tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531290733136132972024-03-05T23:40:56.211+01:00...A VERY FAIRY GARDEN...Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.comBlogger707125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-43707919682893393172016-05-08T20:48:00.000+02:002016-05-08T20:48:04.540+02:00my garden in May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-29336299969821751662014-09-14T11:28:00.001+02:002014-09-14T11:28:04.482+02:00~Spider webs<p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l-kJy16VSp0/VBVfcrvVh6I/AAAAAAAA02s/6bf6RTFIcd0/s1600-h/spider%252520web%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web" border="0" alt="spider web" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JxIfjbV1WVc/VBVfdQejYYI/AAAAAAAA020/RwP-kJ2XkB4/spider%252520web_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> <br />Na de overstroming (2010) in Pakistan zagen de <br />meeste bomen er zo uit. <br />De spinnen zijn de bomen in gevlucht en hebben <br /> daar massaal webben in gebouwd.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EkRWeGlUSqD6FE0EbGzz-8m1weeLKuQz9jBbLCFfyPYXklz9E14Y74-jdWi3m72OuQx14t5tufHSzY95MMf8c-rDEgsT34sRvhKVVeRWbuPDxAkhsk90ivMMso3qxB_0qXk7rr92q1I/s1600-h/spider%252520web1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web1" border="0" alt="spider web1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iDkFO9r0UHI/VBVfezAYpZI/AAAAAAAA03E/HG4Ikf1AAHw/spider%252520web1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="268" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-THiyx6aBKfI/VBVffpZ9jQI/AAAAAAAA03M/SSie3zDV4pw/s1600-h/spider%252520web2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web2" border="0" alt="spider web2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-i1LqGLTzpNY/VBVfgl8nYvI/AAAAAAAA03U/XrR9-x4XRyo/spider%252520web2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="267" /></a> <br /> <br /><strong>Trees shrouded in ghostly cocoons line the <br /></strong><strong> edges of a submerged farm field in the <br />Pakistani village of Sindh, <br />where 2010's massive floods drove millions <br /> of spiders and possibly other insects into <br />the trees to spin their webs.</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-V9A45Gndjpc/VBVfhUacU6I/AAAAAAAA03c/AiA0CzYzLI0/s1600-h/spider%252520web3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web3" border="0" alt="spider web3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nUEmX4ehPQ4/VBVfiilJlaI/AAAAAAAA03k/lIaoLiGrpfk/spider%252520web3_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="267" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-C8L3t_kxCXA/VBVfjaUlljI/AAAAAAAA03s/p7QGjPbRYJY/s1600-h/spider%252520web4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web4" border="0" alt="spider web4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ePyZjSFOhwk/VBVfkLU25UI/AAAAAAAA030/rO8mmHzkuO0/spider%252520web4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="279" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2CDsNr5Ea7E/VBVfkvpqY4I/AAAAAAAA038/tNUVlbI9g6o/s1600-h/spider%252520web5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web5" border="0" alt="spider web5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MeF8aHheJvc/VBVfmvKQQZI/AAAAAAAA04E/BXnOXODNUV8/spider%252520web5_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="248" /></a> <br /> <br />Read more here <br /><a title="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110331-pakistan-flood-spider-trees-webs/" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110331-pakistan-flood-spider-trees-webs/" target="_blank">http://news.nationalgeographic.com</a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ubL7aY6gS2k/VBVfnisP5zI/AAAAAAAA04M/YP23YNCw5lo/s1600-h/spider%252520web6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider web6" border="0" alt="spider web6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hB2nal4YBq0/VBVfofS5paI/AAAAAAAA04U/kG9ClcBNK4o/spider%252520web6_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="265" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-39522054585652471282014-08-26T11:31:00.001+02:002014-08-26T11:34:30.380+02:00~My garden<p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SsNQyY-rVN4/U_xT1gYCs3I/AAAAAAAA008/3p1qrpQ6PPk/s1600-h/P4280119%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VBtPNtVOac0/U_xT2vRWv1I/AAAAAAAA01A/NByDWgF2Ltc/P4280119_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="240" /></a> <br /> <br />You can find me and stories about my garden on <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/annahof32">www.facebook.com/annahof32</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-baXDFznJHYk/U_xT4DG48mI/AAAAAAAA01M/MzJ7LRROiKE/s1600-h/P4270012%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wiIn8vfirm8/U_xT4x1XIHI/AAAAAAAA01U/HS0wcr37pKA/P4270012_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="240" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YvSqcBuK_LY/U_xT6h6GqDI/AAAAAAAA01c/Q38qm3RMyV8/s1600-h/P8130022%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EdULjl04Ghk/U_xT7ZMoJMI/AAAAAAAA01k/biJObMznoG8/P8130022_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="240" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-35742856288021143402014-05-29T17:03:00.001+02:002014-05-29T17:03:40.777+02:00~Quote<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QlvGUbdZ0IY/U4dMRQPyFeI/AAAAAAAA0x4/Chr1auzuHRM/s1600-h/We%252520were%252520together.%252520I%252520forget%252520the%252520rest%252520by%252520walt%252520whitman%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Walt Whitman" border="0" alt="Walt Whitman" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l9CODaJVm4c/U4dMSYi8PRI/AAAAAAAA0yA/Zod_mF0YspY/We%252520were%252520together.