Shrines

I love to make Shrines. I have done so in the past too.
There has been a period in 2004 when i only made
Shrines and that has resulted in a vast collection of them.



When i look back at the stuff i made then there is a lot
i would do differently now (as with everything in life),
but on the other hand i still like what i am seeing :)



So here is a part of my Shrine-collection for you, enjoy.

Nijmegen here we come !!!

It is official. We all subscribed to the Nijmegen
Four Day Marches. Again. Even if you say you
will only participate once, the chances of that
are quite slim. For us, this is the fourth time and
the training starts next week. It is so much fun
these marches. http://www.vierdaagse.nl/
There are people from all over the world
participating. I can say from the bottom of my
heart : you should try it, its FUN !!!



To show you how much fun, here are some pictures :D

Frank is Fourty : party pics

Last week there was a party for Frank who
turned Fourty. Jenifer took a lot of photographs,
these are some of them.



The party was a huge succes : sweet people,
good atmosphere, great food, "flashback-dvd's"
and .... karaoke, hahaha !!! And check out that
lovely cake :)

Cowboys and Indians

Last night there was a Cowboys and Indians-party in
Wersternbyen (Westerncity), a sort of country-club near
here. The party was organised by some friends who felt it
was time for some fun. And it was good fun, we had a good
laugh, good food and some good drinks, all in all : a good time !



The pictures are not representative as the whole town
was covered in a thick blanket of snow :)

Honoured with a LO : II

She has done it again !!! Corien has more of her work
published in Creatief met foto's :D
http://www.creatiefmetfotos.nl/ Shown, is one of the
lay-outs that was published, based on pictures of her,
Jennie and myself, taken last autumn.



I am so happy that she is getting the recognition she
deserves, thumbs up girl !!!

And here is another of her lay-outs, sooo sweet !!!
If i EVER start scrapbooking, i shall have to take some
workshops from her :D

Birthday Bowling Party : pics

Last sunday we went on a Birthday Bowling Party
because my uncle turned 70. We were with quite
a group : twelve in total, and everyone wanted their
group to win ! There will be more photographs,
but for the time being you will have to do with these,
not all flattering, photographs :)


Me, my sister and my mum.


The girls : my aunt, my cousin, me, my mum and my sister.


My sister and my niece's eldest son, Thijs.


My niece's middle son in the middle, again :)


In the background you can make out my father
and my niece's youngest son.

Mah-Jong

One of our family's favorite pastimes is playing Mah-Jong.
We like it that much that my cousin Joost has organised a
family tournament the past two years.



Joost is on the photograph underneath.



Last year we had over twenty participants, all familymembers !
We hope that Joost is willing to organise another tournament.
You can see on the photographs that we are having a areally good time.

Casablanca

Last week we saw the film Casablanca.

Black-and-white loveliness, *sigh*.

So romantic it is, a bit overacted, but

still one of my all time favorite films.

And what a coincidence : one of my

all time favorite UM stamp sheets is

the sheet Casablanca by Oxford Impressions.

http://www.oxfordimpressions.com/

I must make some new things with that

sheet so that i can show you some of it.

I've had that sheet for years (it was

one of the first i bought) and im still

very happy with it. For now i shall show

you two things that ive made when i just

bought the sheet, from 2003.

Stitch 'n Bitch : photo's

This evening there will be another Stitch 'n Bitch
evening, in Café Verderop.



Therefor i will show you some pictures from last week.

Birthday Bowling Party

My uncle turned 70 almost two weeks ago and in
honour of that we are going on a Birthday Bowling Party.

We are going to be with my aunt and uncle,
their daughter and husband and their three
boys in their teens, my parents, my sister and
her boyfriend and myself. It is going to be so
much fun ! We all like bowling and we like to
compete, so it is going to be a heated afternoon.

Walong : Dim Sum

Yesterday i took my parents to Walong for a
Dim Sum lunch. They had never been there
before but liked it very much, yay :)



We had Dim Sum menu B, the one Jenifer and
i always take, so that you have a little bit of
everything to get to know the different tastes.