violets

*

It's

just

a bad day

not

a bad life !

this is

how my Elisabeth

IS

*

The fourth chemo

was not as bad as

the three before

and

she

and we

are so grateful

because now there are

two to go

and than

hopefully

she can go on

*

being 28

and deal with all of this

on her own unique way

*

being her mother

has been

quite a journey

*

She is always

so full of life

and happinessssss

*

She brought me

violets

my favorites

*

Hope someone

surprises

you too

*

Let the sunshine in

*

A day

without

SUNSHINE

is like

you know

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

night

*

a new day

a new week

it is always so much more easy

to be happy when the sun

is shining

*

and

the sun

is shining

overhere

*

send some

to all of you

.......

catch

.........

<3

*

peace and quiet .......

*

NEVER

for the sake of

peace and quiet

deny

your own

experience

or

convictions

Dag Hammarskjold

*

Last thursday

Elisabeth had her

fourth chemo

now

she has two to go

we are more than halfway !

*

have a weekend

with some

peace

and

quiet

*



some day......

*

Over the rainbow

skies are blue

and the dreams

that you dare

to dream

really DO come true

*

happy weekend

favorite

*

Today

the sun was here

Happy

sunshine all around

*

Send some to all of you

*

come and see how we cycle in Holland

*

In Holland

we cycle a lot

We are very inventive

and

so see for yourself

*

*

watch

how the little bike

is secured

on the bike

of the mother

*

*

we are so handy

*

*

not only the mothers

*

*

we get married

by bike

*

*

sunshine or rain

*

*

not one

but

many many many

of us

*

*

one way

or another

*

*

simply

or

luxury

*

*

everywhere

*

*

all kind of colors

*

*

that's

how we do it

*

have a happy weekend

biking

*

always look at the bright side ........

*

few people

get weak eyes

from looking on

the bright side.

*

I am so happy

the month of march is here

I always love spring

when spring is not even here

but

"in the air "

*

happy

almost

SPRING

*

celebrate

*

celebration

*

my daughter Anna

moved back to HOLLAND

last weekend

after living and working

in FRANCE

for a year

*

today she came home

for tea

and this ROOM-TOMPOUCE

*

Celebrating

being able

to have cosy tea's

together

*

Hope you have

a cosy tea today

with some unexpected

celebration-yummie

*

Happy Holland

*

Love my coffee

and love my mugs

*

Love to live

in Holland

*

do you love

you live

where you are ?

*

happy

living

*

crystal clear

*

in the attitude

of silence

the soul finds the path

in a clearer light

and what is

elusive and deceptive

resolves itself

into

crystal

clearness.

Our life

is

a long

and

 arduous

quest

after

 truth

Mahatma Gandhi

*

Sunday

is

a beautiful day

for some

crytal

clearness

*

Happy sunday

*

flowering flowers

*

When

you have

only two pennies left

in the world

buy a loaf of bread

with one

and

a lily with the other

chinese proverb

*

do not forget to

buy yourself

some flowers !

*

and have a wonderful

WEEKEND

*



letter a letter

*

To send

a letter

is

a good way

to go somewhere

without moving anything

but

YOUR HEART

Phylilis Theroux

*

every time

mister postman

brings me a letter

my heart

JUMPS

*

wish you

happy letters too !

*



gardening

*

a garden must combine

the poetic

and

the mysterious

with

the feeling of

serenity

and

JOY

Louis Barragan

*

Are you also

longing for

SPRING

*

just beautiful

*

a single rose

can be my garden

a single friend

my world

*

happy roses for all of you

*



The Art of Living

*

This week

I saw a documentary

about

HERB AND DOROTHY VOGEL

art collectors

*

something happened

I was so touched

by them

*

Their love for each other

their love for Art and collecting

but most of all

I was touched

seeing this man

old and awry

but

he walked with passion

always on his way

( always together )

on his way to an artist

or a museum .

Always passionated

and

walking .

*

Why was I so touched

seeing this ?

*

I have such difficulty

to walk or stand .......

and so I am almost

always

HOME

*

safe

*

and for quite a while

that has been healing

because I had asked

far too much of myself

I should have known

that only being able to do things

when I had lots of painkillers

that that's not a way of living

*

NOT AT ALL !