%252520I%252520forget%252520the%252520rest%252520by%252520walt%252520whitman_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="459" /></a> </p> <p align="center">“This is what you shall do; <br />Love the earth and sun and the animals, <br />despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, <br />stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your <br />income and labor to others, hate tyrants, <br />argue not concerning God, have patience <br />and indulgence toward the people, take off your <br />hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man <br />or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated <br />persons and with the young and with the mothers <br />of families, read these leaves in the open air every season <br />of every year of your life, re-examine all you have <br />been told at school or church or in any book, <br />dismiss whatever insults your own soul, <br />and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have <br />the richest fluency not only in its words but in <br />the silent lines of its lips and face and between <br />the lashes of your eyes and in every motion <br />and joint of your body.” <br />by Walt Whitman</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-66407993083792412302014-05-08T13:41:00.001+02:002014-05-08T13:41:34.310+02:00~Mijn Boek, Mijn Hart, Ziel en Trots!<p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g6dbxSoyIWk/U2ttWYgkrWI/AAAAAAAA0vY/0o9cFagDNH0/s1600-h/8%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QkC2hW3i_0Y/U2ttXQauKYI/AAAAAAAA0vg/J9v1-PKGwZI/8_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a>  <br />Ik ben de afgelopen 8 maanden erg druk geweest in mijn atelier <br />en heb tevens een boek geschreven/gemaakt,  <br />met een gedeelte over mijzelf en <br />mijn handwerk/berenatelier! <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XMyU83Aa92E/U2ttYRzpAlI/AAAAAAAA0vo/YfVNysYaLwM/s1600-h/P4160006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jqjGFCNg-sA/U2ttZErKazI/AAAAAAAA0vw/P_zZbxdlNfE/P4160006_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a>  <br />Ik heb mijn boek laten drukken en ondertussen <br />thuis bezorgt gekregen <br />ennnnnne…. <br /> dan is het nú tijd voor een feestje!! <br /> <br />De boekpresentatie is op zondag 18Mei as vanaf 14:00uur. <br /><a href="http://marijkevanooijen.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Marijke van Ooijen</a> zal hierbij aanwezig zijn <br />en een speech houden om 14:30uur <br />aangezien zij ook een aantal bladzijdes geschreven <br />en gemaakt heeft voor mijn boek. <br />Ná de speech en de toost is er gelegenheid om rustig rond te neuzen in mijn atelier en tuin en tevens om <br />mijn boek te kopen, ik kan ook eventueel je boek signeren. <br /></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Harrington">Jullie zijn van harte uitgenodigd <br />om dit samen met mij te vieren!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-btycEGNNbHI/U2ttZ04kHCI/AAAAAAAA0v4/Fxd-fYWbsFI/s1600-h/39%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ol3y6dUCd-U/U2ttasGX56I/AAAAAAAA0wA/OdzdGSwetfw/39_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="402" /></a> </p> <p align="center">Als je het leuk vind om hierbij aanwezig te zijn? <br />stuur mij dan een mailtje, dan geef ik je m’n adres :) <br /><a href="mailto:anna32@online.nl">anna32@online.nl</a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-64367638821710779092014-04-18T22:46:00.001+02:002014-04-18T22:46:18.520+02:00~Open tuin<p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bOH5Mv5C1KE/U1GO-SfCUeI/AAAAAAAA0uA/2Fcrz6hc_kM/s1600-h/P4140071%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fC6BlUIbgUA/U1GO_Zg8mrI/AAAAAAAA0uI/52qC84Lauqg/P4140071_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a>  <br />Op zondag 27 april van 13.00-16.30 uur geeft <br />Anne van der Linden van Kruidenproeverij LindenGroen <br />ieder uur gratis een wandeling door <br />de natuurlijke tuin Annahof in Echt. <br />Na afloop van iedere tour kunt u geplukte bloemen <br />en kruiden zelf verwerken in een groentebouillon <br />die Anna en Richard vd Laarschot samen met een <br />lekker stuk brood met zelfgemaakte kruidenboter <br />voor € 2,00 per persoon voor u klaar hebben staan. <br />Locatie: Annahof, Heerweg 32, Echt <br /> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dMoU8vQF5bs/U1GPAAp6UcI/AAAAAAAA0uQ/PYc6RdyEnNY/s1600-h/P4140016%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZG3PqEDuNpM/U1GPA_-8mtI/AAAAAAAA0uY/rSpdkLFhhTM/P4140016_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J6Is1jasH98/U1GPB4ZM1xI/AAAAAAAA0ug/aJnfwITZr2w/s1600-h/P4140021%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-owtCX8ixegs/U1GPCbv-XwI/AAAAAAAA0uo/H8Oedxqgptc/P4140021_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9CgxbO7g8w8/U1GPDfXSZ3I/AAAAAAAA0uw/BpgJfO_a7x0/s1600-h/P4140049%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " border="0" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GUF1wIxnyPA/U1GPEEuLc7I/AAAAAAAA0u4/SmUx7jpscmw/P4140049_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SqciVvEO1PY/U1GPE6LOuqI/AAAAAAAA0vA/U807zdz0MCc/s1600-h/P4140068%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BUu5ga7qFOo/U1GPFY8oelI/AAAAAAAA0vI/65heYbeNQ1s/P4140068_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-68681300809076576662014-03-19T12:16:00.001+01:002014-03-19T12:16:04.676+01:00~Lake Taupo Carvings<p align="center"><b>Lake Taupo</b> is a lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. With a surface area of 616 square kilometres, <br /> it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, <br />and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea).