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 !

*

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

*



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

*

be surprised



*

BE

READY

TO

BE

SURPRISED

TODAY

*

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

*

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

*

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

*

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 !

*

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

*

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

*



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

*

* 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.

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

*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
*

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

*

what''s in the name

*

STRAWBERRY

= in dutch ......AARDBEI

but also known as

ZOMERKONINKJE

zomer = summer

koning = king

*

Have a cheerful day

*

* 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

*

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

*

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 !

*

strawberry-time

*

Kindness in words creates confidence

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness

Kindness in giving creates love.

lao tzu

*

* new-born star *

*

This sunday-morning

the world is calm and

finally all that has happened

last week has found a place

in my heart and soul
*

I always need quiet time

to think things over and

write it down .

*

When I see the words on the paper

as they came to me

it is as if the story tells itselfs

from deep inside .

*

By writing the words get meaning

and the meaning finds the words

*

I looked forward to see my son as a father

for the first time .

Thinking about that moment

it was like in the movies

you now ....slow-motion ......with all the details ..

I would see everything and hear everything

and be in that precious moment

to never forget

*

Well I can tell you

the only similarity with a movie-experience

is

I can look it all over in my mind

trying to see more and more details

like when you see a movie over and over

*

And what I had been looking forward

.........to see........

already happened of course

before we were there

when his little girl came into the world .

I already was and still am his mother

But now I am the mother of him-as-a-father.

He made me a grandmother .

*

Little Eva is born in the middle of the night .

When we were driving to the hospital

in the middle of the night

it seemed like the world was uninhabitated

No-one on the highway ..........

*

We were the only ones on our way

to meet little Eva .

*

Near the hospital all was deserted ..........

and the night was wrapped around us .

for the new story of the new-born star .

*

She is so beautiful

were the first words of her father.

*

and

she

is

*

** PARIS** by surprise **

*

Bonjour all of you visiting me

I join Anita

the very sweet Anita

from Castles Crowns and Cottages

for the PARIS-SIMPLE-IRRESISTIBLE-LINK-PARTY

*

About all the things that make Paris so special

*

*

this is my favorite car

by far

and THE CAR to drive to Paris

*

*

I would to visit

the restaurant

wearing my NAME !

*

*

a lovely quiet place

to decide what ...where....when

and to write all of you

a beautiful postcard

I love writing postcards

when I am somewhere else.

*

I guess it will be until late

I am writing....and writing.......

*

I hope one day I can visit Paris

with my adorable newborn

granddaughter

*E*V*A*

*

She is born 24-05-2011

So I have been over the moon

these days ( and nights )

*

Her name is ...... Eva

*

She is here !

My beautiful first grandchild.

Her name is ....Eva .

*

born 24-05-2011

very late in the evening

*

all is well

We are so happy

*

joy

*

A JOY

THAT'S

SHARED

IS

A JOY

MADE

DOUBLE

*

CONSTELLATION

*

Long time ago I saw this big beautiful constellation-plaque

It's in a beautiful ochreous ...

I was in love immediately .

The big round form

the bright colour

and of course all the constellations

round and round and round .

*

We all assumed the baby would be

TAURUS

but not anymore

GEMINI it will be ...

*

love to meet her

when ?

*

first time pictures

Happy kitchen

Kitchen



Little friends

buddha made by me

my kitchen window

*

hello all of you

this is a little bit

of me

*

coming up

*

Goodmorning

I am trying to upload

all my pictures

*

I may have give the impression

I never take pictures

That is not true

of course.

*

I always made pictures

of the children

*

Thanks to my children

I keep up to date .

They gave me this

digital camera

years ago

*

I do not know why

but every new step

is making me nervous

*

So I take pictures

and they are all on my camera

and I keep them there .

*

Now I searched

and found the box and all the cables

and am trying to upload.

*

I also took some pictures

in my house

and it is my challenge

to learn how to show them to you

*

Just doing it

*

see you lateron

just

know I am busy

*

Good Morning

*

Tomorrow

my youngest

has his birthday

*

THOMAS

*

He was/is my fourth child

and he was always

so loved

by his big brother

and his two sisters

and me of course

*

I mean , it is so different

when you are the fourth

in your family.

*

and now

he is the only one

left at home ......

*

I think that's special

and a bit the other way around

now I have more time

as if he is an only child

( not for real of course but you know what I mean )

*

I am/was the oldest

of five

one brother

three sisters

*

and you ?

*

Honest

*

confession

*

I love blogging

*

cannot say it's all new

anymore

*

but

I never tried

to work with my own

pictures

*

so

I always look for

pictures on the internet

*

but

they are not mine

and

you think

what I show

is what I write

but

no no no

*

I will try to learn

how to get the pictures

of my own

on my blog

*

HELP !

*

very first one

*

The pink one

like this

but

a bit different

because

handmade

by me

*

the idea is

it's handmade

special

exclusive

for my granddaughter

by me .

*

Thinking about her

good thoughts

while sewing stich by stich .

*

sewing lots of love

with every stich .

*

its sweet soft cuddly

looks a little bit like a doll

but not yet

*

I made such cuddles

for all my four children

and they all

became their most favourite

cuddle .

*

The embroidery

is just to add some

beautification

*

wish you all some

beautification

for this day

*

gratitude

*

I'm making something

for the baby.

*

Last minute project

*

and Sunday

I needed just that one colour

embroidery silk

that was not in my basket .

*

I told a friend who called me

and she told me

she would send me some

right away , by the mail

*

How special

she was going to the mailbox

for me , on sunday !

*

Today for the first time since .....

cannot remember

it's raining !

*

Hope mister postman

will bring me the silk

so I can finish my surprise .

*

Hope you all have

such dear friends

who are there

for you

*

now it's really difficult

*

keeping my diet

was one thing

*

just looking was not as difficult as it seems

*

oh no ...now I'm done

I must be strong stronger strongest

*

I could eat them all you know

*

but I'll wait

*

sigh

*

FRIENDSHIP

*

The glory of friendship

is not the outstretched hand ,

nor the kindly smile ,

nor the joy of companionship ;

it is

the spiritual inspiration

that comes to one

when he discovers

that someone else

believes

in him

and is willing to trust him .

*

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

new magazine

*

Mother's day

I received a

gift-certificate

for a magazine

*

For 6 months

I will receive this

magazine

for grandparents !

*

I love magazines

*

I did not even know

this exists !

*

A whole new world

is coming my way !

*

so

you never know

*

surprises

are everywhere

*

still waiting ........

*

Time flies

*

we are all waiting

for the little princess

to be born

*

one week to go

but you never know

*

It makes me silent

when I think about

this wonderful miracle.

*

Wish you all

some miracles .

*

Sharing

*

DANDELIONS

*

I love the many beautiful yellow flowers

transforming in white transparent MAGIC

*

I love the idea

of the wind ... taking the seedfluffs along

off they go

to where-ever .....

*

Blogs are like dandelions

leaving seedfluffs with the followers .

but we transform them

into something inspiring for ourselves

*

sharing our experiences

I love it

*