just enjoying......

*

just enjoying

that

I did it

*

lost weight

*

YES

I did

*

Feeling much better

allready

*

of course

it's also better for my back

*

But it's also

just a wonderful feeling .

*

I did it for my health

I want to be happy healthy

when my first grandchild

will be born

in MAY .

*

So whenever I see

something delicious

( which is ALL THE TIME )

I'm strong and think

about my health .

*

So I am just enjoying

outside

in my garden

in the sun

YEAH

*

Spring and flowers

*

These are my favourites

VIOLETS

*

I love to put them in my little vases

everywhere

*

Small but beautiful

*

SHARING

*

Just something delicious

sharing with you

because

the weather is beautiful

overhere

*

and it's weekend

*

looking forward

*

APRIL

*

o lovely name

sounds sparkling

*

Life

is simply

too wonderful

as it is

*

Growing older

and soon to be

a grand-mother

*

I never imagened

*

When I was young

I could imagen

having a big family

*

and living

HAPPY

ever

after

*

But there's

SO MUCH MORE

*

Maybe

that's one of

life's wonders too

*

We do not know

*

Looking forward

is a great gift

Being able to look forward

is a great gift

*

* * By surprise * *

*

I love colours .

I'm always admiring the all-white interiors

but

My couch is RED !

*

Blue

has been my favourite colour

for a long time

and than

all of a sudden

my life was upsidedown

and

I noticed I began to like

RED

*

Now there's red all around

White also

but I love my RED's

*

* SUN * day

*

EVERY SOUL

IS A MELODY

WHICH NEEDS RENEWING

*

I bless my capacity to hear the world around me.

My physical sense of sound

connects me to the world.

The rippling sound of water ,

the hushed whisper of the wind ,

the sigh of my lover's breath.

the sweet sound of a Sunday choir

All these and moere

are gifts to me.

I focus on the sounds

my hearing brings to me.

I learn discernment and compassion

from the tones I encounter and respond to.

My hearing is acute and accurate.

I am able to respond with delicacy

to the subtle undercurrents

revealed to me through sound.

*

I love to read sunday morning

when the world is still quiet.

*

This morning my favorite book

PRAYERS TO THE GREAT CREATOR

by Julia Cameron

*

I woke up and felt sad

my back is still rubbish

and so I cannot go where I want

I cannot do what I want

I miss my work

I miss the children

*

Than I read today about hearing

That I can !

*

so cheer up girl

the sun is shining

and

this will be a good day

I'm sure

*

how do you see yourself

*

How we see ourselfs

mostly is not an issue .

*

than again

all of a sudden

there can be a moment

your thoughts

become

daydreaming and foggy

and you wonder

*

What about ME

*

How about ME

*

Who am I

Am I who I want to be

Wanted to be

*

What's become of ME

*

I must confess

I discouvered a whole new site

of ME

blogging

*

I like this ME

*

I like you too !

*

how do you see the world today

*

A wonderful sunny day overhere

AGAIN

*

How lucky I am

The world looks bright and light

*

Daydreaming

in my garden

*

Dreams are the window

of the soul

*

Send some sunshine

to all of you

where-ever you are

*

dressing up for the garden ..... Spring's here

*

Beautiful sunshiny day

today

so I went to get my parasol

*

Oh lala

He ( blue and white stripes )

looked old and neglected ......

*

Has done a good job

for so many many years .

*

Something new is always welcome

*

wish you all

lots of garden-time

*

ready ......GO !

*

*S*P*R*I*N*G*

*

are you ready

for SPRING-THINGS

*

My garden needs a lot of change

Will be done FOR me .

My sons are the workers !

I can watch and enjoy

*

Today lots and lots of sunshine

Hope you had a sunny day too

*

Sundaybeauty

*
Surprised
by this beauty
POMEGRANATE
*
beautiful on the outside
and
full of surprises
on the inside
*
and
very very healthy too
*
I love simple
I love just one
not a whole lot
just one
*
as I am surprised by
one tiny very tiny
violet
all by her self
in my garden
between the tiles
all alone
so brave
*
I love things single
sometimes more
than a whole lot of them
*
ONE
wink
rose
word
comment
*
kisses
hug's
surprises
postcards
presents
letters
ONE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH
OF THEM
*
overhere
a lovely sunny
almost SPRING
sunday
*
wish for you too
*

BIG LOVE

*

Biscuit tin's

I cannot resist the temptation

*

I immediately know a destination

when I see new ones

*

not always for edible things !

