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

I long for a new renovation project. A grand old house with all the periodic features waiting to be restored to its former glory. It’s an expensive hobby and not one I can afford to exercise on a regular basis. But every so often a new opportunity arises and I hope such will come very [...]

My blogging is becoming somewhat erratic. I have to force myself to take time for it, just like the gym and even spending time with family and friends. The enemy to my hobbies spells OnlineSalsa.com . It’s a good enemy though, in fact my best friend at the moment, providing a boost of energy. But [...]

I long for two things, spring and a good party! We’re lucky as we have a south facing garden which brings a lot of light into our house. It completely showers our rooms in sun light. I remember when I bought this house, it was almost 4 years ago. Me and my now ex husband [...]

Today was the last day the maternity nurse was with us. It’s been great having someone here to help out with Sebastian. I’ve felt at times like a princess having got my breakfast and lunch in bed, my bed sheets changed, laundry done… But the last days I started to long for my own privacy [...]

When Sebastian was born I sent out an email to friends and acquaintances of the big happening in my life. The response was immense. I have gone through emails for days now and finally I’m getting to the point that my inbox is cleared and I can resume my work related tasks again.
What is interesting [...]

I really wish you could be with me now. Our house is so full of joy and laughter, like straight out of an old fashioned children’s story. It has such a pure and charming feeling to it, it in fact even outranks Christmas. In short it’s a happy house.
I didn’t sleep much last night. [...]

Victoria came home this morning after spending the weekend with her dad. We had a talk about certain situations that are now arising from our new family member. Although she is really happy and totally in love with her little brother, it’s also a big change for her. She has been my centre of attention [...]

Sometimes the past catches up with you, making itself known when you least expect it. It’s like it has made a unilateral decision to knock on your door and remind you what happened all those months and years ago. It was about 1.30 am. Reinout had just turned out the light and was closing his [...]

They say if you are waiting for something good, you can’t wait long enough. I suppose this is true. As with all proverbs, I calibrate it against my past experiences which it applies to. There were times things didn’t turn out the way it should, because I waited too long. What does that teach you? [...]

In my incapacitated state, I’m travelling back in time through music and memories. It’s true what Maria, a dear class mate and friend of mine, said. We were never being boring when we were young. Younger, because we are still young and wild at heart.  Or are we? I’m currently listening to Stone Roses – [...]