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

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, [...]

“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 [...]

Christmas Eve has traditionally been the day in my family which we celebrate with great enthusiasm. I have tried to carry on the Swedish traditions as much as possible where the centre around the day is the Christmas table, which entails a whole array of culinary dishes. In Sweden TV is very central around Christmas [...]

And so it’s the day before Christmas Eve, full of anticipation and excitement. It’s one of those days that aren’t that important in the grand scheme of things but due to its proximity to Christmas it holds a special place in the calendar. It was one of those days that were way too long when [...]

Today is Victoria’s next to last day in school before the vacation. She has a party this evening and she has apparently been planning this event for weeks. I wonder how different it is to be a tween today than 20 years ago. On the surface they appear completely different breeds. I recall using blue [...]

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. [...]

Saturdays used to me a day of at least moderate rest. Slow wake up at 10.30 followed by coffee, news, brunch in town around 13.00, a little bit of shopping, home at 4 o’clock, read a book, watch a film, dinner and a movie. Sounds perhaps boring, but this was my ideal Saturday, no I [...]