*

for all kinds of things

*

New items bring change and movement

*

AND

JOY

*

and one can never have

enough to put in

BIG LOVE

*

Hope you all get

LOTS OF BIG LOVE

this weekend

*

strike a light

*

SADAKO

and the Thousand Cranes

*

Is the title

of a beautiful 48-page picture-book

about

Sadako Sasaki

*

She was 12 years old

ten years after

the atom bombing of Hiroshima

in WorldWar II

*

Unfortunately she had to be hospitalized

when she developed leukimia

from the effects of radiation

*

She remembered the Japanese Legend

that anyone folding a thousand paper cranes

is granted A WISH

*

She set about this task with great hope for recovery

but her health held out only long enough

to complete

644

*

We can do all kinds of things

folding paper cranes

strike a little light

or pray

*

feel like dancing

*

Today is a beautiful day

My door is open

and fresh air comes into the livingroom.

*

I love open doors

listening to the birds .

*

Green tea in my mug

music in my head

it feels like dancing...

*

have to watch my back

so I'm imagening

DANCING

*

When you are outside

somewhere

today

and you think

you hear music

make a little dance

*

celebrate

this day

*

The answer

*

The answer

to all your questions

is

THIS MOMENT

just as it is

*

I'm discovering

how often

I'm worried

about all kinds of things

in the past

in the future

*

NOT

seeing how wonderful

the moment is

as it is

just as it is

exact as it is

*

HOW ABSOLUTELY

WONDERFUL

ARE

THE MOMENTS

*

Wish all of you

happy

MOMENTS

*

ENJOY them

Be surprised

*

precious

*

My coffee

and I

we always need a mug !

*

Love mugs

*

FITTING IN

*

THIS

is a drawer

and on top , an old painting-frame .

Just for the picture .

*

Anna

who is visiting for a few days

lives in France now

but had a lot of shopping to do

*

Overhere she knows her adresses !

She is very creative

with patches ,remnants , ribbons

in happy colours.

Her "stock" needed some new-ones.

*

She has to find her way around in France.

Tomorrow she will be on her way back .

*

It's good to see how happy she is !

surprise

*

My daughter Anna

who now lives in France

but is home for a long weekend

LOVES giving presents .

*

Last year this mouse in a box

came to live with me , surprise !

*

She has been shopping last saturday

with her sister ...GIRL-TIME !

*

She visited her big brother and sister-in-law

to admire the new baby-palace !

and all the adorable baby-stuff

waiting for the baby-girl expected in MAY.

*

a date with her youngest brother

is planned for tomorrow

*

lots of quality-time

in a few days .

*

She is very happy in France

and there were lots of pictures of course

*

heartwarming

to enjoy all of this

together

*

Together

*

Together

is special

*

Is feeling connected

*

for this weekend

we are

together

*

Anna is visiting us

for a few days

She now lives in France

and this is her first visit

since she left

three months ago.

*

Every-one is happy

The brothers

her sister

en me of course.

*

Its a blessing

to see how wonderful

they are together .

*

Today , 12 years ago

my mother passed away .

My father in 1985 .

*

life changes when your parents are no longer with you

*

I used to see

my 3 sisters and

my brother

always

when I visited my mother

*

Now we are all far apart

and we have our own family

*

AND

SO

this weekend

it's

family-time

*

sound in body and mind

*

HEALTH

IS BETTER

THAN WEALTH

*

Sometimes

several expierences

can lead you to

something new and you KNOW

that it's important.

*

at first my health could be better .

to loose some weight

would be nice

*

Than I read on the blog

of Anna from Lillalotta

about how she feels

so much better

since making healthy drinks

from fruit and vegetables

*

Than I saw this program on tv

about this man

who had cancer

and

he deceided to start exercise

and be healthy with his food .

Amazing results.

*

I'm healthy , but my back is worn out .

and I want to do something

GOOD

for myself.

*

Cannot change my worn out back

but I can change

being as healthy as possible .

*

So no more sugarish deliciousnes

for me

I am of to a new journey

*

But I will join your sweets

just by looking

YES

*

DO YOU ?

*

Who know's something

about

walnut-tea ?

*

This picture comes from

Laura

She made these walnut -sweets

*

LET THE SUNSHINE IN

*

Let the sunshine in

just yellow flowers will do .

a lot !

*

I am NOT looking out my window

all day

I let the rain.....rain.

*

sunshine in the house !

flowers and cheerful music

amazing tasty yellow cake-baking

*

sending some beautiful yellow postcards

on its way

into the world

*

and smile big smiles to

to each and every-one

of YOU

*

watching movies

*

The sun 'll come out

tomorrow

so you gotta hang on

till tomorrow

come what may

tomorrow tomorrow

I love ya tomorrow

you're only a day away

Annie

*

watching old movies

eating tomato soup

outside

rain

rain

and

more rain

*

tomorrow

is only a day

away

*

the sound of silence

*

I love the sound of little

things

*

the tinkling of a little spoon

*

two wine-glasses

meeting

*

the windchime in the garden

*

the sound of glass-beads

*

and the way the light

is playing with life

*

joyful

happy

*

almost the sound of silence

*

just the way YOU are .