</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-urbyXelfs4U/Uyl8YvR-IvI/AAAAAAAA0r0/9HA8YKW1T5w/s1600-h/tumblr_maecowNLKx1qb30dwo1_500%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v3Kg8BlYOTU/Uyl8Zk6Tp6I/AAAAAAAA0r8/loJlMnUJX3Q/tumblr_maecowNLKx1qb30dwo1_500_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a></p> <p align="center">On the north west side of Lake Taupo on the cliffs of Mine Bay, there are Māori rock carvings created in the late 1970s <br /> by Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell and John Randall. <br />Carved in likeness of Ngatoroirangi, a navigator who guided <br />the Tuwharetoa and Te Arawa tribes to the Taupo area <br />over a thousand years ago according to Māori legend.</p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aFM5Hkgmcc8/Uyl8aXOZ46I/AAAAAAAA0sE/0PHBiV_keD0/s1600-h/Maori-Carvings-5-400x300%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BbaH5l1ukzY/Uyl8bG10IDI/AAAAAAAA0sM/QZ53zG25uUQ/Maori-Carvings-5-400x300_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <p align="center">The main carving is over 10 metres high and took <br />four summers to complete. <br />The artwork is Matahi's gift to Taupo. <br />He and four assistants took no payment other than small <br />change donations from local bar patrons to cover <br />the cost of the scaffolding. <br />The 10-metre-high carving is intended to protect Lake Taupo from volcanic activities underneath. <br />The cliff has become a popular tourist destination <br /> with hundreds of boats and yachts visiting the spot daily. <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QM3hCJC96Jg/Uyl8cH73REI/AAAAAAAA0sU/FFfFRlcTyYQ/s1600-h/p-6FBE36ED-A336-F54C-169775BE96C01505-3747524%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qTyWwSYHTmU/Uyl8cpNWspI/AAAAAAAA0sc/tWMTG9qiN3U/p-6FBE36ED-A336-F54C-169775BE96C01505-3747524_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="227" /></a> <br /><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Taupo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Taupo">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Taupo</a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-18387537368956167912014-01-14T16:55:00.001+01:002014-01-14T16:55:47.065+01:00~Music time<p align="center"><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/cq_VeUMtyzU?version=3&hl=nl_NL"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/cq_VeUMtyzU?version=3&hl=nl_NL" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p> <b> <p align="center"> <br />"The Voice" <br /><i>I hear your voice on the wind <br />And I hear you call out my name <br /> <br />"Listen, my child," you say to me <br />"I am the voice of your history <br />Be not afraid, come follow me <br />Answer my call, and I'll set you free" <br /> <br />I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain <br />I am the voice of your hunger and pain <br />I am the voice that always is calling you <br /> <br />I am the voice, I will remain <br />I am the voice in the fields when the summer's gone <br />The dance of the leaves when the autumn winds blow <br />Ne'er do I sleep thoughout all the cold winter long <br />I am the force that in springtime will grow <br /> <br />I am the voice of the past that will always be <br />Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields <br />I am the voice of the future, bring me your peace <br />Bring me your peace, and my wounds, they will heal <br />I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain <br /> <br />I am the voice of your hunger and pain <br />I am the voice that always is calling you <br />I am the voice <br />I am the voice of the past that will always be <br /> <br />I am the voice of your hunger and pain <br />I am the voice of the future <br />I am the voice, I am the voice <br />I am the voice, I am the voice</i></p></b> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-30312455691603756482013-10-25T18:54:00.001+02:002013-10-25T18:54:47.255+02:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ou0OwPZO2gQ/UmqiUieZe9I/AAAAAAAA0a0/6N5LMGaZJ0s/s1600-h/Seahorse%252520Lighthouse%252520-%252520Miri%25252C%252520Malaysia%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Seahorse Lighthouse - Miri, Malaysia" border="0" alt="Seahorse Lighthouse - Miri, Malaysia" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-upv6AEn0lDc/UmqiVSG3uCI/AAAAAAAA0a8/ZfTAcIHUToc/Seahorse%252520Lighthouse%252520-%252520Miri%25252C%252520Malaysia_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="611" /></a></p> <p>Seahorse Lighthouse - Miri, Malaysia</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-14149945897445137052013-08-01T13:25:00.001+02:002013-08-01T13:26:58.171+02:00~AnnaHof!<p align="center"><em><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TSrgwcJ8ErA/UfpFOvD46YI/AAAAAAAA0OY/3CD7QKLv6Sk/s1600-h/P7200078%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AJdmNVhzThU/UfpFPjCwbyI/AAAAAAAA0Og/Zuk90TdLTrU/P7200078_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7_ieOX3p1_U/UfpFQFBjNAI/AAAAAAAA0Oo/hMtgfdNQMqY/s1600-h/P7110049%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wxHVTWyHoGk/UfpFQ0nWzRI/AAAAAAAA0Ow/j7TOvkE3Ujs/P7110049_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nfyCiFF7CZw/UfpFRkHUmfI/AAAAAAAA0O4/D-hI2BzwCRs/s1600-h/P7110039%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--63ejaduZDo/UfpFSQq0YxI/AAAAAAAA0PA/Sl49CSKRxvg/P7110039_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a></em><em><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LhWAKEXa95o/UfpFTtJcB9I/AAAAAAAA0PI/wRC61AgiO_Y/s1600-h/P7310093%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l8s-GCb7EUk/UfpFUQw0qLI/AAAAAAAA0PQ/a43ftjrr9DY/P7310093_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></em><em>Several chickens and