by Clarissa | May 18, 2018 | family, personal |
My Mum gave me some hexagons that she’d paper pieced years ago and had then been sitting in a cupboard since then. Today I took them out of my cupboard and started playing around with different patterns and designs. In the end all I managed to sew together was...
by Clarissa | Oct 16, 2017 | family, personal |
In January starry girl will turn four, and start school. This will be a big change for all of us, and I can’t quite believe that it’s got here so fast. These last few months with her at home for most of the time are, I’m sure, going to go by so fast....
by Clarissa | May 8, 2017 | family
It’s weird wearing glasses for the first time. I was actually first given glasses some years ago, but I never really wore them much. Only really for driving (I need them for distance) and, as we don’t have a car, that’s not very frequent. Recently I...
by Clarissa | Jan 11, 2017 | dutch life, family
In the Netherlands school is compulsory from 5, but you can attend from 4, which most children do so. This is a rolling start through the year, so the day after your 4th birthday you start school and children are starting throughout the school year. I found this a bit...
by Clarissa | Dec 3, 2016 | dutch life, family
We are in the middle of Sinterklaas season here at the moment. He arrives the first Saturday after the 11th November and is here til the 5th Dec – this year as the 11th November was a Friday he’s here for the longest possible. So every shop window has some...