*

Just the way you all are

*

is inspiring my life

*

reading and looking

*

recognizing or being surprised

*

but most of all

making me be myself too

*

amongst you all

is feeling like home

*

in the world

*

Are you feeling at home today

Hope so

*

please write a comment

*

I enjoy blogging SO MUCH

*

I love traveling by

all the beautiful

and inspiring blogs

from all of you .

*

Some of you

have so many followers

WAUW

*

and some of you

have so many comments

*

I wonder

HOW WOULD THAT BE

HOW WOULD THAT FEEL

*

Please help me and let me

experience

*

Join me for one time and

let me know

*

mister postman

*

Blogging is wonderful

but

when mister postman

visits my street

I always wonder ..........

and

very often he brings me

postcards ( POSTCROSSING )

from all over the world

and letters from friends

*

I love the handwritten surprises

and the beautuful stamps.

*

Enjoy your post ladies !

*

DREAMING

*

My

favourite

to write

*

FOUNTAIN-PEN

*

Always have been

a pen-fan

*

Always wonder

if a very expencive fountain-pen

will write different ?

*

Mine are kind of standard

but of course to me .. special .

*

But

I am always looking for

the right writing-pad

*

Have o lot

but the right one is still not here !

*

So I keep on searching

when I am in another town

I always look for bookstores

*

You never know

where you find

the right-one

*

*

HOPE

*

Today

a new start

HOPE

is back in my life .

*

Today

was my appointment

in the diagnostic center .

*

I was nervous

but

unnecessary !

*

It was so different than

all the impersonal appointments

in the hospital .

*

A very kind and listening doctor

( handsome too ! )

and all the examinations and

X-rays were done in one morning .

*

Very friendly nurses , coffee

and a friendly environment.

*

I have another appointment

for the results

*

BUT

I already

at last

have been taken seriously

*

THAT

gave me a BIG SHOT OF NEW HOPE

*

The sun is shining outside

and I am hopefull

and gratefull

and

so glad this happened .

*

Wings

*

VALENTINE'S DAY

IS A WONDERFUL WAY

TO MAKE

"I LOVE YOU "

EASY TO SAY .

*

Wish all of you a special day

with lovely surprises

*

breakfast

*

Blue

one of my favorite colours

*

stripes

one of my favorite disigns

*

breakfast

only once and a while my favorite

*

but WHEN ......

than BIG TIME

*

happy sunday to you

and you and YOU ...

*

family-time

*

All of a sudden

all the children were home for dinner

*

No special reason

but that's special too !

*

of course we had to miss Anna

who now lives in France !

*

Always wonderful to set the table

I love beautiful tablecloths

*

Share this one with you too !

*

dare to be different

*

It's always been

interesting .

How to be yourself.

*

daring to be different

*

you all are so wonderful

yourself

and we all are different

A GOOD THING TOO !

*

feeling BETTER

*

So happy I'm feeling much better .

The wonderful thing of fever is

the feeling when its gone .

New energy .

*

colours always make me so happy .

The orange of the oranges

the red of valentine

and biting pink

and than all three together .

*

so now I'm making felt-hearts

filled with wool

red and orange and biting-pink

higgledy-piggledy

happy healing colours .

*

HAPPY COLOURS FOR YOU TOO

*

saterdaynight fever

*

Hot

cold

coughing

lots of sleep

shivery

headache

*

my bed

was my friend

helpt me

getting

better

*

so

here I am

ALL NEW

ME

*

drinking lots of

orange- sunshine

*

It 's good sometimes

we are far apart ...

now you could stay

HEALTHY

*

HAPPY

HEALTHY

GREETINGS

*

lekker

*

LEKKER

is the dutch word for liking this sweets .

*

just looking makes me happy !

*

wish I could send all of you

some of these treats

*

writing

*

In order to understand myself better

it helps me a lot to write ...

I love writing , the pen , the paper ......

the notebooks ....

*

if I could choose what shop I would like to own

it would most definitely be a

STATIONER'S

because I love

envelopes

notepads

postcards

notebooks

calendars

magazines

pen's

pencil's

felt-tip's

poststamps

writing paper

wrapping paper

all of it

*

oh oh

now my laptop

feels

incomprehensioned

*

I also love blogging !

*

magazines

*

Oh how I love magazines

Love to look

love to read

love to be inspired

*

Always a kind of time-out

*

forgetting everything around me

dreaming away

IMAGENING

*

Cannot throw them away

keeping them

for you never know

*

I could win the lottery

.......................................

*

In the middle of the night I woke up

and it was as if a voice told me

You have to buy a lottery-ticket !

*

Why did I "dream" ? about that ?

*

oh yes

in one of the magazines

I red a story

about this man

who went to pray

every day

asking for this

asking for that

and one day

a voice told him

BUY A LOTTERY-TICKET !

*

so dream on

or shall I .....