09:11the morning light is as lovely as always & i decided to share a quote i read the other day. its in Afrikaans (which is quite close to Dutch), by Ingrid Jonker. she compares the morning sunli...
so, have i mentioned before the street i live in right now is called Rue de la Poste..? i got pretty excited when i first heard it, and even more excited is the fact that i actually have received mai...
ive now had my last day at school, said my first goodbyes and celebrated la vie annécienne yesterday evening on my balcony (and a bit in the kitchen too) with most of the people i met here. lots of g...
if you would have told me second hand shopping in Annecy would be so much fun, i dont think i would have believed you. but O-M-G, they have the best shop & im so happy with my finds! fingers cros...
- found a heart shaped leaf - taken vertical pictures, in the old city of Annecy - eaten both the best ánd longest breakfast in a while, for more than 3 hours. so good ❤ we got all the fresh breads a...
ps: Hanne is the lucky winner of my give away! thank you all for participating :)
happy mothers day! (to all mothers)ps: check out google; its too cute to miss.
07:43i eat breakfast, while sticking stamps onto my postcards. 08:18 / 08:25morning classes are my favorite - mainly because of the silent streets when i walk to school around 8ish (and the fact ill ...
in case i havent mentioned it before: Annecy is a touristic city, with lots of people everywhere. if you walk up one of the many hills though, you get to a completely different and silent - but also ...
honestly ive never been a big fan of facebook pages for blogs, but i keep noticing myself thinking "oh id looove to share this with my readers!, but to make a whole blog post for it.... no." ...
- walked up a hill to get to Annecy-le-Vieux, to enjoy looking at lots of french flags - enjoyed views over the city & the mountains (!). a bit from Annecy-le-Vieux, but mostly from my balcony (w...
my mailbox has been super happy the last weeks before i left for France. ive received everything from postcards to short notes to long letters to bills... from not so far away friends, from people i ...
when the days are a little shittier than usual, i force myself to go out among people and find at least 5 lovely things (before i spend the rest of the day at home: skyping with friends, watching ser...
08:07breakfast in bed. 08:48my parents, who are spending their last day in Annecy, surprised me with these flowers they bought at the market. so nice! (the message says: "we are in front of your ...
ps: happy Queensday, Dutchies! i woke up on an orange pillow sheet & might eat a carrot or two, but thats it really... i hope you celebrate a little better :) whats your favorite Q-day memory? mi...
the whole house i live in now has pastel walls - even the heating is pink, and all my bedsheets are as well. there is a picnic bench in the kitchen and a balcony with a table and chairs and a mountai...
i have now arrived to Annecy! (and am still not sure how to prenounce it...)and i never really thought about this before - having lived in Europe all my life - but how cool is it to actually be able ...
its the end of april & im off to France for a 4-week long language course. so exciting! ill (hopefully) have picknicks with new friends, fresh baguettes, wine & different kinds of cheese, buy...
(hello new - and of course also hello "old" readers ❤, i cant believe how many of you found your way here the last couple of days. welcome! maybe you can tell me who you are, where youre from...
instagram has become a thing i enjoy more & more and since its getting harder to select the ones ill show on this blog in the end of the month, i decided to show a little more in between! li...
curious readers have been asking me lots of snail mail related things lately - how i work, what kind of things i use & where i find the things to include in the envelope...? currently im really i...
hei world,today i spent the day at the Floriade - which is where i work - to walk around with my parents & see what it looks like myself. its a huge exhibition (but i think you could call it a ki...
hei world,my highlights of the past week(s) have been watching New Girl before going to bed, fun talks with Americans at work ("are you from somewhere near?" >"yes, im from a village a...
hei world,thanks for all the lovely comments & responses you have given me lately ♡. it makes me so happy almost 100 (!) people read my online letters - at least according to bloglovin - and im s...
hei world,i wanted to share this little moment of joy with you: i got a couple of my pictures turned into postcards!its a bit weird & im wondering if i will be going to send them out, but i think i l...
hei world,IM ACCEPTED TO START MY MASTERS IN BRUSSELS THIS AUTUMN! - yes, that deserves both caps lock ánd bold writing. :Dits crazy how good this year has been so far ; how the choices i make seem t...
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