*

now I am much better

and I miss

working

and

doing things

*

I am still in pain

and unable to do

what I want

*

so

next week

I am of

for a second ( 6 )

opinion

another orthopedist

*

keep hope alive

*



first time's

*

EVA

very first time

she is standing

*

Oh how I love

all those first times

*

they are so special

and it's heartwarming

to participate

in the joy her parents

show and share

*

Wish you all

some happy first times

today

*

be prepared

*

DO

WHAT YOU CAN

WITH

WHAT YOU'VE GOT

WHEREVER YOU ARE

theodore roosevelt

*

Today Elisabeth had

the third chemo

another three to go

*

We are still here

and doing the best we can

*

it's hard

 but

 in a whole

different way

 than I imagened

*

there is

 this

complicated

medical side

and

there is

 the human part.

*

each day

has surprises

*



always making me happy

*

a new mug

for my coffee

is always

making me

HAPPY

*

the combination

is excellent !

coffee......

and the mug

and than

........sigh.......

*

Hope you have your

sigh-moment too

today

*

happy valentines day

*

wish

your

day

is

surprising

*



tomorrow tomorrow

*

tomorrow

tomorrow

*

for today

 I am sending you

some pre-valentine

LOVE

*

use as much as you need

and share

*



short easy words

*

It's not always easy

finding the right words

*

there is

one word

*L*O*V*E*

that's

always

right

*

yes

always

*

Thank you all

for your

Love

*

love is in the air ........

*

hope

you all

feel

love

today

*

to be in the moment

*

doing

the

best

at this moment

puts you

in the best place

for the next moment

Oprah Winfrey

*

I am so grateful

to be able

to be in the moment / moments

this phase of my life

*

for ME

that is something

I have had to learn

and it took till NOW !

*

the stage I am in now

with myself

as a mother

is so very special

it sounds strange

but I would almost say

it is a blessing

*

of course

I am the mother

of my brave Elisabeth

but I am still also

the mother of my other

children  too .

*

In ALL

 that's happening now

I am able to be

CALM and

just be ME

*

and

because it's rather new to me

to be like this

everytime it happens

my heart feels alive

*

and

now

we are

in the month

of

LOVE

*

I love

this time

of the year

now

more than

EVER

*

so

lets

share

a

lot

of

LOVE

*



* E * V * A *

*

Long time ago

Long before Eva was born

Long before we knew a boy / or a girl ?

I won
Koralee's
Give-away
THE CUTEST cuddle coat
from Bunnies by the bay .
*
It was send to me in a
surprising parcel
all the way over the ocean .
*
From the very first moment
I was in love
and I have showed it
to everyone
long before my first grandchild was born.
*
Here she is
the most beautiful
grandchild
E V A
*
She is our sunshine
and oh how I love
to be A grandmother
HER grandmother .
*
Happy joy to you
*



* a little * a lot *

*

a

little

love

heals

a

lot

found this with Anna

from     LILLALOTTA

*

I am so grateful to be able

to visit so many inspiring friends

all over the world .

*

the comments on my blog

I sometimes find difficult to read almost

because they are

SO KIND

I always think : Oh my

I am also

*

I guess we all have this

*

what's true

is

I am being more ME than ever

sounds strange perhaps

but it is as

everything I learned

from life

from living my life

now has come

to

*

AMALGAMATE

( found this word in my dictionary )

I mean all comes together

*

All my life I have loved

 little

matchboxes

*

and

when

 I became a mother

so often I wished

I could keep

a special moment

in a little matchbox

for

LATER

*

and be able to

only now-and-then

have a glimps

feel the feeling

*

also from

 LILLALOTTA

*

and than ....go on

*

Maybe I am talking

GIBBERISH

( dictionary ?)

*

but

it feels

like the boxes

are all still here

in me

and

.........

like happy bookmarks

reminding me

if I should have forgotten

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

*

of course all this

is working because

of all the help

from

 my friends

my family

 and

 all of you

*

have a beautiful day

today

and

tomorrow

and

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

well you know !

*