Category: life lately

We got our cat from the animal-shelter last year He is at least ten years old, but lively and healthy. We enjoy our newest familymember very much, but there is a downside to accepting an older cat into your home…He has certain habits from former homes and we can’t get rid of those without being…

I went outside today (in the rain!) to look for signs of spring. And I did find some. Look at my rosemary blooming!

I find myself really longing for spring…Everything has been gray and dark all day. I even preferred the showers we had yesterday and during the weekend. At least we had some sunshine in between. But there is hope… forecasts say that we can expect higher temperatures and more sun next week. So I guess I’ll…

I always make the same mistake: I buy Easter candy (and also Sinterklaas candy) way too early. I try to be very reasonable about the amount I buy. Enough to enjoy it, but not overdoing it. Usually I manage to keep it from my sweettooth family until about a week before the big days, but…

We’ve had hardly any snow this winter or any winter for years. White christmasses are really rare here. But this year we had a white Easter…

Our Easter-breakfast. We have this tradition to have an extensive breakfast together on holidays.On normal days the five of us don’t have breakfast together (the kids have variable schooltimes, start work very early on saterdays and sleep in when they have vacation. Also DH is not a morningperson), so we cherish this special occasions.