Thursday, Friday.

 

We are back from out short holiday on a Cruiseship to Norway and England.

In the next few weeks I will be showing more photo’s but today I just have a few photo’s from our trip . The item has to start with the letter C as we have to study that for Ms Matlocks class. So here we go.

 

Safety first on a cruiseship.

Chinaman with a viking Cap. So funny.

 

The old Couple.

 

Cathedral in Winchester, England.

 

Chimney’s

 

 

And for Friday fences I have this photo.

I am linking this post to Alphabe Thursday : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Oh, the PLACES I have been: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.nl/

Friday Fences :http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/

Thank you to the hosts.

Thursday, Friday.

The letter for this week is the letter A for Alphabe Thursday.

I found a lot of words but my favorite is of course Amsterdam. So here just a few impression photo’s of Amsterdam, made last year.

I am linking this post to Alphabe Thursday :http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Friday Fences :http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/

and Weekend Reflections: http://weekendreflection.blogspot.nl/

I won’t post next week as we are going to take a short vacation, cruising to Norway and England.

Monday, Tuesday.

 

Today was a lovely sunny day, nice to go for a walk in the neighborhood. I always have my camera on me and I was glad about that because I could make some nice photo’s.

Lovely gardens with such beautiful flowers.

 

 

And the birds with their young ones, so cute.

 

 

I am linking this post to Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday : http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

and Ruby Tuesday 2 : http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Thank you to the hosts.

Pink Saturday.

 

Pink Saturday is like every week hosted by Beverly. Thank you Beverly. Here is the link to her blog : http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/

Last week we had all these trees in bloom and so beauty fully pink. A few days later it was all gone .Now the trees are getting green and that is also a nice color, right?

 

 

Happy pink Saturday.

Thursday, Friday.

The other day we went to the Zoo and while walking there we passed  the Zebra’s which were to far to see properly,  but after I Zoomed in they luckily were a lot closer.

Back home the Zero tasted so good..

The letter Z  is for Ms Matlocks class this week and these were the words I found.

I am liking this post to Alphabe Thursday : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Friday Fences : http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/

Oh, the Places I ve been :http://thetablescaper.blogspot.nl/p/oh-places-ive-been.html

Thank you to the hosts

Blue Monday.

 

Two weeks ago we had the fair here. I have two more photo’s with lots of blue in it. The lady with the beautiful  dress was on walking stick. I always wonder how they do that.

I am linking this post to Blue Monday hosted by Smiling Sally : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

 

Saturday, Sunday, Mothers day.

 

This Sunday it is Mothers day . So I made something  to honor every mother in the world.

 

As it is also Pink Saturday I made an extra collage with of course, pink in it.

 

Happy Mothers day and happy pink Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

am linking this post to Pink Saturday : http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/

Shadowshot Sunday 2 : http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.nl/

Alphabe Thursday.

Another week, another letter to study for Ms Matlocks class. This week it is the letter Y and I found Yellow to go with it. Yellow is the ultimate Spring color for me, for you too? It makes me smile.

For more Alphabe posts go to Ms matlocks class, there is a list of all the people that participate. Here is the link : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Probably you saw I have  new header. Josephine of the beautiful blog Création made it for me. I love it. A photo of her header is here on the side .  Touch it and you go to her blog. Thank you Josephine.

Weekend.

 

Probably most of you have heard about the festivities in our country last Tuesday. We have a new King and Queen. The abdication of Queen Beatrix was at 10 in the morning and the inauguration of King Willem Alexander was at 2 in the afternoon. We saw it all on TV .

Let me show you some pictures I took while watching TV.

A small impression of a beautiful day.

 

 

 

Top photo on the left, Now Princess Beatrix told the people they have a new King,

Bottom photo on the  left , the royal palace on the Dam square in Amsterdam with in front of it the crowds waiting for the balcony scene of the new royal family.And here they are on the bottom right photo and the middle photo on the top. King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima and their three lovely daughters.

Top right Willem Alexander and Maxima walking to the New Church for the inauguration, but first the little princesses and their grandmother princess Beatrix  and princess Mabel went there, as you can see on the middle bottom photo.

 

Here  photo’s of  the King and his mother princess Beatrix , a photo of our future queen princess Amalia, an impression of the church and the three princesses now wearing lovely Royal

blue dresses.

 

I am linking this post to Friday Fences : http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/

Pink Saturday:http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Shadow shot Sunday 2 :http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.nl/

Mosaic Monday :http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Blue Monday: http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

and Our world Tuesday :http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

A  big thank you to all the hosts.

Monday, Tuesday.

Every year at the end of April we have the fair here. I used to love it when I was a kid. Did you?

