAZINES

READING ...... MUSING.........

MY IPOD ON SHUFFLE ............. SURPRISE !

AND OF COURSE WRITING ..... POSTCARDS FOR POSTCROSSING

LETTERS TO FRIENDS AND ENJOYING ............

vrijdag 10 juni 2011

*B*O*O*K*S*



I want to tell you about one of my favorite books.

OLD TURTLE
....... a story by Douglas Woods ....
watercolours by Cheng-Khee Chee .
It's about ...... a gift of wishdom and hope .
offering a message
of LOVE and TOLERANCE
and honoring the SACREDNESS OF LIFE
*

Wish you all an inspiring weekend
Give your favorite book a place
close to you
*

donderdag 9 juni 2011

alive in the present moment

*

We know

how to sacrifice years for a diploma

and we are willing to work very hard

to get a job , a car , a house and so on .

But

we have difficulty

remembering

that we are ALIVE in the present moment ,

the only moment there is for us TO BE ALIVE .

Every breath we take

every step we make can be filled with

PEACE , JOY , AND SERENETY.

We need only to be awake

alive in the present moment .


thich nhat hanh

*

Wish you all lots of precious moments

*



dinsdag 7 juni 2011

what''s in the name




*

STRAWBERRY

= in dutch ......AARDBEI

but also known as

ZOMERKONINKJE

zomer = summer

koning = king

*

Have a cheerful day

*

maandag 6 juni 2011

* Tradition *

*

My son and daughter-in-law

are having a busy time

being the parents of Eva

and having lots of visitors

all coming to meet little Eva .

*

In Holland it's tradition to

make

BESCHUIT MET MUISJES

for all the visitors .

mmmmmmm

*



zaterdag 4 juni 2011

simply the best



*

The answer

to all your questions

is

this moment

just as it is .

*

Be in the moment

and experience

*

have

a wonderful

weekend

*

woensdag 1 juni 2011

June

*

How far that little candle

throws his beams.............

So shines a good deed in a weary world'


William Shakespeare

*

I

love

the sound

of the word

JUNE

*

Happy June !

to all of you !

*