Antalya Turkey

Amsterdam City of Tulips

Amsterdam Tulip Days , private as well as some of  the Museum gardens are on display to the public.The sun was shining  which always is good start for Amsterdam.

The girls loved every minute of it they played  laughed , and in general had a great time.While we ate and drank and talked we all had so much fun!

Thank you Emina and Vivian for your company on one of the few beautiful sunny days in Amsterdam!x

Easter Sunday breakfast

1. Grandmother pied { Kwestia Smaku }
2. Easter brioches saffron {Kwestia Smaku }
3. Lemon Icebox Cookies {Martha Stewart }
4. Easter Eggs Dyeing and Mabel  {Martha Stewart }
5. Eggs stuffed with Tuna arugula, decoration of tomatoes and pine nuts {Kwestia Smaku }

In Loving Memory of My Father

Love now 

Let us love people now they leave us so fast

the shoes remain empty and the phone rings on

what's unimportant drags on like a cow

the meaningful sudden takes us by surprise

the silence that follows so normal it's hideous

like chastity born most simply from despair

when we think of someone who's been taken from us

Don't be sure you have time for there's no assurance

as all good fortune security deadens the senses

it comes simultaneously like pathos and humor

like two passions not as strong as one

they leave fast grow silent like a thrush in July

like a sound somewhat clumsy or a polite bow

to truly see they close their eyes

though to be born is more of a risk than to die

we love still too little and always too late

Don't write of it too often but write once and for all

and you'll become like dolphins both gentle and strong

Let us love people now they leave us so fast

and the ones who don't leave won't always return

and you never know while speaking of love

if the first one is last or the last one first

 Śpieszmy sie

Śpieszmy się kochać ludzi tak szybko odchodzą

zostaną po nich buty i telefon głuchy

tylko to co nieważne jak krowa się wlecze

najważniejsze tak prędkie że nagle się staje

potem cisza normalna więc całkiem nieznośna

jak czystość urodzona najprościej z rozpaczy

kiedy myślimy o kimś zostając bez niego

Nie bądź pewny że czas masz bo pewność niepewna

zabiera nam wrażliwość tak jak każde szczęście

przychodzi jednocześnie jak patos i humor

jak dwie namiętności wciąż słabsze od jednej

tak szybko stąd odchodzą jak drozd milkną w lipcu

jak dźwięk trochę niezgrabny lub jak suchy ukłon

żeby widzieć naprawdę zamykają oczy

chociaż większym ryzykiem rodzić się niż umrzeć

kochamy wciąż za mało i stale za późno

Nie pisz o tym zbyt często lecz pisz raz na zawsze

a będziesz tak jak delfin łagodny i mocny

Śpieszmy sie kochać ludzi tak szybko odchodzą

i ci co nie odchodzą nie zawsze powrócą

i nigdy nie wiadomo mówiąc o miłości

czy pierwsza jest ostatnią czy ostatnia pierwszą

Father Jan Twardowski

Happy Birthday Maebh

As we can’t count on Dutch weather so we decided to throw the party in our Garden Club House.We prepared food, drinks, decorations, gifts and entertainment for the children. We had lots of fun and laughs.

Play & fun.

We gave everyone a  picture frame from IKEA and a lots stickers to pimp them up. We had a photo taken with all children with the Birthday girl and printed them so they could take home a photo with their frames.

We printed lots coloring patterns of different cartoons characters.

Birthday music CD ( Kids for Kids ).

Food & drink.

Lots of Coffee and some Tea for parents. Lemonade and fruity drinks for kids.

Raspberry Birthday Cake ( without the food coloring )

Cupcakes with pink tops and other decorations.{ Rachel Allen }

Marshmallow Pops dipped in pink, white dark chocolate with sprinkles of various toppings for extra effect.

Strawberry Pancake Skewers.

Cheesy Muffins

recipe is for 24 muffins

4 cups of grated cheese

3 cups of self raising flour

1 tbsp sugar

2 eggs

2 cups of milk

Mix the eggs and milk in a jug.

Put all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix. Now add the egg/ milk mix and fold in gently.Now spoon into greased muffin forms and bake for 15 min/ until golden brown at 200C .

Cookies“4“ by Master Baker friend Shirley {Cookiecrumb}

Sandwiches.Various filling choose your own

Decoration.

Martha Stewart pom poms

Paper chains

Pink old curtain 

Colorful balloons
Dessert.

Flavored Vodka for after party when the little ones went to sleep.

Photos by Damian