Here just a little impression of what we saw during our short walk. Usually around this time of year the weather is a lot better and definitely warmer. Now  it was too cold to stay longer.

The photo of the big wheel in the dark I made last night from our window.

I am linking this post to Mosaic Monday :

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/.

Blue Monday :http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Ruby Tuesday 2 :http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday: http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

A big thank you to the hosts.

Friday, Saturday

This week we have been out for a couple of days and this is what I saw.

Fences, blooms , reflections and a beautiful  old French pink car.

We also visited two museums in a little old village called Spakenburg  . In one museum there were over 200 quilts shown. All very beautiful. I am going to show some photo’s from there soon on my other blog

Spakenburg is one of the few places in the Netherlands where some women still wear local traditional clothes. Will show photo’s of those later.

Here is my entry for today.

I am linking this post to: Friday Fences :http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/

Weekend reflections :http://weekendreflection.blogspot.nl/

and Pink Saturday :http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/

Alphabe Thursday.

 

Another week, another letter for Ms Matlocks class. This week we study the letter W . I thought White would be nice so I found photo’s to go with it.

 

  For more Alphabe  go to Ms Matlocks blog : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Have a nice week.

Monday, Tuesday.

Last week I took some photo’s of my friends beautiful house and garden. They live in a little dike-house in the country.

Btw,  the teapot I saw in a cooking shop and the tulips I got for my birthday.

I am linking this post to :

Mosaic Monday : http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Ruby Tuesday 2 : http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday : http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

Pink Saturday.

Last Sunday it was my birthday. We had a wonderful day with family and friends visiting us. I got some lovely presents. My husband gave me a new camera and some beautiful quilting fabric and our children brought me quilting books.  I will show those on my other blog one of these days. I have a give away over there and you can find the link here on the side. >>>

I want to show you some bouquets of flowers that I received from  friends. All so gorgeous. Lucky me.

For more beautiful pinks go to Beverly’s blog : http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog

Happy pink Saturday

Thursday, Friday.

This week we study the letter V for Ms Matlocks class. I found Valence, a beautiful city in the south of France. Lots of old buildings and lots of green. We Visited it the year before last.

For more Alphabe Thursday posts go here : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

I am also linking to Friday Fences : http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/


LOOK DOWN HERE FOR MY GIVE AWAY.

GIVE AWAY.

 

Yes, a give–away and a special one because my birthday is this Sunday and I will be 75. No kidding .

The other reason is my 5 years of blogging and most important, I started a new blog. This one is more about my crafts.

It is called :” My life, quilting and stitching again” and here is the link:

http://mylifequiltingandstitchingagain.blogspot.nl/

If you want to participate in the drawing go to my new blog and become a follower. There are also photo’s of the different gifts you can choose from. Put  a link on your blog and please tell me what you would like. OK ?

 

 

I am linking this post to :

Pink Saturday :http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

 

Blue Monday: http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

and Mosaic Monday:http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Thank you to the hosts.

Monday, Tuesday.

 

Finally we had some nice sunny weather today. Good for a walk and taking some photo’s. There was not much color yet but what I saw was enough to cheer me up.

My husband  gave me a new camera for my 75th birthday next Sunday already so I was  happy I could use it today.

 

 

 

 

 

I am linking this post to  Mosaic Monday : http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

and Our World Tuesday :  http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

 

Thank you to the hosts.

Alphabe Thursday.

This week we work on the letter T for Ms Matlock’s class. As we are desperately waiting for Spring to come I am showing you lots of Tulips. My favorite flowers.

 Tulips say Spring so here are some beautiful ones.

The first photo’s are taken in the greenhouses in the Keukenhof in March and the second ones are from outdoors but  taken in April of another year.

All beautiful, right?

For more Alphabe posts go here : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

My former post has lots of other photo’s of the Keukenhof if you are interested.

Monday Tuesday.

 

Today I am again showing photo’s from my files. These I took a few years ago in March. The weather was much nicer then and there were some flowers already blooming outside. This year it is still terribly cold so most of the flowers in the Keukenhof, “ the garden of Europe” are in the beautiful pavillions. Imagine a flower garden with over 7 million bulb flowers. It is indeed the largest garden in the world, only open in spring from March till May ,

Go here http://www.keukenhof.nl/en/5/facts-and-figures.html to read more about the Keukenhof.

 

 

I am linking this post to

Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday :http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

and Ruby Tuesday 2. http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Thank you to the hosts.

Alphabe Thursday.

 

This week we study the letter S for Ms Matlocks class. Let me tell you what I found and I will show you the photo’s to go with them.

Every Spring we love to go to Spain and this is what we mostly go to See.

