Marjan has found a 45 rpm record that she often set 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 !”
Category Archives: thuis-situaties
new cleats
8 years ago I bought my Shimano sandals and today I had to renew the cleats, because I had troubles with my left cleat. I placed them relatively far under my foot, because my heels protrude less deep under the Quest and of course also because I suffer less from less blood circulation in theContinue reading “new cleats”
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 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 50Continue reading “a professional photographer”
some you clean, some you don’t …
a sunny Sunday
Just sitting on our porch, wasting time …
Wealth is a deep understanding of the natural world. Bill Mollison An intensive monoculture is the breeding ground for unwanted viruses and diseases … That is why people should keep 1.5 meters away from each other …But how many cows, chickens, pigs, etc. are kept in a modern barn?How much corn, wheat, soy, grain, etc.Continue reading “Just sitting on our porch, wasting time …”
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 toContinue reading “a dying young rat”
my recumbents
Since I’m working on Quest 552 I put my Zephyr next to it, to compare the height …I’ll also clean my Zephyr tomorrow, because it’s spring and it’ll get only warmer outside.
new rims
Today I mounted the new rims. I bought them at velomobiel.nl and had them 2 days later … Tomorrow I want to take off the hood to better access the drive and lighting.
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 …
The Dutch way …
The Dutch way is to walk for hours in man-made nature parks, such as the Oosterschelde … … and then to eat “Twentse krentenwegge” with “Goudse kaas” and “Fries roggebrood” with “Zeeuws spek” …
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”
