Sunday we returned from our first trip as a family of three. We think overall it was a success! The flight to Newcastle is only about one hour, and we were there for two nights. It was a good trial run for other upcoming family trips. Sadly because Teddie decided…
After how much we loved our fall maternity shoot with friend and local photographer, Simona Graszl, we decided to go ahead and book her amazing Year in a Life program. Not only does she take beautifully natural photographs, but I feel very comfortable leaving the creative bit to her (and…
After a full two weeks of waiting past her due date, our girl finally made her appearance. During the entire pregnancy she has let herself be known to me. Never in an aggressive or forceful way, but in the way a surefooted and confident woman just knows her place in…
I’m so pleased to share these photos with you. I am grateful to have met and befriended the talented and lovely Simona Graszl. Fellow expat hailing from Budapest (no wonder she’s so cool…check out my birthday trip there earlier this year). I honestly thought I might skip the maternity shoot…
Back in July Piet and I celebrated our successful pregnancy, by taking a well deserved “Babymoon” vacation to Kos, Greece. Something like this may seem a bit excessive to some. For us it was a needed break after going through the IVF/ICSI process and holding our breaths for months hoping…
I am back with another house tour! We had a wave of visitors over the past months so I took a little break from the blog and from my art. But in an attempt to get back on track, I am parked here at Chummy Leiden with an Iced Americano…
I have been thinking a lot lately about my relationship with Facebook. Actually for a couple of years now. Sometimes wishing I could just delete it permanently, but then thinking about all of my connections overseas I would loose touch with. Now that we are the ones overseas, the feeling…
Spring seems to be showing its face around here the last couple of days! Actually we had a massive wind storm, but in general the air feels as though it’s changing. I am seeing tulips again at the market and daffodils are springing up all over the park by our…
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a Dutch Home Tour! I’ve been so busy splashing paint all over the place and having a blast. However, my friend Henriette just found out she will be moving to Bonaire for a year, so I wanted to make sure and get some photos before…
Over the past few weeks we have been experiencing some of the Dutch Christmas markets, or “Kerstmarkten”. It seems to be a widely accepted truth that the Germans do them the best. Portland has a lot of markets throughout the year, so that is my only point of comparison as far…