perfection

Watch this amazing performance from a group of deaf people. Enjoy !

Glenn Gould

This one is for you Hans

ventriloquist

Ventriloquist Terry Fator won the talentshow America got Talent 2007
Watch this video

paper fairytales

Take a look at the site of paperartist Sue Blackwell.

She makes magical art out of books and other paper elements.

Amazing!

happy easter

A few months ago we desperately wanted a white Christmas. It didn't happen then. Today is easter. A white easter indeed.

easter eggs

One week before eastersunday. I found my favourite chocolate easter eggs in a little British shop nearby.

They're cute and delicious.

pont 13

A sunday lunch on an old Amsterdam Ferry named Pont 13. To celebrate the homecoming of twentyone year old Esra who lives in Tokio for the last four years. Although it was ugly weather we had a great afternoon with nice company and food. I will certainly go back there on a sunny day.

when you are a king

The first single I ever bought was this one by The White Plains. Was it 1971 ?



When you are a king
Never do a thing
Four and twenty blackbirds sing along
Royal gifts they all will bring
When you are a king.
Everywhere you go, people bowing low
Carriages to take you anywhere
Feet won't ever touch a thing
When you are a king

spring messengers

spring is in the air

The temperatures were pleasant,

the light stunning on this

beautiful sunny sundayafternoon in

Amsterdam

storm

And it storms like crazy !

postcard

This postcard caught my eye.

The painting is oil on canvas and made by

Herbert james Draper in 1897.

until death do us part

My parents married in 1959, the 20th of January. They were married 39 years until my father died on the 1st of February 1998. Now almost ten years ago. These weeks we remember.

mimosa plus

January 18th

Eightteen years ago, on the 18th of January, my daughter Emma was born.
Reason to celebrate the whole weekend.

My first tulips of 2 0 0 8

new toy II

This is my other new toy. A Samsung NV10 camera. And no, I didn't win the lottery.

And yes, when I am used to these two pieces of equipment I'll feed my blog.

new toy

I bought a laptop. This keeps me busy. To busy to feed my blog.

It is a HP Pavilion dv6000. It looks great and is user friendly.

Very friendly I must say.

paris

The first week of 2 0 0 8 Emma spent in Paris with her boyfriend. Almost a hundred photo's illustrate their romantic stay in what we know the most romantic city of the world.

heimatklänge

Heimatklänge is a documentary film made in Switserland. A portrait of three people searching for their musical identity in a Swiss context of jodeltradition. In particular Christian Zehnder has an amazing talent for unconvential use of his voice and is able to give Switserland a new sound without losing old traditions. Try to see it.