ducks</em></p> <p align="center"><em><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-r4uX238x9oI/UfpFU300JiI/AAAAAAAA0PY/AhkB5y7vrw0/s1600-h/P7310021%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DTT-ONjERqs/UfpFVmUvynI/AAAAAAAA0Pg/wIedcJ1OPb8/P7310021_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></em><em>Little ponds <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Em7aSNns5do/UfpFWjZJNLI/AAAAAAAA0Po/5cPd11VAcWE/s1600-h/P7310015%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-32vThVzlFDs/UfpFXeOQliI/AAAAAAAA0Pw/ygIIIw_w06Q/P7310015_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></em><em><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TFUTzJJu22k/UfpFYbzrt0I/AAAAAAAA0P4/uetN-uk4T_c/s1600-h/P7310028%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EWXU9OW68i0/UfpFZAPBYfI/AAAAAAAA0QA/A9evsh1Uu9A/P7310028_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x0mm2Mj9jgw/UfpFaEIRFRI/AAAAAAAA0QI/Hk6UB9XAPmg/s1600-h/P7310048%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--eKMQDDADmY/UfpFan-VP0I/AAAAAAAA0QQ/v6kUYL0BFKA/P7310048_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a>  Vegetable Garden with Greenhouse <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nh1Z0gFOx-E/UfpFbqRsXkI/AAAAAAAA0QY/NclZwAoXuWU/s1600-h/P5150042%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CBBEvkQNzoc/UfpFcYva2eI/AAAAAAAA0Qg/gmhO6JZ-i2Y/P5150042_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GvcQEqfC5vs/UfpFdebz9XI/AAAAAAAA0Qo/oYV9ex1F1Jo/s1600-h/P5120003%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AnRc9c8ConQ/UfpFeCau_9I/AAAAAAAA0Qw/uJznQ8Ym68M/P5120003_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></em><em><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MWZnvD1oYag/UfpFe5M9cQI/AAAAAAAA0Q4/H_-VK4TPL8c/s1600-h/P5150032%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1jcVo7b8t4Y/UfpFflN0RjI/AAAAAAAA0RA/ZLKzFYFUiTc/P5150032_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> All kind of plants, flowers and herbs <br /> <br /> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_LxIgDXbby0/UfpFgtRwwuI/AAAAAAAA0RI/bwx_QdsZ42g/s1600-h/P5150038%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9aZ8nfSkNxI/UfpFhRcKnMI/AAAAAAAA0RQ/NGjuo2OWpMY/P5150038_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Cxzo4xunyBI/UfpFiLdVsPI/AAAAAAAA0RY/YQtXOB3-7-M/s1600-h/P7110045%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J2VKp9Z7po4/UfpFi6Ra_yI/AAAAAAAA0Rg/7npiN884oHk/P7110045_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a>  I hope you enjoyed wandering along </em><em>our Garden! <br /></em><em>Happy weekend everyone!</em></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aMVS3xu5rbw/UfpFjhiLNvI/AAAAAAAA0Ro/hFLOKcSeRRc/s1600-h/P7060013%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-X1Rt0nuQDFA/UfpFkXHKCgI/AAAAAAAA0Rw/o_bPpLgf-gg/P7060013_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a>  When you like to come over and take a look for yourself? <br />it’s opengarden, on 25-08-2013 <br />12.00 till 17.00h <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/annahof32" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/annahof32</a></p> <p align="center"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-U8WurUaOtWI/UfpFlK0-uPI/AAAAAAAA0R4/V1W3PIfw6RA/P7060019_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></p> <p align="center">zou je deze tuin eens met eigen ogen willen bekijken? <br />We hebben Opentuindag op 25 aug 2013 <br />vanaf 12.00 tot 17.00uur <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/annahof32" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/annahof32</a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-17406774644577495232013-07-18T17:24:00.001+02:002013-07-18T17:24:08.575+02:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Eq2WBExqIMs/UegIlMEvL-I/AAAAAAAA0No/17G0eLbe68s/s1600-h/1069938_687466564601186_1768316366_n%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_zAR5KbJCfI/UegIlyZdf8I/AAAAAAAA0Nw/Cu9LczI7xzs/1069938_687466564601186_1768316366_n_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="532" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-70732356841892438632013-07-15T11:55:00.001+02:002013-07-15T11:55:16.190+02:00~Uitnodiging…<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fr3R6HyuiQ0/UePG_qA3gOI/AAAAAAAA0NA/v56-Mn3Ynpk/s1600-h/uitnodiging%252520definitief1%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title=" " border="0" alt=" " src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aThG-QVWyCI/UePHAqnrWII/AAAAAAAA0NI/hXNoBlizxJQ/uitnodiging%252520definitief1_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="317" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a title="https://www.facebook.com/annahof32" href="https://www.facebook.com/annahof32">https://www.facebook.com/annahof32</a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-78497007856716636742013-05-28T16:39:00.001+02:002013-05-28T16:41:30.253+02:00~Kruidenazijn<p align="center">Sorry just in Dutch today <br />please try the google translater</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ia1mdqNpeK8/UaTBhB4mzqI/AAAAAAAA0Kg/Lp3CF9v0Qy4/s1600-h/Herb%252520%252526%252520Salad%252520Wall%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Herb & Salad Wall" border="0" alt="Herb & Salad Wall" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fEUSPM0n3kM/UaTBiu4YgtI/AAAAAAAA0Ko/DPQ8viWMSXA/Herb%252520%252526%252520Salad%252520Wall_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="513" /></a> <br />Nu de tijd van verse kruiden weer aanbreekt, <br />hier een leuke tip om zelf kruidenazijn te maken. <br />Lekker en gezond ook! </p> <h4 align="center"></h4> <p align="center">Hebben jullie teveel kruiden? <br />Of weet je niet goed wat je ermee gaat aanvangen? <br />Hier een leuke tip om zelf kruidenazijn te maken.