 

 

Sand and sea

 

Sailing  and blue Skies.

 

Ships.

 

Storks.

 

Shore.

 

 

Small , narrow Streets with Steps

 

 

and Streets where we can Shop in the Shade.

For more Alphabe Thursday blogs go here: http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Monday.

 

It is Monday again and the only photo’s I can show you are last years. It is too cold to go for a walk and take photo’s and the world looks grey all over.

So here we go. This makes me feel like summer.

 

 

I am linking this post to Mosaic Monday : http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

and Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Alphabe Thursday.

 

This week we study the letter R for Ms Matlock’s class. I found

 Red Roses and found some photo’s in my files to show this most beautiful flower.

 

 

For more Alphabe posts go here : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Monday.

 

After a few nice warm days we are back in winter again. I am still using photo’s from another year.

It was March and isn’t young life beautiful.

 

 

I am linking this post to Mosaic Monday : http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

and Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Alphabe Thursday.

 

It is that day of the week again, Alphabe Thursday hosted by Miss Jenny Matlock.

This week we needed to study the letter Q.

And I found Quilt.

 

I have been quilting for a few years and I am showing some of my quilts here.

 

For more Alphabe Thursday blogs go here : http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Have a nice week.

Monday, Tuesday.

 

First of all I want to thank everybody for their good wishes. I feel a lot better.

 

Last week we had a few lovely days with nice temperatures . It felt like spring, but we are back into winter again.

I have here some photo’s I made last year in March. About the same weather I believe.

 

 

I am linking this post to Mosaic Monday : http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Ruby Tuesday 2 : http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday : http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

Alphabe Thursday and Friday.

 

Here I am again after some time. Not the nicest time in the world. I explained about that in a former post. Now I have to tell my friends again that I couldn’t come visit because I had cataract surgery yesterday. I can’t read well yet, wear my sunglasses and have my reading glasses on top of them. LOL. Not easy, hihi, will take them off in a minute.

I have a little collage for the letter P for Ms Jenny´s class. I made these photo´s when we were in England, the year before last.. I found Plants in Pots and against the wall of that beautiful cottage. I also found post and the name of that house behind the fence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am linking this post to Alphabe Thursday :http://jennymatlock.blogspot.nl/

Green Day:http://raindropsanddaisys.blogspot.nl/

and Friday Fences: http://lifeaccordingtojanandjer.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday.

 

Today we had a beautiful day with lots of sunshine. Great for a walk so finally I could make some spring photo´s.

 

 

I am linking this post to Ruby Tuesday 2 : http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

and Our world Tuesday: http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

Thank you to the hosts.

Pink Saturday.

First of all I want to say thank you all for  your good wishes this last week. Let me tell you what happened that got me so upset. Three  weeks ago I had my mammogram taken and last week I heard that there was something wrong . I had to go to the hospital and get an echo and x rays taken again.  They definitely saw something not right on the photo’s so I had a biopsy, not fun,  last Monday. This morning the doctor told me everything was alright so I am doing a happy dance like the couple on the photo.    Believe me, these weeks were not nice.

Now these other photo’s are old ones but I hope we can see these spring colors very soon. Weather is getting better they tell us.

For more lots of pink go to Beverly’s blog : http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Weekend.

 

 

 

Due to health problems I haven’t been blogging and visiting this last week. I hope to get back  soon.

Now about my photo’s, wouldn’t it be nice to see all this again . I think we all are longing for spring and summer with all its colors. I know I am. What about you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am linking this post to Shadow shot Sunday 2 : http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.nl/

Mosaic Monday : http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Blue Monday : http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Ruby Tuesday 2 :http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday : http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

 

Thank you to the hosts.

Different memes.

 

 

While looking through my old collages to get some inspiration I found this one of our two granddaughters when they were about two and three years old.  Look at them now,  they are  15 and almost 14  and still beautiful  ( my opinion of course) :))) 

 

 

I am linking this post to

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 : http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.nl/

Mosaic Monday: http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.nl/

Blue Monday: http://smilingsally.blogspot.nl/

Ruby Tuesday 2: http://rubytuesday2.blogspot.nl/

Our world Tuesday: http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.nl/

 

A big Thank you to all the hosts.

Skywatch Friday.

 

This morning we got this beautiful sky  It was just before the sun came up.

Would you believe an hour later the sky was all grey and again an hour later it was snowing . It was a terrible day with snow and rain and ice on the streets. Weather is changing all the time here. We are all hoping so much for  a bit of spring and sunshine but I am afraid we haven´t had enough winter yet.

 

 

For more skywatch photo´s from all over the world go here : http://skyley.blogspot.nl/