a tour of creating a family reading culture In the Netherlands, many families are in possession of magnificent ceiling-tall bookshelves — a practice I always envied. A shelf seems like an integral part of any well-doted intellectual family. The rows of books collected through the lifetime of each household...

Another week, another reflection. Though I ponder about the format of this text, as the weeks go by, as I figure out the ways to access my thoughts and write in ways which only I wish to write; minimalistic or not. I do not pretend to rely on empty words, purposeless prose. I could write simply in my journal, on my...

I am pausing for this. But OMG this book is so good!!! If you like time travel and far away future, this is great! Feels a lot like The Time Machine. I cannot put it down.

I'm currently reading “The Notebook: a history of thinking on paper” by Roland Allen. Here I am, urged to think on paper. I grow increasingly jealous of those in ownership of discipline and solitude for thoughts. My motherhood years have just begun and I can only feel gratitude when I look at my perfect children....

[!NOTE](As I minimise screen time during my holidays, I must admit I still scanned my RSS feed every couple of days — only the favourites tab — and saved anything interesting on Instapaper to read on my Kobo; with the intention of writing a blog post, here's one of those.) Axxuy wrote that she uses mainly the...

With some delays, this week’s reflections will be brief. offline Offline week concluded prematurely, due to feelings of defeat as I watched screen-time going up — due to children using my phone for music and evening TV time (they are allowed 30 minutes). Should not bother me. The goal is not zero screen-time, but...

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[!NOTE](As I minimise screen time during my holidays, I must admit I still scanned my RSS feed every couple of days — only the favourites tab — and saved anything interesting on Instapaper to read on my Kobo; with the intention of writing a blog post, here's one of those.) zero point one Joel points out how vast...

This is my entry for the IndieWeb Carnival of August 2026, hosted by Chris . I wanted to try a different angel, and I also wrote this originally on paper. I could write on the purpose of life, as we call it. But I believe in a purposeless life. To each their own. To each a song. To each a book. To each a heartbreak....

[!NOTE](This post was handwritten on Monday 10th of august and corresponds to week 32 but to reasons mentioned bellow, posted today.) Officially on holidays for about a week now. It was a fun week at the holiday park. And while my aim with my blog restrict the informality of this post — the practice of soft prose —...

I am officially on vacations. Vacations will last until the day before my birthday — three weeks. On my birthday I go back to work. I look forward to going next week to our vakantiepark, letting children roam free. We go to the same one as last year because it fits our needs. This week’s reflection will be short as...

Going on digital detox and analogue for the next 3 weeks on Holidays. See you all in 3 weeks and hopefully many handwritten posts!Thank you for following my feed! ♥ Leave a reply here.