</p> <p align="center">Al wat je nodig hebt, zijn flessen of potten met deksel, <br />wijnazijn en verse kruiden natuurlijk. <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_36BOu8fKD4/UaTBj28RECI/AAAAAAAA0Kw/ryU2C3GNuZA/s1600-h/kruiden%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="kruiden" border="0" alt="kruiden" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ywAGJECo0VI/UaTBlWh8iYI/AAAAAAAA0K4/byREXNBMi5M/kruiden_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a>  </p> <p align="center">Bij witte wijnazijn gebruik je de kruiden: basilicum, dille, <br />dragon of bonenkruid, marjolein en bieslook <br />of muntblaadjes en citroenmelisse. <br />Probeer ook eens te combineren.</p> <p align="center">Probeer ook eens met frambozen of een <br />combinatie van aardbeien en basilicum.</p> <p align="center">Bij rode wijnazijn gebruik je de kruiden: knoflook, <br />rozemarijn en tijm <br />Voor de extra smaak kan je bij de azijn nog toevoegen: <br />uitjes, peperkorrels en/of jeneverbessen.</p> <p align="center">Laat alles zeker 2 à 3 weken "trekken". <br />Filter dan alles en voeg daarna nog wat verse kruiden toe. <br />Niet alleen voor het oog maar ook nog voor een extra smaak.</p> <p align="center">Let er wel op dat alle flessen, potten en <br />deksels goed proper zijn vooraleer je ze vult. <br />Bewaar ze op een koele en donkere plaats. <br />Kruidenazijn is lang houdbaar.  <br /> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Faa-7lTJ04Y/UaTBmjOnayI/AAAAAAAA0LA/IHVtkp3Qjxc/s1600-h/Kruidentuin%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Kruidentuin" border="0" alt="Kruidentuin" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BtuLakY0bqc/UaTBngYcuaI/AAAAAAAA0LI/FjzNO00iXd8/Kruidentuin_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></p> <p align="center">Heerlijk om vinaigrettes te maken</p> <p align="center">Kruiden uit eigen tuin of gekochte kruiden kan je <br />enkele weken in olie of azijn laten trekken. <br />De kruiden geven dan hun smaak- en geurstoffen <br />af aan deze vloeistoffen. <br />Het <strong>basisrecept</strong> voor <strong>kruidenolie</strong> is simpel: <br />pluk van 1 of meer kruiden <strong>één beker</strong> vol kruidenblaadjes. Bijvoorbeeld: munt, peterselie, laurier, rozemarijn, <br />dille, lavendel, oregano, basilicum, tijm, venkel, <br />salie en/of kervel. <br /><em><strong>Spoel de verse kruiden goed af. <br /></strong></em>Je hebt 300 gram olie nodig. <br />Scheur de kruidenblaadjes in stukjes en voeg er <br />een klein beetje zonnebloemolie of olijfolie (koud geperst) <br />aan toe. Meng dit met een vork goed door elkaar en <br />giet dit over in een goed schoongemaakte, gesteriliseerde, uitgekookte glazen pot of fles. <br />Doe er de rest van de olie bij en zorg dat de fles <br />of de pot voor 3/4 deel is gevuld. <br />Sluit af en laat 2 tot 3 weken staan op een warme <br />en zonnige plaats. <br />Schud dagelijks en zorg dat de kruiden <br />steeds met olie zijn bedekt. <br />Zeef de olie met een PLASTIC zeef in een nieuwe schone uitgekookte fles of pot. Doe er enkele kruidenblaadjes in, <br />zodat je kan zien welke kruiden er in verwerkt zijn. <br />Goed afsluiten. Bewaren op een koele plek en <br />binnen enkele maanden gebruiken. <br /> <br /></p> <img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="http://hobby.blogo.nl/files/2008/12/elenea 3/kruiden.jpg" width="250" height="221" /> <p align="center"> <br />Het <strong>basisrecept</strong> voor <strong>kruidenazijn.</strong> <br />Zie basisrecept kruidenolie. In plaats van olie gebruik <br />je <strong>witte of rode wijnazijn</strong> en je gebruikt <br /><strong>twee bekers</strong> voor 300 gram azijn.</p> <ol> <li>Bij <strong>witte wijnazijn</strong> gebruik je de kruiden: basilicum, dille, dragon of bonenkruid, dragon, majoraan en bieslook of muntblaadjes en citroenmelisse. </li> <li>Bij <strong>rode wijnazijn</strong> gebruik je de kruiden: knoflook, rozemarijn en tijm </li> <li>Voor de <strong>extra smaak</strong> kan je bij zowel de olie als de azijn nog toevoegen: uitjes, peperkorrels en/of jeneverbessen. </li> </ol> <p align="center"><strong>TIP 1 :</strong> Op de fles of de pot kan je een etiket plakken <br />of met <a href="http://hobby.blogo.nl/2008/12/etiketten-van-schoolbordverf/" target="_blank">schoolbordverf een etiket maken</a>.</p> <p align="center"><strong>TIP 2 :</strong> Over de deksel een <br /><a href="http://hobby.blogo.nl/files/2008/12/haakpatroon deksel.JPG" target="_blank">sierdekseltje haken met dit haakpatroon</a></p> <p align="center"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="http://hobby.blogo.nl/files/2008/12/elenea 3/sierdekseltje haken.JPG" width="400" height="389" /> <br />BRON: <br /><a href="http://www.mentholcristales.com/spice-oils.htm" target="_blank">mentholcristales.com</a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-5890639006555895302013-05-20T21:39:00.001+02:002013-05-20T21:39:33.876+02:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WEVunK-UdSQ/UZp72xv1AsI/AAAAAAAA0J0/v2riuPFS-0U/s1600-h/tumblr_mgyaruWPq41s3r70co1_400%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QikTHEu9M7M/UZp788Cm8PI/AAAAAAAA0J8/hNBtgG4H4a8/tumblr_mgyaruWPq41s3r70co1_400_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="400" height="225" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-3636343301347651302013-05-18T00:42:00.001+02:002013-05-18T00:42:07.318+02:00~Amazing Driftwood Horses<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OEn5WAnL-EM/UZaxyVfOKmI/AAAAAAAA0HI/D4OioFseOm0/s1600-h/9pZdzWr4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0o2KYXELx-o/UZaxz2ZcaXI/AAAAAAAA0HQ/wSg7Tlf3hyg/9pZdzWr_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a></p> <p align="center">Pictured: <br />The stunning life-like horse sculptures <br />made entirely of driftwood washed up on the beach <br />by Artist Heather Jansch <br /><a href="http://rense.com/general70/drift.htm" target="_blank">..WEBSITE..