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

Everyone have dreams and my dream is living on the country side, not too far from Paris in a chateau. Yes you heard it right. Not a farm or country house but a chateau. Luckily there are chateaus for sale, that are not too expensive, but in need of a lot of renovation so there [...]

I’ve discovered the perfect new hobby – frog hunting. Our pond is full of them, most being relatively small still, but some have become quite a decent size over the summer. Yesterday evening, as I was waiting for Reinout to come home, I got this brilliant idea to go frog hunting. One became two which [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It’s so tranquil it’s almost erie. Reinout is still asleep, the room covered in a soft white light dulled by the roll curtains. I can hear his quiet breathing next to me, mixed with the creaking sounds of our French doors and the faint noise of an airplane engine miles away. So soft, so peaceful [...]

Yet another busy Saturday has passed. First into town for a quick lunch and coffee before heading for IKEA. I absolutely love IKEA. It’s almost like being home again i.e. back in Sweden. Even certain furniture brings back memories such as the Billy book case. Those were the days back in the 80’s, my girls [...]

It’s getting closer and closer to D-day. I’m not really sure that I am prepared for this adventure. I haven’t read a single baby book, and I’m still missing bits and pieces for being fully baby proof. Reinout is more organised than I am though. Today he came home with the cutest baby furniture to [...]