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

And so it’s finally the day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.  To me this New Year feels more special than others in the past. Perhaps because I know there are so many changes around the corner. It makes my belly flutter….literally as the baby inside me is making himself (or [...]

When you are looking at a year that has passed you can sum it up as a good year or a bad year. Because there is always some event that overshadowed the rest and tips the balance in favour of one or the other. So when it’s my turn to look at my own year, [...]

The approaching New Year has not really hit me yet…until today that is. I went into town for my daily lunch and a brisk window shopping walk when it struck me that it’s New Years Eve tomorrow. My life has clearly become a one big isolated bubble since I went on maternity leave. It’s quite [...]

“Sometimes being totally fucked can be a liberating experience.” Happiness in the Air that I breath. Inspiration is fuel for creativity. A life elixir that injects us with visions and dreams of our own destiny.  It’s so easy to get lost in the mundane day that leaves very little to imagination. Children have it in [...]

After the mouse incident, Victoria and I headed into town. It’s her last week of holiday and I want to take all the opportunity to spend some quality time together.  Recently a new boutique opened up not far from where I live. I was pleasantly surprised to realise that it was a genuine vintage store, [...]

There is one thing I really can’t stand and that is mice. I cringe just thinking of them. Unfortunately we have a mice nest in our shed and Reinout refuse to put poison out in case our dogs (and cat) will find it. Fair enough, but don’t let me see the dreadful creatures.  You can [...]

Reinout came in just before 10 in the morning to wake me up. For a moment I was utterly confused and didn’t know who the man with the big head and striped shirt breathing in my face was. I was  in the middle of a dream. The most surreal dream, which I still can’t decide [...]

My eyes are stinging, a sure sign I should actually log off and go to bed. But before I do I will share a  really sweet picture of Reinout and Buddy which I took last night.

The weather has been glorious, so we decided to take Buddy out for a walk in the woods. For many reasons Haarlem is a great place. Not only is it a charming city just 20 minutes from Amsterdam but only 15 minutes from both the sea and the forest. It’s not a forest in Swedish [...]

I woke up early this morning. The scent of tuberous was still lingering in the air. The sun had started to rise and gradually our bedroom shifted from a reddish glow to a soft white light. Reinout was still asleep, so it was with a lot of effort that I turned over to get my [...]