Those in the know, will sagely nod their heads, when I start to rant about Top1 and his fuzziness. His thin grasp of reality when we were deep in the trenches of Lyme’s Disease, was exasperating, to say the least. … Continue reading
I’ve been knitting and sewing for as long as I can remember. I think I was seven when I knitted my first scarf. By the age of ten, I had designed and produced knitwear and clothing for all of my … Continue reading
… I’ll be the one doing all the snoozing in the sun, and you can be the breadwinner. (Let’s hope there is some money in catching mice and birds.) … Continue reading
‘t Was at the start of the very day sleep would not give in without a fight. Breakfast had a sulky shine to it, until these cheerful guys turned the fruit bowl upside down and started a game of soccer … Continue reading
Though Top4 is now officially learning how to read and write in school, and does so diligently, she tends to get bored and stop reading if we do not stimulate her at home. I might have mentioned before that Top4 … Continue reading
At the aviation theme park Aviodrome in Lelystad, Top3, who had never before flown in his life, went up in a Cessna 172 for some sightseeing. (With him were his grandmother, a first-timer as well, and myself, not-so-frequent flyer and … Continue reading
Remember what it was like to live in that magical kingdom filled with cuddly bears, slightly tattered bean bag dolls and little felted buggers, sometimes adorned with wooden or glass eyes? They loved you unconditionally, and you loved them back … Continue reading
Top4 asked us for some drawings she could practice her watercoloring skills on, and the rest of us played a difficult board game Top3 enjoys very much. (She did roll the dice for her team, though.) … Continue reading
The fact that Top3 is now almost 9, the fact that Top1 made beautiful crepe paper garlands and a fancy cake whilst I slaved over deadlines, the fact that there is still a wonderful present waiting for Top3 later this … Continue reading
… that time of year again. … Continue reading