doll

Look what i made!
i was knitting this week (that is what grandmothers do, hahaha!) i knitted a skirt, a top,a bag with flower, a scarf, hat with flower and a coat for this little doll.
The dolly i bought in a Kringloopcentrum (recycling center) for 1 euro and the yarns were leftovers, less than 1 euro.
But i put in my expensive sparetime for a full week (at least 10 hours).
it made me so happy to be busy with my hands and meanwhile i could think, think....
like in meditation my thoughts came in my mind and left...again and again...again and again


So me happy, granddaughter happy....isn't life beautiful?

burf

Still singing for Sinterklaas while playing in the first snow.

singing

What fun!

He came, he came!!!!!!

And if you are sweet he really, really comes at night. We had first snow yesterday night, but still he came and brought some sweets and books.
Dank u Sinterklaasje!

Sinterklaas

It is Friday evening and as usual my granddaughter, Tineke stays the night.
End of November till 6 of December children are very excited because Sinterklaas and his friend Black Peter are wandering in the chilly nights on the roofs of our houses.
They bring sweets and toys for all the children that were sweet.
Tineke made a drawing of Black Peter and she put a carrot in her little boot, for the horse of Sinterklaas.
"But Tineke you didn't put anything for Sinterklaas himself in your bootie"
"Look oma, i put a sugar cube in my bootie, if Sinterklaas want to drink a cup of tea!"

... i did not ask who is going to make the tea? Hahaha!

"Sinterklaas kapoentje,

leg wat in mijn schoentje,

leg wat in mijn laarsje.

Dank u Sinterklaasje!!!!"

team- building

L'union fait la force. (United we are strong)

first time

We spent some time at the seaside with our granddaughter. She saw the sea for the very first time and could not understand there was land at the other side of all that water.

I explained to her that Harjinder Singh and Satnam Kaur and Surinder Singh were living in that country at the other side of the water.

So she went to her grandfather and told him: " And at the other side of this sea is the land of the sikhs, opa"

Maybe good idea for Khalistan?

Oostende

wabbit

So i knitted a little rabbit for my granddaughter. It was suppossed to be hidden on the terrace on easter day when she would be looking for easter eggs. But....

Little princess surprised me with a visit, while i was doing the finishing touch (her name on the pink suit) on the rabbit. So it became an instant present and no easter bunny was going to stop that. One can not fool this little girl!

" oh, oma, a wabbit!"

...i started one with a blue suit as well. And she ordered a green and a yellow one aswell...

It is a full time job being a oma...but with a lot of job satisfaction!

"your smile"

Tineke, my granddaughter, made my portrait. She gave me long slim legs (thank you sweetie), 2 arms, a head and a bunch of curls. You see, the spitting image of me (lol).
Then she made this mysterious line on my belly. Wasn't it too early to tell her the facts of life?

Lately she seemed to be very interrested that our dog Kaya lifts his leg and her aunties dog did not....

Lately she was being curious about the boys being a bit different... So okay i will do my best, though you are still very young.

- " And what is this, Tineke" i started my wise lecture-to-be.

-" But, oma, that is your smile" she said "you have a sweet smile, oma"

You can imagine...i smiled.

love is all there is...

time to go to bed

bestrajaja...wish you sweet dreams my darling!

sweet eskimo

pure ganesh

Last September i saw a concert of Snatam Kaur and in her band is GURU GANESHA SINGH playing guitar. And believe me he is a great guitar player!
So of course i bought his CD: "Pure Ganesh".
It is just great!
It is always on in my car (sorry for Snatam Kaur who was always on, before this one was always on) and so my granddaughter and i sing along in the morning on our way to school and in the afternoon again on our way back.
It is fantastic to hear this sweet voice in her childrenseat sing: "WAAAAAHEGURUUUUU".
Or: "Ek Ong Kaaaaaar, Sattenaaaaaaam...."
It makes my day every morning!
Thank you Guru Ganesha Singh!

he is really there!

Tineke, my granddaughter (the little girl on the left), was thrilled to see the Sint. But when they had to do their little dance and one of the Black Peters came to dance along with them, she almost froze on the spot. She continued to dance, but kept her eyes on him, ready to scream for oma as soon as he came too close.

Brave little princess!

somewhere in the sky...

my little princess on a sunny day in the kitchen...

Carnival

My little rabbit with a lollipop and Snowhite with a lollipop watching Carnival parade last Monday.

I do not like Carnival, but it was fun to see the kids enjoying it.