Religion is always something tricky to talk about. Before you know it (and without meaning so), you insult people or making them angry. Misunderstandings are easy to take place. And yet I will write about religion in this article. This because I notice lately much confusion with people around me about how I think about…
Month: October 2013
Something precious….
You know the feeling when there is something special to you and you think it is lost forever? Well, it happened to me. When I was born (long long ago :P) there was of course a birth announcement card sent to the relatives and friends of my parents. I knew that my mother at least…
A special family picture….
Lately I am browsing through the big pile of old family pictures that I have, which is really great fun to do. There are so many surprises to be found there. And so there is this pictures of my mothers family. I have seen this picture many times before and it always strikes me again……
Valentijnkade Amsterdam
Recently I have talked with some of my family (my fathers side of the family) about the Valentijnkade in Amsterdam. The reason we talked about this street is rather simple, it is the street where my grandparents lived and where my father grew up. Pictures from long ago showed up, which was wonderful to see…