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The twig of freedom

I am writing this on a lovely sunny spring day, from the kitchen of my lovely house. Right now, millions of people all over the world are...

More than a month now, since I’ve moved into the countryside. And what an adventure it is in the winter! The first time I came home I was...

[For English, scroll down] En dan is het ineens koud! De herfst is op z’n eind, de winter staat voor de deur en ik verhuis naar het...

A Dutch fairytale I would like to share my favourite Dutch story, written by Godfried Bomans in 1947. A fairytale full of magic. A...

[Voor NL scroll naar benee] A wreath or crown of sanziene (lady's bedstraw) and a tradition in the countryside. If you want to know more...

[Voor Nederlands, scroll naar benee] Time to harvest! How lucky we are to have a good car that takes us deep into the forest, high on the...

There I am, in my pyjamas and rain boots. In the middle of nowhere I closed the back door of my car, with the key still on the parcel...

[Voor NL, scroll naar benee] Since 8 weeks already I’ve left the Netherlands. After a scary road of 1750 km with snow and ice, done in 3...

[voor Nederlands, scroll naar benee] Arrived at the last station. Home, in a house that is not MY home. Did I really arrive home this...

[NL? Scroll naar benee] In what way is money important, if you don't have it? And what do you do when you don't have any of it? I was...