Happy 2012!

For all my friends who visit my blog, the last couple of years!


Happy New Year Graphics

Back from the holidays!

Hi all,

I'm back again; yes, from my short holiday with DH and kids:


We had lots of fun, but we also visit a War Museum: "Liberty Park" in Overloon:

Me and Dorine, still with wintercoats (cold animal also):


I even managed to do some stitching on The Shores. I've finished Block 2 and made a start on Block 3.

Lovely mermaid:


Some days earlier I had finished my first in a row of twelve needlerolls: A Mother's Love from Shephard Bush:


And if I made so much pictures, I could'nt forget this couple from Emma's 2nd performance of Streetdance:


Thuesday May 27th, we will celebrate her 9th birthday already. Kids growing fast!

Thank you for stopping by. Till next time...
Lots of love and hugs.

Happy New Year!!!! and a new blog started!!!!!

I started a new blog for the Shores of Hawk Run Hollow lovers. Look at the left for the link and feel free to participate.

For all my Blogger Friends!




I wish you all a lucky, healthy and good 2010 with a lot of cross stitch finishes!!!!

And now I have to post some last pictures for 2009.

Some of you already know that my youngest Dorine is sick for almost 3 weeks now. She's recovering from a pneumonia and right now the medicine are doing good work. She's eating again and not throwing up anymore. That's why I was going to my office in the evenings. Because my works keeps me very busy the last month.

When she was getting sick already, she and her sister had a Christmas diner at school:
Cheese Croissants for Dorine's class.

A special salad for Emma's class.

Just a couple of days before Christmas it went snowing and snowing and snowing:

Lots of fun for Emma making a snowman. Dorine just a little bit ofcourse; here she was already throwing up, but she wanted to go outside for a short time.

Look how much; not normal for Holland.

Troubles opening and closing the backdoor.

This my DH's motorcycle, but he was wise enough to take his own car to work. Last year he didn't have a car, so I had to push him to the road, sitting on the motor. Can you believe it?

And a least but not least, my progress on The Shores of Hawk Run Hollow:

Block six and seven almost done. I'm going to finish this today.

And a little sneak peak...

I hope to start on Januari 1st with my first Christmas ornament. I'm planning to do these one per month. So I must have twelve pieces at the end of 2010.

This is my last post for 2009, so... till next year... lots of love and hugs!

First stitches are made and some pictures from our holiday!

Yeah, I have stitched the first cross stitches again, after a very long time. It's for the first PIF-member, so I can't show you any picture. But it's almost done, and then I have to finish finish it.

That's why I want to share a couple of pictures of our holiday to Crete - Greece this year: (click on picture to enlarge)

Our panorama from our balcony!

Robert in the swimmingpool! Smile to the birdie!!

Our whizz kids: very naughty!

Building a castle on the beach!

A beautiful sunrising; time 7.00am!

Thank you for stopping by! Till next time...

Our holiday and my special PIF!

We had a great time during our holiday last week. Nice and sometimes warm wether and I had time to stitch also.

This was our cottage for the week:



We did a lot of "exercise" in this week: soccer, jumping on the airtrampoline, badminton and swimming. We went to the zoo and to the Efteling. Here are a couple of pictures:

Emma and Dorine walking around in the little forrest around there:


Jumping on the airtrampoline:


Our daily swimming, we are glad that both of them had at least one swimmingcertificate:


Playing soccer with daddy ofcourse:


My stitching progresses; I thought I had some more stitching done, but the light was terrible, so it didn't go very fast.

Baubles April from SamSarah:


Mary Margaret from Carriage House Samplings:


And ofcourse A Needlework Garden SAL, look a the link on the right. I will put the picture there later on.

And now it's time for my special PIF:

There were 5 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Patti
2. Mylene
3. Jan
4. Terri
5. Loraine

As you can see I have five names now, so.....

I decided to stitch something for all five of you, ladies!
So please email me your address, you can find it in my profile.

Also the latest news on my father:
He went home on Friday the 24th of April!!!! Yes, it's true. He's doing great and we all hope that this will last for a long time. Very strong man!!!!

Till next time...
Lots of hugs and love.