We’ve just come home from a few days in Hebden Bridge, in West Yorkshire. Several times a year we visit this charming market town, staying at the Croft Mill apartments.…
Of Home & Garden
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White Christmas
December 22, 2017It’s nearly Christmas already, and we’re prepared! We’ve been celebrating Christmas this whole month already. Nice food and drink, lighting candles, afternoons with warm mulled apple juice. These things make…
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Freiburg Holiday
November 12, 2017Last week we had a wonderful time in Freiburg: Sietske came over from the Netherlands, Jacob and A from the UK, and A’s sister flew over from India. Freiburg really…
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Waiting for Warmth
April 27, 2017When I’m in the living room, I get a beautiful view on our garden through the French doors. It’s all quite green, the sun is shining, and things look pleasant. But…
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Ways of Seeing
April 24, 2017Earlier this April I spent a wonderful afternoon wandering around the city of York, taking in the spring sun and enjoying the trees in the parks all full of blossom.…
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In the City of Love
February 10, 2017At home I have a huge collection of books on a wide variety of subjects. It’s a habit I’ve always had: I cannot pass the opportunity of adding a beautiful…
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Winter Wonderland 2017
January 23, 2017In our last post we wrote about the December home. For a long time we enjoyed the lights, the warmth and cosiness of the Christmas home, and of our Christmas…
Enchanted
I’m convinced now: the garden has enchanted me. When I’m in the garden, I change – I can sense it in my heart and soul. And what I see is…
Flying Visit
At the beginning of this month Sietske came over from the Netherlands and joined me for a week here in York. As A. was traveling through Europe and mum held…