Archive for June, 2006

tot ziens!

I’m too swamped with work I might have to say adieu to blogging for a while..
The whole month of August all these will take place
renovating our ground floor which includes: building a new kitchen (from floor up) | new living room including breaking down the fireplace | receiving area | a small schuur (or barn..but [...]

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

him and dads

“The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God, and I call him Dad!”
~~Author Unknown.

“Fathers, like mothers, are not born.
Men grow into fathers-
and fathering is
a very important stage in their development.”
~~By David M. Gottesman.~~

“The most important thing a father can do
for his children is to love their mother.”
~~Author Unknown

“I cannot think of any need in childhood
as [...]

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

Late bloEmers

Wij hadden de lange winter dit jaar dus de bloemen zijn vrij laat bloeiend
We had a long winter this year thus, flowers are blooming quite late.
Trees (male) are busy releasing their fine, dustlike powder discharged {that contain mature germ cell which fertilizes the female part (ovule) of a flower} & it’s quite fascinating to see [...]

Monday, June 12th, 2006

for the money?

I wasn’t so thrilled when I saw these two young ladies as ‘live dancing mannequins’ in one of Rotterdam’s kleding winkels {clothes shop.} Do you think they were ‘happy’ while dancing like crazy behind the glass?
Call me old fashioned, but I felt it was wrong. Probably because I’ve never seen men doing this?

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006