Category: situations at home

  • a professional photographer

    a professional photographer

    Friends came to visit. Coincidentally, Ellen Brandwijk is a professional photographer.While we were chatting in the garden, she quickly took some pictures and before I could see what she was doing with her camera, she was ready. The conversation was not interrupted by the shooting.This is how professionals work, … imperceptibly!She used a simple 50…

  • some you clean, some you don’t …

    some you clean, some you don’t …
  • a sunny Sunday

    a sunny Sunday
  • a dying young rat

    a dying young rat

    A few days ago someone from pest control came by at our request and here and there put out special food for rats in our garden.Today one of the many young rats showed up … Marjan and I felt very guilty when we saw before our eyes how this beautiful young rat was going to…

  • International Women’s day !

    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 …

  • storm&rain

    storm&rain

    Today is stormy and rainy … So I’m listening to my favorite music, reading de Correspondent , follow the money, the real news and many more … trying to follow the turbulent world news (the repeating history) … and I almost cut my hair … 😉 my “freak flag”

  • free sex

    free sex

    “gratis seks ! Bof jij even !” “free sex! lucky you!” Peter van Straaten caught my attention all my life through the beautiful drawings that appeared from him. The drawings themselves are often beautiful because of their simplicity, but the text below makes them both hilarious and philosophical … Try to cover the text right…

  • I did not want to miss this photo opportunity

    I did not want to miss this photo opportunity
  • Traditions …

    Traditions …

    It was a custom of the Pagans to celebrate on 25 December the birthday of the Sun, at which they kindled lights in token of festivity. In these solemnities and revelries the Christians also took part. Accordingly when the doctors of the Church perceived that the Christians had a leaning to this festival, they took counsel…

  • Sinterklaas

    Sinterklaas

    An old Dutch tradition is the celebration of Sinterklaas. That includes eating a tasty gingerbread cake … homemade …

  • Maintenance …

    Maintenance …

    The brakes of my velomobile needed maintenance. Because I found it rather cold outside I put the bike inside. Fortunately, my better half doesn’t find that insurmountable …

  • a late Indian Summer today

    a late Indian Summer today
  • Sewer drain clogged …

    Sewer drain clogged …

    Luckily in the past, I made the possibility to clean it easily…

  • The best in the category “stuff on the kitchen table”

    The best in the category “stuff on the kitchen table”

    In the “category stuff on the kitchen table”, this is a very special blog post. It is not often that your granddaughter shows her skills right in front of you on the table. For that reason alone it was a special day for me. The temperature of the ice cream was a new experience for…

  • babysitting by grandma and grandpa

    babysitting by grandma and grandpa

    I admit immediately: Grandma did all the important things! And Hitch and took care of the entertainment …