my birthday

I had my birthday on Monday. I was happy to get this weekday journal from my friend J from the Netherlands. J birthday letter was brilliant and it made me laugh. We have been sending each other birthday letter now for almost 15 years.  

 I got flowers  and some lovely cardsfrom our neighbours.

This year I started a new tradition and bought myself a present. The peony is my favorite flower and it blooms around my birthday. I also bought Charlaine Harrises lates book. I really like reading it in the evening.

I had a cake picnic with friends from Finland in Hyde Park.

We are still building a lego castle with my son in the honor of my birthday. I have heard that people stop celebrating their birthdays when they grow up. I just think birthdays are too much fun to stop at 30.

mother´s day

I had my Mother´s day card today and some yummy breakfast last Sunday. 

My best gift today was my own mother staying over for the week.

I promised my friend P to take part in the everyday challenge at Facebook. I never came around to it. Here are my pictures, suitable for Mother´s day, 

because  being a mother is making those little things everyday.

In the morning I spend time wiping of the condensation from our windows. 

I do my shopping with this granny-van. How handy can something so ugly be.

On a sunny Saturday

I hang the mats outside and vacuum clean our apartment.

My son uses the time to do some parkour. 

After cleaning we celebrate with ice cream.