</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E12A_auKllc/UZax1Y9UNpI/AAAAAAAA0HY/FMDby-5YfqE/s1600-h/AdxwxA44.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ejKakhCQq8M/UZax2zGzd6I/AAAAAAAA0Hg/q1kygEM4Bpw/AdxwxA4_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="271" /></a> <br />The work of Heather Jansch started from her <br />two passions: drawing and horses. <br />She has a very interesting and diverse biography, <br />many exhibitions, one book published <br />(Heather Jansch’s Diary: A Year in the Life of…..), <br />and another one in progress. <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Bxc6vxWKfag/UZax4R9sjBI/AAAAAAAA0Ho/URa0fANrc_k/s1600-h/efehg5m4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Wl0MdVfFfFc/UZax59VuKAI/AAAAAAAA0Hw/y18G3XsWJdE/efehg5m_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="271" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Jeuk9eDsYRk/UZax7dahz9I/AAAAAAAA0H4/CZOMv_yIOcU/s1600-h/h1Ghpml4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J7HkjLeKshw/UZax88Rqz0I/AAAAAAAA0IA/YemI2o6lVWo/h1Ghpml_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2cDazcQbgh4/UZax-MQiwzI/AAAAAAAA0II/oMNP7buwFqE/s1600-h/mjZj3xT4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aL1BLQ1J_Gc/UZayASY48ZI/AAAAAAAA0IQ/9XBBwvUwpNc/mjZj3xT_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="289" /></a></p> <p align="center">From a distance they are the embodiment of <br />equine grace, three creatures ready to burst <br />into a gallop across the sands.</p> <p align="center">Only on closer examination are they revealed <br />to be sculptures made, incredibly, from driftwood.  <br />created by artist Heather Jansch, <br />whose individual works take up <br />to three years to produce.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xo2X5PGlXf8/UZayCO0gBYI/AAAAAAAA0IY/U5V1zI6UuVw/s1600-h/N6vYPyn4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LrTWXxG45fg/UZayDkOydHI/AAAAAAAA0Ig/iA_N39srtmg/N6vYPyn_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="306" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eBskxANYxVU/UZayFRiMxcI/AAAAAAAA0Io/qygXEjoNgX8/s1600-h/OdXOcO94.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lwkqo_tRpyM/UZayGs4LtUI/AAAAAAAA0Iw/zWDx1sgYNl4/OdXOcO9_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="302" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PF09kRSYafM/UZayINTAf-I/AAAAAAAA0I4/OlwIV6zeAS4/s1600-h/r5HU27p4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_fm8QEgCEL4/UZayJoOU5nI/AAAAAAAA0JA/1UG8BtB5GHA/r5HU27p_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pQD4g-zyqwc/UZayLDKJ5nI/AAAAAAAA0JI/f0do855jtLM/s1600-h/s7aVIPL4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f5mGTMNJp_A/UZayMcbgYYI/AAAAAAAA0JQ/T00OIjb0sH0/s7aVIPL_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="271" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W4Z7pPks8yU/UZayN0GURzI/AAAAAAAA0JY/-qSrcs_Wp8U/s1600-h/uj52ppn4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Lg9GyeTEQt8/UZayPAKm-HI/AAAAAAAA0Jg/F8xTeKpiWq8/uj52ppn_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="271" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-21137266898536161832013-05-16T17:16:00.001+02:002013-05-16T17:16:05.875+02:00<p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kjHuU8H2Ou4/UZT4K5mMAmI/AAAAAAAA0Gw/RBviQJGCblo/s1600-h/562215_282027785271901_1859036126_n4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J0nfM78piOw/UZT4Mn_uNzI/AAAAAAAA0G4/TYHX0uqUDWI/562215_282027785271901_1859036126_n_.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></a> <br />Every now and then, <br />when the world sits just right, <br />a gentle breath of heaven <br />fills my soul with delight... <br />~ Hazelmarie Elliott ~</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-27901741967677703382013-05-07T12:49:00.001+02:002013-05-07T12:49:46.778+02:00~Broom<p align="center">Cytisus scoparius, the Common Broom <br />and Scotch Broom, <em>Sarothamnus scoparius</em>, <br />is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western <br />and central Europe.</p> <p align="center">In Britain and Ireland the standard name is <br /><b>Broom <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytisus_scoparius">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytisus_scoparius</a></b></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-96ecLl0oRP4/UYjcJh7Ya5I/AAAAAAAA0Bs/mDo2oqAJGKY/s1600-h/spanishbroom4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="spanish broom" border="0" alt="spanish broom" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EBImHilrGOc/UYjcLWZ-mKI/AAAAAAAA0B0/rlkkrL9qu8k/spanishbroom_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="330" /></a> <br />Spanish Broom is extremely toxic and poisonings <br />have occurred when substitutions made. <br />Spanish Broom is helpful around stores of food <br />to keep rats and mice away and was <br />traditionally used in this manner.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yQMfT5C3Qdw/UYjcMjGjVrI/AAAAAAAA0B8/bt5vGDMFkIY/s1600-h/broom4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="broom" border="0" alt="broom" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KyND9Ez7cN4/UYjcOKf-S4I/AAAAAAAA0CE/ZTR1idi8NyQ/broom_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="407" /></a> </p> <p align="center">An old form of broom was the besom, which was <br />made simply of twigs tied to a handle, and was relatively inefficient as a cleaning implement for it commonly <br />caused more of a mess than it cleaned up causing <br />it to be somewhat counter-productive. <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broom">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broom</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mRZbhJJlEmo/UYjcP293X_I/AAAAAAAA0CM/n-23po1Wnck/s1600-h/Broom_winder_19564.