… or should I regard it as an early Xmas 2017 present? [8-|] Any how, I am grateful! And seeing the number of votes on my connect entry, I am certainly not the only one. So thanx on behalf of all of the voters (if I may). You might wonder what's…
Even though today’s, Dutch climate seems to say something totally different, Christmas is on the verge. School vacation has started and so has mine. We would be traveling to the French Alps for a week of skiing. Too little snow keeps us home, unfortunately. But as our famous soccer philosopher,…
It’s fun reading old posts like last year’s on Christmas Eve. Could just copy it here and let it be. However life would be utmost boring if everything would be exactly the same, but I know it would also be unbearable if everything would be totally different. So I cherish…
Christmas Eve. Rain outside and moderate temperature. Cosy inside, having set the tree and decorated it with silver, red and gold, and the old electric candles that I inherited from days gone. Haven’t used them for ages and still shining bright. Preparing our Kerststol with the dough to rise and now waiting…
Christmas Eve and I am late, probably too late to effectively wish you all a merry Xmas. I guess, contrary to last year, the climatological circumstances did not bring me in the mood to write you all, way before this instance. Have a look how today showed itself to us over…
I guess it will be as white as not many of us around here in NL can remember. Enough snow to take my youngest son out sleigh riding. Enough snow to silence down humdrum noise. Enough snow to go outside and be marveled about the beauty in (almost) black and…