Modern day reading

It's the question of a lifetime: 'To be or not to be' and 'Who should play Christian Grey?' (Don't know the story of Christian Grey? Check out my post: 8 thoughts on 50 shades of grey) There are already lots of posts about who should play this tormented soul, who only needs the tender loving...

The Dutch are known for their love of bikes. They don't just ride a bike for sports! It's a form of transportation. One that's very much ingrained in the Dutch culture. Grown-ups ride their bike to work, and children ride their bike to school. Usually without any protection or helmet! Bike helmets are considered as wimpy...

We have two bathrooms in our house. It seemed like a good idea at the time. After all, we're a family of seven. You don't want to have 'to go' and have nowhere to go, now do you! But we might as well have only one bathroom. Because the kids don't want to use the...

June 2012 School Newsletter Dear colleagues, Summer Vacation is almost upon us, and so the time has come for our annual Mom Hunt! In the final weeks leading up to the long Summer break, lots of special activities will be organized, to ensure a chaotic end to the school year. And of course these will...

My husband brought home this really ugly plant. My father in law bought it, and then gave it to my husband. So it was a gift. And you know what they say about gifts and horses. Which is why I silently suffered it's ugliness. Sometimes beauty comes out of ugly But then one day it...

When my husband and I got married, my two sisters gave us this beautiful house name sign with both our names on it. Since then we've moved three times, but the sign always came with us. Do you have a house name sign? What does it look like?