Finally!

We've got sun! Finally.

About rain en longing

This is what the weather looks like today and all the previous days during this two week break. Sometimes the sun tries to break through the thick cloudy blanket but with no succes. How great it would be to sit in the garden enjoying the morning sun while taking a sip of my tea....or to sit down and read in the late afternoon whith a nice glass of sparkling rosato....or to simply enjoy dinner with my family. I long for those long, light, warm summer days to arrive. So in the meantime we pretend it is indeed summer and try new recipes containing summer fruit and veggies and baking bread and cakes. And al those delicious and yummy goods will be eaten while playing board games and listening to some light piano music.....

It's raining again...

But then Autumn has arrived. Yesterday I even thought Winter arrived too...as my car was frozen from the outside ánd the inside.
Don't you just love the colours Autumn gives to us? All those reds and golden yellows...and the smell of nature when walking through the woods. No walk today. It is raining. Again. Instead I'm sitting here. Lurking around. Enjoying a hot steamy cup of chocolate. And trying to find some creative inspiration.
Have a nice rainy autumn day to all.....

Spending the day in Scheveningen.

Most people have heard of The Hague (Den Haag). I'm sure of it. Now....If you visit The Hague, be sure to do that in the morning. In the afternoon you will visit the beach, you will visit Scheveningen. Eat something small in one of many restaurants. And how about a nice walk across the beach? We did this during our summer vacation on a day that was not so warm, but still had a nice temperature.

Visiting carcássonne

We visited Carcassonne. A medieval town in the south of France. The French part of Catalonië to be precise. It was impressive. To see how well kept this little town is.

Every summer we go to France or to Italy or.....well we take a vacation. We pack everything in our big Renault and of we go. This year we visited the coast near Perpignan, which is in France. The smell of fresh bread in the mornings, the flavours of the South of France, the people.....Time went by and before we new it, it was time to go home. All that is left are the pictures, a reminder of our happy family vacation.














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Summer is coming to an end...

And I finally granted myself some time to give some attention to this blog.....I even read a reply which was written a while ago and I must admit.....a forgot to thank the autor...* Thank You Melissa *, You pointed out what I already knew deep down inside of me. Life just isn't perfect. And I live life by the day. I enjoy sitting in the garden with my children. Their laughter, their bantering, their joy. And the sparkling of their eyes, without worries and sorrow. But summer is coming to an end. Time for serious business is knocking on our door.
Marlou will turn 14 on the 7th of september, the first day of school and future plans are just around the corner with the start in the 3rd year of the Atheneum. She still wants to do someting in the medical world....we'll see. Joeri, my 12 year old, will start in the first year of the VMBO-T. He wants to be an architect; "And then I'll give you a fantastic house mummy!" Inge, she's 9, starts in group 6 and Britt, she's 8, will start in group 5.
And I? I will teach the twelve year olds this year for two days a week and I'll help children who need special care for another two days a week. So the next weeks events are mostly preparing for school in a very relaxed way. There is no hurry...yet. It will be a week of enjoying summer while it lasts, grasping life with both my hands. Playing games of scrabble and rummykub with the whole family is part of it.
Next week I'll write some more about our glorious summer.
Have a nice weekend!



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