After almost 30 years of living in Luxembourg,
still feeling so very dutch...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
In the garden again
It feels really good to be in the garden again.
We cannot believe how warm this spring has begun.
New strawberry plants.
The creek at the end of the meadow behind our house.
I am just very worried about the apple trees.
Hope it doesn't start freezing again.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Spring cleaning - the urge to purge
It must be the exceptional beautiful weather
for this time of the year, that makes me
really motivated to declutter my house.
I want more space in our home and in my head.
Son number two sorted out his high school
books and I added some of the kids' books.
Clothes, clothes, clothes...
Both kids have grown so much.
Even more clothes!
How much stuff can you hide in five
small kitchen drawers?!
Kids' stuff, mostly broken or never
played with, used oil and
expired/unwanted medication
for the recycling center.
I'm not done yet!
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Mowing the lawn
She loves to help to mow the lawn.
(we better take advantage of this voluntary-lawn-mowing-phase,
it'll be over before you know it!)
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
On my bedside table
(Actually I don't have a bedside table, my books
are on the floor next to my bed).
I bought this book a couple weeks ago and I
have read some pages every night. It is a jewel!
I didn't know Susan Branch. She is an
author/watercolorist who has published many books.
I stumbled upon her last book by coincidence.
We have travelled around the U.K. twice and
we would go back there anytime.
I loved the pages about Beatrix Potter.
Hill Top farm is on my list now of places
I want to visit before I die.
Knitting
The 2nd hot water bottle cover is ready.
Although it is officially spring, temperatures are
below 0°C at night. When I bring the kids to the
bus stop around 7.30 every morning,
we still need our winter jackets and hats.
Today is going to be a beautiful day
with lots of sunshine.
I hope your day will be beautiful too!
Sunday, March 23, 2014
The Rose years
When I opened my mailbox on Friday, a bubble envelope from the U.S. was waiting for me. It took "Little House on Rocky Ridge" more than a month to arrive in Luxembourg. When I finished the original series by Laura Ingalls, I wanted to own the rest of the series so much. I started searching for second hand hardcover copies on Alibris.co.uk and Alibris.com. I searched for weeks, because some of them sell for ridiculous prices. I have bought six out of eight books now. I wanted to read them in the right sequence, so I had to wait for Rocky Ridge to arrive. I am so excited to finally start reading The Rose Years next week. I can't wait!
There are still two books missing: New Dawn on Rocky Ridge (which is on the way) and On the Other Side of the Hill (which is very hard to find for an acceptable price).
I already started looking for the Caroline, Charlotte and Martha years, I even have a paper hanging on my
pinboard with all the titles.
They are really hard to find and very
expensive, even in paperback.
Well, we'll see.
Friday, March 14, 2014
{this moment}
Linking up with Soulemama today!
A Friday ritual.
A single photo - no words - capturing
a moment from the
week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to
pause, savor and remember.
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