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shoot
had the most amazing photo shoot this morning. with a very talented photographer. smiling all day now. because of the sunshine. the snow. the music. inside and out. life moving through me. Cesaria...
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in-line skating (I)
Toini is learning in-line skating (i found a pair of never-yet-used ones at the kringloop for a few cents. god bless the kringloop). out of a two-hour session in the park, he spends approximately five...
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portable comfort zone
for a couple of years now, i've been getting an e-mail every day from Scott Noelle, teaching me bite by bite how to parent with more gentleness and grace. it's been an invaluable companion on many many...
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most important
(sorry for the unrelated visuals, isabelle had a belated birthday party a few weeks ago. we made perfume. great fun!)quickly, quickly, before the baby comes out and i forget everything i know (why does...
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catching up
we have a lot of catching up to do, you and i. i will skip the apologies for disappearing, reappearing, repeat. and as i am slowly stretching my muscles into this space once again, bring you some...
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and then there are our two new boys
the oldest... ... and the youngest... ... both of whom are to blame for the lack of activity around here (more on blame later). the youngest one suckles my time, as much of it as he can get his...
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what i love about november
so here i am, wandering around thinking about letting go (as befits this particular moon). what is it that i need to let go of right now in order to be ready for the winter ahead? meanwhile, all...
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epiphanies
i had a parenting epiphany last week, and for days now i've been working on various drafts of a wonderful witty wise (and very long) post about it. it's not working. i go to bed at 8 pm (that's in 4...
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Article 13
it is not easy to keep the heart open. not when there is so much darkness around. and so much grief. walking in the woods, all the leaves fallen now, so i see: the tree that grew all bent, right from...
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maiden voyage
on sunday i gave the first in a series of philosophical dialogues, the title of which was 'esoteric mysticism'.it was a wonderful experience, a perfect maiden voyage in my life as a tiny-scale...
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lent
40 day-plan - swim in the sea - screenless nights - bow in front of my man - listen - allow madness
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his glossary, lovingly captured by her
De woorden van Tomas "ongo" - ja, en, goed tam - daar, kom pashishi - keokkeloere tijdmashine kloea - koekkeloere pie - piertje moffel - moffel alie - arie tako - traktor moent - mond...
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home-made roman
he made it himself (with the help of the local larger carpenter), and painted it by copying the design of his playmobil roman shield. he is ready to conquer the hood.
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Toini's joke
'- Waarom bromt een bromvlieg als hij bromt?- Omdat zijn vleugeltjes snurken.'he says it's a joke. i think it's poetry.
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Toini in the world
I. "Mama, weet jij waarom Sinterklaas een wit paard heeft?""Nee, waarom?""Nou, duizenden jaren geleden waren witte paarden alléén voor rijke mensen, en Sinterklaas was rijk omdat hij een bisschop was,...
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you know who i really miss?
i miss me. i forgot to look in the mirror for so long, now i don't dare. something tells me, from sly half-glances over my shoulder, over a child's head, putting on my coat, rushing to the door, that...
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age
at the age of 13 i suddenly became very unhappy with my looks (what an unusual story... i can just see you shifting to the edge of your seat in anticipation...). right there and then i decided i was...
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3 february
what is wonderful about the '3 things february' is that it turns out i actually have to choose which three things to name. because there are many, many, more. every day. kind of kills the whole idea...
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