One of the things I’ve most read about Dolly Parton in posts online is that people say there will never be anyone as good as her. I have pondered that ever since I read the first couple posts. Yes, there might not be anyone like her ever again, she was the embodiment of good, or, as Jad Abumrad says in this video,...

I’m writing this in my favourite cafe, while enjoying a cup of really good cappuccino. The weather is great, the forecast is that it’s going to get worse in the coming days, preparing the country for autumn, I guess. I’m so happy to be here, to write in this calm space. I’ve suffered from a bad throat ache for the...

We went to the zoo in Emmen for my birthday! I took so many good pictures (and some crappy ones that bring me joy) so here is a LOT 🅰 These pictures were taken with my Campsnap Pro. The entrance to the Asia area of the park I made a beeline for the elephants :) This was such a highlight. I managed to get this...

this has been an idea file in my blog folder for weeks, and today, it just wrote itself. The world is overwhelming, and it’s hard to find ways to deal with that. I know one way, a way that has been part of my life since my childhood: crafting. Instead of getting angry about whatever is in the news, pick up knitting...

dear creative soul is a series of letters from my creative heart to yours Dear Creative Soul, My favourite artist is WMJ Turner. His art both fills me with beauty and sometimes makes me feel like crying. In the past I have let my love for the work of someone keep me from making my own art. But I have kept at it,...

I’ve moved my blog. Well, I’ve moved three blog posts and two pages. That will expand soon :) The reason for my move is part something I want to discuss and part something I really don’t. The discuss part: I have this account and I really like the thought of having one place for everything. I also can tinker way...

This is the third installment of my series called Hitting the Digital Brakes, where I explore my journey into the use of technology and on ditching some aspects of it now. The first post in the series was about the joys of imperfection and in the second post I asked if we really need the latest tech. This week I’ve...

This is the third installment of my series called Hitting the Digital Brakes, where I explore my journey into the use of technology and on ditching some aspects of it now.The first post in the series was about the joys of imperfection and in the second post I asked if we really need the latest tech.This week I've...

a really rough sketch of how I plan and journal in a blank book I use a notebook for almost everything I might want to write by hand, the only thing I don’t keep in it are long-term lists for projects and such, those live in my notepad. The daily lists are all in my journal, and are processed at the end of each day...

I use a notebook for almost everything I might want to write by hand, the only thing I don't keep in it are long-term lists for projects and such, those live in my notepad. The daily lists are all in my journal, and are processed at the end of each day (or during the morning after. Everything for projects gets moved...

I only have ever seen my grandfather in this one portrait picture on my grandmothers wall, and on my mom's nightstand when I grew up. In this picture you see a man in his thirties. He has a tall face, framed with dark wavy hair. He has a half smile on his face, open and and reserved at the same time. There is a...

I only have ever seen my grandfather in this one portrait picture on my grandmothers wall, and on my mom’s nightstand when I grew up. In this picture you see a man in his thirties. He has a tall face, framed with dark wavy hair. He has a half smile on his face, open and and reserved at the same time. There is a...