Such a perfect day

It was such a perfect day,

let me some things up, if I may...

 

Woke up before the alarm

felt pretty comfortable and warm.

Got to talk to an angelic friend from over the ocean

LOVE was at least one present emotion!

Broke the fast with warm food

could I have been in a better mood?

 

Oh yes, I could, because there she is...

It's ''CinderELLA'' to you, miss!

Just when I think I have seen her cutest way

she comes up and makes this a perfect day...

With the softest voice she ''read'' her New Years Letter 

with gestures and signs that made it even better.

 

Liefste meter,
Met mijn armpjes open,
kom ik aangelopen.
Een kusje hier, een kusje daar.
Een gelukkige Nieuwjaar!
Uw kleine kapoen,
Ella.

 

When I showed her what, for her, I made

she played and played and played...

 

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Home made pastries, hot chocolate, ice-cream, a housemate that baked pancakes and tea...

A perfect ''perfect day'' feast, if you ask me!

All that sugar made us need fresh air

''Hey, I know of a slide and grass over there!''

Ella loves chickens and slides

and never ever her excitement she hides...

 

 

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When they left I had to run off the empty space

and made my Sunday evening activity into a race

Half an hour and about 5K

hot salty soup... and yes there it is... Just a perfect day! 

 

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Little owl

A little owl lives in my sister's belly,

she grows like the speed of a car in a rally.

This fact alone,

puts my sister on a throne!

 

But then I got this adorable card

and clear became MY part...

 

Er staat geschreven:
''Ik weet nog niet zo veel
want ik ben nog mar klein.
Maar van 1 vraag ben ik zeker:
Zou jij mijn meter willen zijn?''

 

Not only is this little owl my niece,

she will be my third godchild, if I please.

Yes, yes I do, and with so much love!

Of being a godmother, I can't get enough!

 

I already dream

of the three of us eating cookies and ice cream,

of taking all three to the zoo

and of spending time alone, just me and you!

Little owl, good luck growing...

and YOU, I'm looking forward knowing!

 

 

Having Stan fall asleep
while holding him
was like scoring the winning goal
in a finale of a Championship.
I have no idea what that feels like,
but it must feel superb! 

 ''One last Bumba show''.
She kept crying and I had to run upstairs
to cry a little too.
I'm not the educative kind
of godmother... :)

 



Gone with the wind...

Saying ''Goodbye'' and ''So long''...

and in the meantime staying strong?

It's hard because of that empty space,

of something you think you can never replace.

It's something in the lives of us all

letting go of ''things'' big or small.

 

Little Ella grows up to be super brave

last weekend to the wind she gave

something that to her is very dear

while she showed no sings of fear.

Sadness was showing in her eyes

but she kicked ass and her sparkle never dies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The perfect man

Just when I thought my life was complete,

there's this new man I meet.

Just a couple of hours old

and immediately my heart was sold.

I can't wait to get to know his soul

and to help him with whatever goal...

His parents are so full of love...

but can you ever have enough?

So I will give him mine as well

and make sure his life is swell!

Welcome little, strong Stan

in me, you have a big fan!

 

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I crashed my car into a truck...

Saturday I had a cozy and friendly chat

with this wonderful creative soul I met

She and the market we attended

inspired me, so my creative blockage ended

Full of spirit, energy and ideas

I drove home with great ease...

But with a head so full and somewhere else

I didn't see the alarm bells...

 

I had crashed my car into a truck

but all in all I had great luck

not me, nor any other human soul got in any pain

too bad for my car, I can't say the same...

It's not good, it's wrecked, it's bad

oh what a great car I had...

 

So I went to bed with puffy eyes

all day I had ''the cries''.

 

But let me tell you something here,

my happiness is what is most dear,

I could say 2013 is a year of bad luck

but that would get me all stuck...

I see it as a year of chances

a year with balancing acts and dances

 

These are the chances I see,
will you think along with me?

I get to ride my bicycle more and longer

and that will only make me stronger

All these options lay at my feet,

all these opportunities I will meet:

I get to live without a car

and see if it will get me far

I maybe get to buy a motorbike

one of those vintage ones I like...

Things are what you make them out to be
but not always easy, if you ask me.
This is quite a bummer,
but all in all, I had a great summer!
Look at some pictures of the past weeks
this is a downer, but I had great peaks!




Me and the little boy from next door,
did a swap:
He got a pancake
 and I got fresh picked berries.
That worked fine for me!

Herbs from the garden!
Delicious in a freshly prepared wok!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I loved spending time with old friends, new friends
and my lovely family!

 

I tasted the most fresh berries ever!
Straight from the bush...

Loved biking over and
watering Maria's awesome garden!
(And sometimes
taking some produce home)

 

A little bit of crafting (like this chalk board I made)
and just some enjoying the beautiful and pretty life.
It says: ''Beautiful, right? ... everything!''

I found a great yoga school in Lier
and already learned a lot!
And practised some :)

Got to wear my vintage yellow boots,
because the sun was out!

Another tiny craft project: I think/hope I made some one happy with it...
In the front:
''Your mind is like a parachute... it only functions when open'' Frank Zappa.

 

 

This little piece of crazy
has to be part
of a successful summer, of course!

A market or two
with my lovely sister
and the little one.

 

Great weather in Belgium,
so as many outside drinks as possible!

 

Summer was in our garden
and it was great!

Frozen yoghourt in Greece...
Oh yes!

 



 



Meter and Ella's day of fun!

The day is done

and it was one full of fun!

Just me and little she...

I was as proud as can be,

walking, talking, playing around...

and this is what I found:

she's even more precious then I was told...

Ella, you are made of gold!

 

Stars for breakfast

 

Eating a fresh picked berry

watering the tomato plants,
saying HI to the chickens,
picking little tomatoes and
harvesting a courgette...

 

On ''Meter and Ella's day of fun'', she gest to eat
cookies... all of them!

 

Reading...

We read our books,
drank our tea and juice,
listened to the church bells
and cuddled...
in the beautiful library garden.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The playground!
 

So much to see...

... so much to do!



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Watching the ducks
and having a snack...
Wisely lefts early
before they could attack...

Exhausted...

 

Her path...

She can talk and tell's you what's in her book

and when you are not focussed, she mAkes you look.

She plays and dances and sings,

and cares about pretty things.

She laugs and cries

and very often you see ''naughty'' in het eyes.

She is a little person on her own

and yesterday we realized how much she has grown...

She turned the full two...

''How fast does it go?'' I ask you!

With her tiny green shoes and socks,

she runs, she jumps, she walks...

She walks a path that is hers only

but as long as I am here, she will never be lonely!

 

With her favorite birthday-card!

Her tiny green shoes...

 

 

 

 

 

 



A lovely Easter weekend

Saturday morning we have cold fingers

as our walk in to town lingers

while I stop at almost each door

my fascination grows more and more.

All is grey and stone and brick...

except for these that give a colour kick...

 

Awesome retrolicious doorknobs!

 The market gives us colours, cheese and tea

and a chocolate Easter egg... for free!

 

 

 Then there was this store of antiques

full to the roof with uniques...

That is where I must have stained my dress
kneeling down to take these pictues in the mess.

 

 

  

Sunday the dress was all well and fixed
with a bunch of stain removers that my mom mixed.
Just in time to get to the core of Easter celebration...
enough chocolate eggs to feed a whole nation!

Oh! And isn't it funny...
right before Easter along came this bunny!

Fluffy, the neighbour's bunny,
is staying with us for a week.