Tag: summer

  • The best secret guide to Amsterdam De pijp

    The best secret guide to Amsterdam De pijp

    + I’m regularly updating this guide. Adding new exciting places and address. If you want to be updated you can register to my mailing list on the right, thanks! After many requests to share tips about good places to visit in Amsterdam,….here it is: “The best secret guide to Amsterdam – De Pijp” or “Don’t…

  • Celebrating three years!

    Celebrating three years!

    Last week we celebrated Liam’s birthday. Three years. Pure love and happiness. Love the long mornings we spending together. Playing, building, talking, singing, dancing, creating things together. So much joy. Happy birthday my little one!

  • Good things on a summer day

    Good things on a summer day

    Great weekend: we sailed the canals on a beautiful sunny day and manage to take a close look at the new amazing building of the Eye and some flowers (leaf)- what a lekker (nice) day!

  • My textile workshop

    My textile workshop

    I’m very excited to have a workshop inspired by my art-work at  Atelier Oosterbosch. The idea and initiation was all in the hands of the amazing Anita Oosterbosch. We are going to make a collage and then translate it to a beautiful textile-art-work. looking forward…:-) Two last things: Check this great “the art cake“ art site runs by very lovely Christi! and this amazing summer…

  • A guerrilla gardening

    A guerrilla gardening

    The pot hole gardener is a project run by Londoner Steve Wheen, who brings greenery and miniature scenes to the streets of east London. Following other Guerrilla Gardeners, Wheen says: ‘my neighborhood has a distinct lack of green space and I’m a gardener with no garden.’ Some matches are just meant to be.   My…

  • Now I learned my abc

    Now I learned my abc

    Found those 50’s French school learning cards, aren’t they just lovely? (via:Flickr)

  • Summer Time

    Summer Time

    Taking a summer break…Have a wonderful, sunny, happy days…:-)

  • 70s summer days

    70s summer days

    70s summer days: sea, sun,flowers, blue sky and a loving kiss. All warp in nostalgic beautiful colors. Melting my heart. (via: http://www.flickr.com)

  • Where I spent my time lately…

    Where I spent my time lately…

    I’m having a market-fever lately. It started with the Noordermarkt (the top 5 pictures) in the beautiful Jordaan. Continued with visiting for the first time in the hand made and craft market. Sunday Market Westergasfabriek, which is a true treat for any craft hand made lovers. This is where I got the tin bus station,…

  • End, start and a love song- Happy weekend!

    End, start and a love song- Happy weekend!

    Today is last day of school. It was emotional for me to look at my daughter. Last day of first grade…so big…. One of my daughter’s class mates is in love. She is in love with a cute boy for the last two years. He is moving somewhere far. She walked in this morning- her…

  • One of the best ways to celebrate summer

    One of the best ways to celebrate summer

      “Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more…

  • Happy weekend

    Happy weekend

    Almost one week of vacation from school, lot of sun (desperately needed) and lot of thinking. It is time of change . Have a happy, sunny weekend!