Let’s play Craft It forward

Let’s play craft it forward! I joined in with Kerrie’s Craft It Forward a while ago and she sent me the renowned fabulous ‘Smile’ print, handmade by her! Kerrie has this lovely blog called Seventy Tree (one of my daily reads) so you can probably imagine how happy I am with this cool addition to […]

Stinky

I’m currently reading the Moomin Comic Strips written by Tove Jansson. Stinky, the ‘furry mammal’ that lives in Moominvalley is my favourite character.  He’s a villain, he has an unbearable stench (which explains his name) and attempts to make the Moomins break the law ever so often (like in the picture above, where he persuaded the Moomins to let him use […]

Count your blessings

 Pfew, busy times! Nevertheless, I’m overall busy with fun stuff and that’s a blessing huh? We are so blessed with our White Lady. Our quiet Sunday mornings when we drink coffee (real Italian coffee made with our little old-school Bialetti coffee machine) along with a giant piece of speculaas (my favourite Dutch treat). The launchparty […]

50mm

Been playing with the (fixed focal length) 50 mm lens. I never really used it, but after the launchparty we became good friends. This lens makes it possible to shoot pictures with a massive depth of field, which makes images (often) a lot more interesting than the entirely sharp ones (it took me ages to […]

Succulents and doilies

I’m quite fond of succulents. I am in fact a bit of a plant lover (not to be mistaken for a tree hugger) and I’m the happiest girl on the planet if you let me dig in dirt, preferably in the drizzling rain. Which is strange for a girl who usually washes her hands about […]