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Broom_winder,_1956" border="0" alt="Broom_winder,_1956" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tAAqxHXFuSw/UYjcR-3A-XI/AAAAAAAA0CU/xKV3XlicB30/Broom_winder_1956_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" width="402" height="329" /></a> Broom winder, 1956</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-28596754004982485642013-04-30T17:10:00.001+02:002013-04-30T17:10:55.266+02:00<p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SLp0hyF9kY8/UX_e9kxxhRI/AAAAAAAA0BE/le9LjWu2vOs/s1600-h/fairy%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-65OL19G0p0U/UX_e-8pFbYI/AAAAAAAA0BM/oPAyeoSNlIM/fairy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="535" /></a> <br /> "Soft moss a downy pillow makes, <br />and green leaves spread a tent, <br />Where Faerie fold may rest <br />sleep until their night is spent. <br />The bluebird sings a lullaby, the firefly gives a light, <br />The twinkling stars are candles bright, <br />Sleep, Faeries all, Good Night." <br /> <br />- Elizabeth T. Dillingham, A Faery Song</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-67006318856489929002013-04-08T23:04:00.001+02:002013-04-08T23:04:37.680+02:00<p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aAl1uOuaPis/UWMw1heW7_I/AAAAAAAAz_k/J80OcLPkso0/s1600-h/rose%252520kids%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="rose kids" border="0" alt="rose kids" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-h5Hve-PNc38/UWMw47yAEKI/AAAAAAAAz_s/2di5SPqJ8eo/rose%252520kids_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="402" height="402" /></a> <br />A Single rose can be my garden <br />a single friend… my world <br />by Leo Buscaglin</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-30247813811240804602013-04-03T10:42:00.001+02:002013-04-03T10:43:09.868+02:00~Grandma’s Hands<p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rJOX3YUYQxY/UVvrdZdy5yI/AAAAAAAAz-8/I9peoRLEh_o/s1600-h/tumblr_l68ag6tpm61qzt5uoo1_4004.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rQhS9Ua3Ha0/UVvrePc9N2I/AAAAAAAAz_E/ApfvyZLiOlE/tumblr_l68ag6tpm61qzt5uoo1_400_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="499" /></a> <br />Grandma, some ninety plus years, <br />sat feebly on the patio bench. <br />She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring <br />at her hands. When I sat down beside her <br />she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer <br />I sat I wondered if she was OK. <br />Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting <br />to check on her at the same time, <br />I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," <br />she said in a clear voice strong. <br /> <br />"I didn't mean to disturb you, grandma, but you <br />were just sitting here staring at your hands and I <br />wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her. <br />"Have you ever looked at your hands," she asked. <br />"I mean really looked at your hands?" <br />I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. <br />I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. <br />No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as <br />I tried to figure out the point she was making.</p> <p align="center">Grandma smiled and related this story: <br />"Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, <br />how they have served you well throughout your years. <br />These hands, though wrinkled, shrivelled and weak have <br />been the tools I have used all my life to reach out <br />and grab and embrace life. <br />"They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler <br />I crashed upon the floor. <br />They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. <br />As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. <br />They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. <br />They held my husband and wiped my tears when <br />he went off to war. <br /> <br />"They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. <br />They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my <br />newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they <br />showed the world that I was married and loved <br />someone special. They wrote my letters to him and <br />trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse. <br />"They have held my children and grandchildren, <br />consoled neighbors, and <br />shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand. <br />"They have covered my face, combed my hair, <br />and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. <br />They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, <br />dried and raw. And to this day when not much of <br />anything else of me works real well these hands <br />hold me up, lay me down, and again continue <br />to fold in prayer. <br /> <br />"These hands are the mark of where I've been and <br />the ruggedness of life. But more importantly it will be <br />these hands that God will reach out and take when <br />he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me <br />to His side." <br />I will never look at my hands the same again. <br />But I remember God reached out and took my <br />grandma's hands and led her home. <br />-- by Melinda Clements</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-9592083399354080512013-03-29T23:27:00.001+01:002013-03-29T23:27:02.038+01:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1JPm0V9PSoc/UVYVGW4f6fI/AAAAAAAAz5E/uqBsJMlwtvc/s1600-h/easter%252520weekend%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="easter