It seems that I can no longer upload any photo's on this blog. I will try to make a 'Sunday at Home Blog part Two'. Or think of something else....... See ya!
On Thursday - when I hurried home from work - my house was white with blue. On Friday - when I hurried home from work - my house was brown with orange. So this will be the look of my house in the next ten years. It is not my taste. I will try to get used to it.
He made it! Sinterklaas, the old saint who gives children presents on December 5th, is back from Spain, were he and his staff reside throughout the year. From the moment he is in town you can place your shoe - filled with carrots for his white horse - in front of your fireplace. Then, at night, Sinterklaas will fill up your shoe with candy and stuff.
Yesterday's edition of Jools Hollands' Later was with Larry Graham and Graham Central Station playing It's Allright! I liked it very much! Here is the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAPF-9Tjp-M
I've been visiting friend A who is in the hospital since Tuesday. We see eachother every day at lunchtime and talk a little. He may be in the hospital for 2 or 3 weeks for a treatment. I see him more often than usual, so that's a plus. Get well soon! :-)
There's a lot going on with the Renovation of my house. Big cranes in front and scaffolding in the back of the house. Today they put new windows in the bedroom with (ugly) handles. And besides that I have a new adress (see photo below) for when the renovation is really starting! And yesterday I already bought a new carpet for the bedrooms.
I was away for the weekend. There were three birthday parties in my family. My sister-in-law C, my niece J and my little niece L. Niece L is blowing out three little candles on her birthday cake on the photo above. But I also visited my parents. My father seemed to be a little bit better.
Harry has sent me the photo's that he made of me when I was on shoot with Marie-Louise. Here they are. I'm not really used to being a model and it was quite difficult for me.
I'm happy that Barack Obama won last night! I had my breakfast in front of the teevee while he promised me that 'the best is yet to come' and that we would be together for 'four more years'. Which is fine by me.
In the next ten hours the new president of America will be chosen. My vote goes to Barack Obama. When I wake up tomorrow morning I will see if he actually won the race.
Holland has a new cabinet. Today all the new ministers were sworn in by Queen Beatrix. The colours on the offical press photo were red, white and blue, just like the Dutch flag. And more: I'm in pain because of a toothache. I've been to the dentist today and had a treatment. Nou I have a lot of afterpain.
I started a personal Pinterest board this weekend! Oh, what fun! You can choose photo's that you like and pin them onto your personal pinboard. You also can upload your personal photographs to share them with the world. Here's the link to my (four) pinboards: http://pinterest.com/bbegonia/
Tonight I was in the Oosterpoort for a concert of Tinariwen. Tinariwen are a Tuareg-Berber band originally from the deserts in the north of Mali. They exist since 1979 but I discovered them in 2010. Their instruments are percussion and electric guitars. The sound is West-African but it's easy on the ears of West-Europeans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ij7nm7UYpU&feature=fvwrel
I heard today that an old schoolfriend died last week at the age of 58. Also my dad is not feeling so well these days. And some strange problems at work about work and holiday hours. I will not bore you with that. And then a funny story: When I walked home today I saw a cute tall handsome guy coming my way. I thought 'WOW!' I told myself to look cool and interesting, and not to blush. I saw this cute guy put off his sunglasses to look at me, and I thought WOW he's looking at me!!!!! So we came closer and closer ........ and then I saw it was my friend A!!!! He told me that he also had thought by himself: Hey, there's a goodlooking woman! Of course I took him home to have tea together.