31 August 2015
at least 21 years ago that hubby and I spent the larger part of our holiday on our own. We spent a week in Wales and a week in Devon, we also had some days coming and going from one place to another. We wanted to stay in Wales as it was 34 years ago […]
Read more21 August 2015
Hubby and I went for a 13 km long walk. From station Baarn to station Hollandsche Rading. It is organised by the Dutch Railways and Wandelnet. It is mainly forest alternated with heathfield . Our first stop was the palace of our Former Queen, Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. They waved en and waved to each […]
Read more17 August 2015
I finished the bedrunner. A bedrunner? Yes, a bedrunner. It is a small quilt that fits just over our feet. I started patching while on holiday in Wales last April. During the day we enjoyed National Park The Brecon Beacons. At night, we enjoyed the fire. In Devon we stayed at the village where my […]
Read more16 August 2015
to Amsterdam, I usually go via Haarlem. It is a nicer and much more quiet around a quarter to seven in the morning. Yesterday I was rather happy there were no people because I had to take a lot of pictures of the misty morning. I hopped up and down the train, left to right […]
Read more12 August 2015
the month when the nights are already drawing in, is a nice month. It can be warm still, and nature finds itself between coming and going. Leaves are starting to fall and brambleberries are ripening. Figs and chestnut are doing their utmost in the neighebours’ garden. Apart from wasps I am quite fond of August. […]
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6 August 2015
and her ducklings share the cool water with a seagull, -who then dust and shakes and takes off-, the sunflowers that share a pot, I don’t mind sharing at all. Except ofcourse sharing my supper with a wasp, that I do mind 😀 I still need to make some adjustments to the pictures, but all […]
Read more3 August 2015
It has been a while since my last post on my old weblog Soyee. New chances call for new beginnings and a new name; VAN LAPJES. In the past few years I have made many things. Gradually I will show some of it. At this moment I am working on a larger quilt, with the […]
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