In the channel in front of our house there is a coot nesting. One chick peaking from under her wings. There were three chicks under her wings, but I couldn’t get more than two in the picture. One chick was very adventurous, exploring around her, testing the lily leaves for walking and splashing in the…
Author: Maggie
Ouch!
Terrible headaches! Can’t even think about something to take a picture off! Hopefully tomorrow things will be better
Learning to knit
Their vacation has started, computertime stays limited and the weather is not good enough to spent hours in the swimmingpool. So when they got bored, they asked me to teach them to knit. So much fun!
Salad
Trying to loose weight seems to make me more mindful about the food I prepare. I like that.
Teatray got promotion
I bought this vintage foldable teatray months ago. I fell in love with it at first sight. I have always wanted a teatray (is that what it’s called? – it’s more like a little carriage) and this was just my taste. I must have been very modern in the late sixties I think. And it’s…
Clothpins
Kind of funny, I feel I can’t just post pictures, even when I’ve got nothing to say. To be totally honest: this was the only thing I could think of photographing today. I have been wandering around the house, but there was just nothing speaking to me. And outside? Well, dutch summer has started. Rain,…
Tryout
He is always on the look out for a new place to sleep. A pile of bags we left lying around after some exhausting shopping needed to be tested too. He has been sitting there completely satisfied for … um … minutes, until he tried to lie down and discovered the plastic bag (yeah, I…
Stormclouds
Lavender
Yesterday I had some good hours in the garden. Did a lot of weeding and even had time to pick some of that lavender.
Hair band
E. needed something to keep her hair out of her face when dancing. So I made this simple hair band, with some elastic in the back. The embroidery was already on the fabric.