Some years ago minimalism got my attention and interest. The main reason was that I moved from the Netherlands to Sweden and left everything I knew and owned behind except for some clothes, my husband and kids.  I felt sad not having my stuff around and I started exploring why. I realized stuff is just

Last week we decided to tap birch sap from two birches at our summer cottage. I know I’ve tried birch sap once before, but I couldn’t remember the taste. Having the first sip now was an ice cold experience, since we harvested the sap in the morning, and I couldn’t sense the flavors. Letting it

Today I am writing my blog in a plane to Stockholm after visiting my homeland the Netherlands where I come from and lived for more than 35 years. I moved to Sweden 7 years ago and I’ve built a nice life for myself, husband and children. Made new, incredible friends and built a professional career

Let me start by saying I love to be a woman! Yesterday, on the 8th of March, it was the International Women’s Day. Many are confused about what to do on that day. Do we celebrate? Do we buy flowers for the women in our life? Do we raise awareness about the inequalities that are

In this week’s blog I was supposed to write something fun about food together with some delicious recipes. Although I firmly believe we need fun and airy topics to read I can’t deny this past week’s news and development.  How come we live in a world where we, the innocent people, still in 2022 have