Grandmothers are incredibly important in this …
Category Archives: Hera
discover the world together with grandma …
let’s start drawing! choose colors together Let’s draw a fish … but how does a mackerel look like? pay close attention to the colors … tomorrow we are going to eat this mackerel, today time to draw … and grandpa? …. grandpa enjoys the scene and takes pictures.
one of the simplest photo stories of all times …
The well-known story about grandchildren and their grandparents, but also vice versa … about grandparents and their grandchildren. The story seems the same, but seen from old to young is a very different storyline than from young to old. Physically only holding hands is the same … The story of living and passing on …Continue reading “one of the simplest photo stories of all times …”
19 months on her way to the crossroads
One of the best things life can offer …
… is walking with your granddaughter in an autumn forest. We also found the tree where I carved the name of Hera’s mother 33 years ago
walking the dog on Sunday
Today was the day that Marjan turned 65 …
in our garden …
Yesterday the temperature reached 36 degrees Celsius in our garden. I have done almost nothing but observe what happened around me …
grandmotherhood
Grandma plays vinyl !
Marjan has found a 45 rpm record that she often used in her own youth. The old 60-year-old technique of listening to music still works for the one-year-old granddaughter … she has only been able to walk for a month, but she is now also learning to dance …The Dutch texts of Annie M.G. SchmidtContinue reading “Grandma plays vinyl !”
grandmother’s tricks
Grandchild gets whimsy and needs a short nap, but she doesn’t realize this herself and you can’t explain it to her either. In this situation, grandmother lovingly presses her to her chest and hums a lullaby … always works … It worked so well … that Grandfather almost fell asleep too …
grandchild
I belong to that generation of madmen who have learned not to throw anything away if you still have room to keep it. For the past 30 years, we have kept all our children’s well-preserved toys in boxes and crates. Recently our first grandchild turned 1-year-old and it is time to take the things out of theirContinue reading “grandchild”
Black&white
Ellenbrandwijkphotography inspired me with her photos to look a bit more in black and white. So I played with light instead of colors …
a sunny Sunday
Spring !
Due to the corona crisis, among other things, I had not seen my grandchild Hera for a long time … but this afternoon after a nice walk on Neeltje Jans, it was safe to keep our corona-distance in the garden with a warm sun …
International Women’s day !
Today is International Women’s Day ! I have no better photo to illustrate this than this selfie made by Jes Harwig … Some interesting stuff to read about the issue of men/women ? You can read here …