weekend" border="0" alt="easter weekend" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OD5V-gpGYjI/UVYVHMRDUjI/AAAAAAAAz5M/ALsyaRF4XGY/easter%252520weekend_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="402" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Q2HitR_M7Tw/UVYVH0Fq-sI/AAAAAAAAz5U/YjHLyiMQw80/s1600-h/pasen01%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="pasen" border="0" alt="pasen" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_DK4LKYTq-w/UVYVIhOQ9EI/AAAAAAAAz5c/MfrEBHIGx10/pasen01_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="451" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fUVbHIsVRe4/UVYVJrQghgI/AAAAAAAAz5k/vIqtjZC-Z80/s1600-h/pasen%25252002%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="pasen" border="0" alt="pasen" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1_yZ7JukJTs/UVYVKjm3YpI/AAAAAAAAz5s/4s4_wilmDdw/pasen%25252002_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="567" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XiKrGn1Rx68/UVYVLAIvLsI/AAAAAAAAz50/aSbDrLcKNIE/s1600-h/pasen%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="pasen" border="0" alt="pasen" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XQdrVXYjw8Q/UVYVLyMP7wI/AAAAAAAAz58/dWt_1JUgCY0/pasen_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lW0PTZp8OAs/UVYVMdZqs_I/AAAAAAAAz6E/ohnonWOa1CE/s1600-h/paas%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="paas" border="0" alt="paas" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WkygQbEA2do/UVYVNB3bySI/AAAAAAAAz6M/VMdi34xRbNo/paas_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></a></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-82688696940307057072013-03-26T14:51:00.001+01:002013-03-26T14:51:10.733+01:00Grandma's Garden<p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--44zsnTWiYU/UVGnys3A3QI/AAAAAAAAz4s/kBhfdwpk26M/s1600-h/grandmas%252520garden%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="grandmas garden" border="0" alt="grandmas garden" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-atD-fNrhy7Q/UVGnzSNbAYI/AAAAAAAAz40/MJx_sdtshIA/grandmas%252520garden_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="505" /></a>  <br />I remember Grandma's garden <br />The beauty and the grace <br />Of all the lovely flowers <br />In that dear, sweet place <br /> <br />I remember Grandma's smile <br />As she planted, pruned, and tilled <br />Laboring with love and laughter <br />As this world with joy she filled <br /> <br />I remember Grandma's patience <br />When we ran amid the flowers <br />With her beauty all around us <br />We would spend those precious hours <br /> <br />I remember Grandma's garden <br />And I'm happy in the knowing <br />That when she knelt there in the soil <br />It wasn't just flowers she was growing. <br />~ Author: Erin Kilmer</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-10789284200586722942013-03-15T11:24:00.001+01:002013-03-15T11:24:15.194+01:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mVRBAWEwJ-g/UUL2szZx0qI/AAAAAAAAz4U/zFWn4dAfHbU/s1600-h/543843_3555152738053_1196086027_n%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p7fVkJ5pqPU/UUL2zqkC06I/AAAAAAAAz4c/K07DDIx-4oE/543843_3555152738053_1196086027_n_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="282" /></a> </p> <p align="center">“When I have something to say <br />that I think will be too difficult for adults, <br />I write it in a book for children. <br />Children are excited by new ideas; <br />they have not yet closed the doors <br />and windows of their imaginations. <br />Provided the story is good... <br />nothing is too difficult for children.” <br />~ Madeleine L'Engle</p> <p align="center">Guardian Angels appear in all forms of Love & Light</p> <p> </p> <p>I found this on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RememberOnceUponATime" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <br />but no name of artist <br />but I had to share, this is soooo wonderful and amazing <br />don’t you think?</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-5035604221316857622013-02-07T12:53:00.001+01:002013-02-07T12:53:57.240+01:00<p align="center"><em>         <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-05XbZWoJAI4/UROV0EwVznI/AAAAAAAAz00/QUvYcZdtswE/s1600-h/tumblr_ma4r1pfkyA1r6ji5co1_400%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aUquLjJRI5w/UROV1MLmmwI/AAAAAAAAz08/75DI18Ubwzk/tumblr_ma4r1pfkyA1r6ji5co1_400_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="532" /></a> <br /><font size="4">Keep a green tree in your heart <br /> and <br />perhaps a singing bird will come. </font></em> <br /><em>~ Chinese Proverb</em></p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053129073313613297.post-22974670755872735942013-01-31T19:44:00.001+01:002013-01-31T19:44:11.988+01:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4lZWxoRc_pI/UQq7duOp8QI/AAAAAAAAzwM/jahEujMKL-o/s1600-h/Lepiota%252520cepaestipes.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Lepiota cepaestipes" border="0" alt="Lepiota cepaestipes" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-C9yZ_AUDlfk/UQq7eilxnvI/AAAAAAAAzwU/UV4nQniibAg/Lepiota%252520cepaestipes_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="513" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>Onion-stalked Lepiota (Lepiota cepaestipes)</em></p> <p align="center"> <br />Albin Schmalfuss, from <em>Führer für Pilzfreunde <br />(The mushroom lover’s guidebook)</em> <br />vol. 2, by Edmund Michael, Zwickau, 1901.</p> Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011156242931847572noreply@blogger.com1