light and bright
It’s october. My nose is cold, my fingers are freezing and I have a hot water bottle on my lap as I write these lines. I am not good with high temperatures. From june on, I always have to cover my whole self in SPF 100 and moskitoes adore my blood. Needless to say, summer […]
A cold shower and a warm hug
the journey Last thursday I got on the train here in Den Haag, embarkinng on a long journey. 9 hours train ride with 5 spanish girls doing interrail in a small compartment, I arrived at Berlin Hauptbahnhof. The city where we lived 7 years ago. the culture shock I stayed with our friends. I didn’t […]
Van Nelle Factory Rotterdam
visiting this gem of modern industrial architecture A while ago during the Architecture Month in Rotterdam we took the chance to vist the famous Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam. This has been on our to-do-list since a very long time and I was so happy to have those tickets for a factory tour. And oh […]
unexpected changes
december hustle longing for the quiet December is usually a really busy month. Lots of social events and christmas festivities. And especially as a creative entrepreneur this is a busy and important time for me. And it was busy and that’s okay. Because I knew we had some quiet days ahead in Germany. I was […]
Bruges for New Years
a few days in Bruges a change of scenery 2022 was a great year for me and my businesses. I am not going to look back ( no, not another review ) at the year in this blogpost, but I wanted to give you an impression of the lovely places we went to: Bruges for […]
French charm
For New Years we went to northern France to spend some days in the very quiet countryside. And indeed, it was very quiet and calming. We rented an old station hotel with french charm. At the end of the very long street, not very far from our place, was the old closed down train station. […]
A drawing of Leiden, resetting and not making plans
The new year has already started, I am honestly still a little bit lost. The big planning did not affect me yet, and I dont think it will any time soon. I am busy resetting, event though I was a little quiet on here, but usually that just means one is busy. So was I. […]
the very last summer day
My friend Andrea came to see me in the Hague two weeks ago. on what I call the very last summer day. We got so lucky with the weather: definitely T-Shirt weather and sun out all day. Of course we had breakfast at the beach and we’re chillin in the dunes afterwards as you can […]
Bye Bremen, Hoi Den Haag
Well, yes. We left the country to chase some adventures in The Hague as expats. The big move happened in may and a lot of things have happened in the meantime. First of all, the kids started school ( yes , my daughter is going to school here with her 4 years ) and daycare. […]
Do you want to got to the seaside?
Do you want to go to the sea side? Yes, I do. This amazing summer is coming to an end. There is rain outside ( some might say finally ), but I’d rather look out into the Blue. That’s why you have to bear with me and look at endless beaches from our holiday back […]