wish I was here

*

It's never too late

to be who you might have been

george eliot

*

no no no

this beautiful picture

is not in MY house .

*

today I am

clearing up

*

have a nice day !

*

having coffee

*

my friend

LEONTIEN

has a second house

in France

in LE BLANC

*

she is there now

and we email

a lot

*

she just learned

how to send

pictures

by computer

and send me this one

*

she is working very hard

in the house

making shelfs

painting walls

and furniture

*

She was there

on her own

without husband

and children

*

that never happens

so she was feeling

lonesome sometimes

and than we mailed

*

had coffee

together

me overhere

she in le blanc

*

I love those meetings

*

Have a nice

day all of you

*

happy dance

*

when

the

heart

is

HAPPY

we

don't

mind

the

rain

*

smile

*

a smile

is an inexpensive way

to change your looks

*

the world always looks brighter

from behind a smile

*

a smile is a curve

that sets everything straight

*

before you put on a frown

make absolutely sure

there are no smiles available

*

always remember

to be HAPPY

because you never know

who's falling in love with your smile

*

today

give a stranger

one of your smiles

it might be

the only sunshine

he/she sees

all day

*

happy friday

*



and summer sweetens all

*

SUMMER

 summer

 hello summer

WHERE ARE YOU ?

*



be still

*

UTAH

Bryce Canyon

rocks formations

*

PINK

ORANGE

YELLOW

*

Pure

nature

beauty

*

look for the beauty in life

and be still

*

¥ ¥ ¥ E V A ¥ ¥ ¥

*

PURE JOY

AND HAPPINESS

*



happy SUNday

*

les enfants viennent

les enfants partent encore

puis ils reviennent

en coup de vent bavard

et les taches de rire restent .

*

My friend Barbara

lives in France again.

She gave me a handmade book

filled with PENSÉES

as she calls them .

*

I love the language

*

today my sweet granddaughter

EVA

will come

of course with her sweet

mother and father

*

Happy SUNday

*

STEPS

*

living life

is a great experience

*

learning

by watching

listening

doing

*

and

many times

we have to take

first steps

*

but

always

and

everywhere

there are

inspiring people

*

my newborn

granddaugther

EVA

only 6 weeks old

is teaching me

so much about LIFE

all over again

now as a grandmother

*

first steps

I love them

*

*

today

07-07-2011

I made a list

with

THE NAMES

YOUR

names

*

than

little notes

with the names

careful fold

and

in a bowl

¥

I asked my son

THOMAS

to

pick one

¥

and oh ... by the way

it was a whole new experience

to me to have this

on my blog

¥

there are new followers

and I found some new

surprising

BLOGS

so my second year of blogging

will be as much a surprise

as my first one

¥

it is a bit like a schoolyear

learned a lot

and now on to the next

who will be there with me ?

¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥

OH

the winner

you want to know

of course

well

it was a surprise

for me as well

as for you

*

  RODICA

*

congratulations

to you

I send you an email

to ask for your address

and

IT'S IN FRANCE !

that's a surprise too

*

back to normal again

hope you all stay

for my

HAPPY

NEW

blog

YEAR

¥

one day

*

my youngest

Thomas

found a place to live

in a students-house.

He is so excited

01-08-2011

he gets the keys .

*

He is the last one

leaving the house

*

oh my ........

my nest is empty

next month .

*

tomorrow

my surprise-give-away

can leave the house too !

*

lots of goodbeyes

*



two days left for my surprise-give-away

*

received amazing mail

from the U.S.A.

Oh I love getting mail

from all over the world

*

send some amazing mail

myself to far-away friends

*

But

who will I be sending

my SURPRISE 

?

?

to you ?

Three days to have a chance

*

each friend

represents

a world in us

a world

possibly not born

untill they arrive

and it is all

by this meeting

that a new world

is born

*

dear friends

if you want to take a chance

on my SURPRISE-give-away

***

three days to go

*



surprise-give-away by me FOUR DAYS to go

*

SUNDAY

*

four days to go

*

Who will be THE LUCKY ONE ?

*

YOU ?

*

I am having so much fun

making the surprise

*

have a fun sunday too

you and you and you !

*



FIVE DAYS TO GO ....GIVEAWAY-SURPRISE BY ME

*

Please join

and take a chance

for

my SURPRISE-giveaway

5 days to go

*

07-07-2011

will be the day

*

I am so happy

to have found my way

in Blogland

thanks to my dearest FRIEND

from JOIN MY JOY
SASKIA .
*
I have found so much joy
and so many dear friends
all over the world
*
so join me
and let it be YOU
I will send the
SURPRISE-package to
*

 



SIX DAYS TO GO ......giveawaysurprise

*

SIX

DAYS

TO GO

*

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
*



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

*



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

*

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 !

*