Spring took its time to get here, but, after yet another brief cold snap, summer weather has finally arrived with us here in the Netherlands! Today we spent some quality time…
garden
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Enchanted
June 4, 2017I’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…
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AFTER THE RAIN
October 16, 2016I’m writing this post in the early hours on a Sunday morning: the lights are on, the coffee is warm, and an autumn rain is trickling down outside my window.…
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A Visit To Stockholm
September 18, 2016This is the first blog post about my recent trip to Stockholm. You can read the 2nd post here. Yesterday A and I returned from a trip to Stockholm, where we’d…
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Beautiful May
May 26, 2016Today’s a rainy day, so I’m going to look back at the 2nd week of May, as we had such wonderful summery weather! It was one of those days where…
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Still life
February 9, 2016It’s already February – January seems to have slipped through our fingers. But we’re back again! 🙂 Last month I made a new painting of a series of pots. I…
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Back in time
December 6, 2015These dark days in December are always a reflective time, and I started pondering my beginning days as a doll artist. When I started in the 70s, there wasn’t even…
Skansen, and the longing for a simpler life
Here is the 2nd blogpost on my recent visit to Stockhom, Sweden. You can read part 1 here. On the island of Djurgården are three of my favourite museums in…
Start of Spring
It’s the month of March already – my birth month. It’s a lovely month for a variety of reasons. Sitting outside with a cup of tea, enjoying the early spring…