Fracas Noir || Susanne Waldau - te Brake I swear to tell the truth as I know it…

I’ve just come out of a hot bath, where I’ve been soaking myself for a good hour whilst reading my new book – The Bad Girl, by Mario Vargas Llosa and sucking on ice lollies – a tremendous combination on all three accounts. The bath was hot, and the ice lollies cool, providing a rather [...]

The best with maternity leave, pre-baby arrival, is that you can sleep in late. So it didn’t really bother me to stay up until 4 am. I was finishing off the Reapers by John Connolly. For the first time, having read all of his 9 or so books, I felt disappointed. Like an anti-climax having [...]

I love the night. When the darkest hours envelopes me, like thick dark blue velvet. I call it the Velvet Hour. It’s not strictly speaking an hour. Its borders rather translucent, floating somewhere between 1 and 3 am. When all others are a sleep, I enjoy my moment of piece and tranquility. Reinout is downstairs [...]

Who would imagine pregnancy leave to be so busy? Well, busy in the sense of working in bed all day long. The idea of too much activity is not something I fancy at this moment. It will have to wait for a few more weeks when I’m starting with my personal trainer. Can’t wait!
I did [...]

I have the tendency of becoming obsessed with certain topics. Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, secret societies, esoterica, death penalty, the darker side of human nature….in fact that is what these subjects mostly have in common. The darker side. It started early on, as early as around 4, 5 years old. I recall seeing a [...]

Last night was rather restless. I woke up with shooting pain in my hips, back and legs. Coming to think of it, it sounds like I’m in need of a hip replacement. But no, I’m just pregnant!  I’ve been given strict orders not to exhaust myself between now and well labour. Instead Reinout surprised me [...]

A domestic conversation whilst making coffee.
“Honey, why is booby trap called the way it does?”
“Well, they trap you, like boobs do. And then they blow up in your face, just like boobs do.”
“Hmm, can you elaborate on that”, I say somewhat sceptical.
“Well, they are invisible until they are suddenly there. Just like boobs.”
“I think you [...]

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace” - Jimi Hendrix

Frankly I don’t know how to start this post. Just that I have an overwhelming urge to write.  Typically I’m far better in making myself understood through writing than orally. But for once, even my hands seem to [...]

We got a new piece of equipment to our ever increasing heap of gadgets – a mixer. I must admit, it’s one of the better ones. One that serves a practical use beyond the realms if Internet. As with all gadgets Reinout brings into the house, he test them to their maximum limits. All functions [...]

My body has been acting up today. Like it is preparing for the major event. It’s a feeling I have. I tried to convince Reinout that my feelings are a strong indication to future events. But to him it all sounds pretty flaky. Besides statistically speaking it’s not unlikely we will have a baby in [...]