Fracas Noir – Susanne Waldau – te Brake ~ for better or worse

I had a long sleep-in this morning, until just before noon. Sleep must be the most underrated forms of luxury there is. I should know having been an hopeless insomniac for years. What started off as busy spells at my previous work, with sleepless Sunday nights, turned into a weekly nightmare. Not long before soon, [...]

My husband loves practical jokes. When he is the initiator. In fact the first time I met him he immediately set to work showing his party tricks. The aim of the dinner was to discuss an important business proposal, but discussions soon went astray. Reinout, as always, took the lead in the matter. As the [...]

Since I’m bedridden for the last few days, I have taken up a new hobby, reading other people’s blogs. It’s a facinating quest for what goes on behind the curtains of the Joneses (i.e. the Svenssons and the Jansen’s). I must admit I tend to read more blogs of women than men. It’s the paradox [...]

Reinout arrived earlier than expected. As I turned around he was suddenly there. Although he wasn’t carrying a bouquet of flowers (it would have been nice), it was a great feeling to have him home. Several group hugs later we sat down for dinner to discuss the last few days, in fact disecting every hour. [...]

When I was young my biggest role model was my grandmother. She was the epitome of stylish chic. Sophisticated, well-spoken, and educated, she had a certain allure around her, that I think few women of today possess. She was of course born in a different era, devoid of sexual exploitation, or at least on the [...]

When you are ill and bed ridden, there is only one thing you can do…escape. Not litterally, although you surely wish you could, but by letting your mind drift away on things and matters that you wish for in life. Life is so darn hectic, leaving very little time for creativity and imagination. There is [...]

The day is spent in bed. My body is under siege from the flu, fighting a loosing battle. I got the third degree from my family for not going to the doctor today, so I made the promise of all promises to take better care of myself+1. All is not that bad though. Our cleaning [...]

Waking up to a snowy Haarlem (although it soon evaporated) made me long for Christmas. Although we are a month away, I just want to fast forward to the weekend before Christmas. The weekend is in fact already planned. I have our cleaning lady coming over to give the house a good Christmas clean, and [...]

My cold is getting worse. I’ve been raiding the cupboard for anything that will relieve a sore nose and throat. From cough medicine, citrosan, and tracitol, to strepsils and vitamin C, in short I’m overdosing on on pills and medicines. But so far the results are not in a hurry. Today was a particular busy [...]

A good night’s sleep can only be summed up in one word…bliss! I don’t know if it was the ghostly presence of one of the spirits we have milling around us (we have apparently three according to my husband), or Lola’s gentle purr thought the night, but I slept like a log. No strange or [...]