le livre de bébé .....

*

Oh yes

I am going to try

to find this one

in french !

and than reading it

lateron

to my sweet Eva .

*

about this reorganising of me

it is not only

the FINDING things

but more

the  feeling it gives

about long lost memories

how I was

and

still am

*

That brings me

so much joy

*

Hope you find

something

today

that reminds you

of YOU

*

once upon a time.......

*

once upon a time

my four children

were small and

 I did a lot of reading

 to them .

*

I always found

BOOKS

are as important

as food and clothes .

*

These cute mouses are

 from one of the books of

JILL BARKLEM

*

oh I am definitely

on memories-lane

these days

*

reorganising

*

I'm doing some

reorganising

and I found this box

filled with letters and postcards

the subject is

MICE

*

me and this friend

we send eachother

all kind of mice post .

*

We did that over and over

when our children were little

and we were the mothers

in need of coffee and

an understanding soulmate.

*

our children played together

and we had lots of coffee

*

when I moved

to another town

we kept sending

amazing-surprising postcards

*

now those children are

all grown up

and we moved on .

*

finding the box

I decided

to send a postcard

to her

MICE

it had to be !

*

my sunshine

*

My son just send me

this picture

My very sweet

granddaughter

EVA

born may 24

*

when she sees her daddy

my son

she has the most adorable

SMILE

*

pure magic

*

back to school ....?

*

Not for me

yet ....

but overhere

next monday

schools are opening

their doors again

*

my new therapy

has just started

and

I am hopeful

*

My health

is excellent

but my back

is a mess

*

I have HOPE

my new therapy

will bring me

where I need to be

*

Wish you all

Hope

*

HOPE

is not a dream

but

a way

of making dreams

become

reality

*

yes

*

Mysterie

is

at the heart

of

creativity

That

and

SURPRISE !

Julia Camaron

*

today

is

a

beautiful

day

*



joy

*

sometimes

your joy

is the source

of your smile

but

sometimes

 your smile

can be

the source

of your joy

Thich Nhat Hanh

*

wish you all kinds of joy !



on my mind

*

CHANGE

is the essence

of life

BE WILLING

to surrender

what you are

for

what

 you could become.

*

The subject CHANGE

is on my mind .

*

change

*

Life

keeps

surprising

me

*

but I am still learning

to see when it happens

*

I don't like change

but sometimes

I have to , I need to

*

life brings me

the change

and I ...... I don't see it ,

the change confuses me

and makes me grumble.

*

and than

a few days and

many opportunities later

it suddenly HITS ME

SURPRISES me .

Suddenly I understand

what happened .

*

how special it was

and how it introduced

the change !

*

the benefit is

when I look back

and count those blessings

I have an advance

for all of a sudden

I am already

on my way

CHANGING

*

I hope you understand

what I am trying to share

*

surprised by surprise

*

boxes

*

Boxes

*

with four children

there are always

 BOXES

involved .

*

I do love boxes

but more the little ones

the special ones .

*

Like the box with

the little mouse

*

my daughter gave to me

to keep me company

*

My mouse-friend

always makes me smile !

*

Anna my daughter who is living

IN FRANCE now

was here for a week .

There are still a lot of boxes

from her overhere .

So she was looking in them

and reorganising....

*

My son Thomas

just got the key of

his first student appartment

so empty boxes

for him to fill

*

I am busy staying calm

making everything

GEZELLIG

again.

*

My days are filled

with

can we stay for dinner?

*

summer

is here !

*



some space of your own.....

*

sometimes

it's just me

musing

and musing

*

always

thinking of all of you

of course

*



*¥*¥*¥*¥*¥*¥*¥*

*

We

 don't see

things

as they are

We see things

as WE are

AnaÍs Nin

*

So

how do you

SEE

things

today
?
*



two months "old" ......

*

Little Eva

two months old

is coming

this afternoon

and

her mother will go

to the hairdressers

and little Eva will stay

WITH ME

*

ME AND EVA

for the first time

*

I'm ready

for many many many

more times .

*

Hope your day is special too !

*

feeling great

*

feeling great

just had my firts coffee

after two days of migraine.

*

so glad it's over !

Having my first coffee again

is a new start .

*

I always feel reborn

when the migraine is gone

*

Here I am again

so glad to be able

to join all of you

*

Happy saturday

*

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

*