red balloon

On our daily walk with Flynn, we found a red balloon. It had a happy 

face and a funny message.

This made me think of the nice video by the Brazilian character designer 

and illustrator Tararuga Feliz. (pictures under)

I saw the video yesterday for the first time, today I found the balloon. 

What a strange coincidence!

elise

Elise came over. After drinking tea we helped Laura to clean the horses.

monday

visitors

Today was really great! Katy, Maia, Sara, Michiko and Stefan came over.

We walked to the farm-shop, spend some time outside with the animals 

and had a lunch together.

snow

these last days

These last days I spent with my family. We went walking, we shared 

meals, we listened to each other. It was good.

merry x-mas

Merry christmas to all of you!
(illustration by Nishi Shuku)

interiors

Here are some other pictures I made in the Museum Der Dinge in Berlin.

our neighbors

Today we were invited by our neighbors for a Christmas party. 

They breed suffolk sheep and it's from them that we bought Jade, 

Pipa and Kate. We just agreed to put their ram and Kate together
for a few days. 

It would be so nice to have lambs in spring. 

breathe

This afternoon my holiday started. I don't have any plans, except celebrate

Christmas, New Year and some friends who will come to visit. 

sputnik sweetheart

Today I rode on a Ferris wheel. I love to see these big wheels in cities. 

They always reminds me of a passage in Sputnik Sweetheart by 

Murakami.

that bear

These pictures from Charles Fréger show us people
who are wearing beautiful costumes. Most of these
costumes were precursors to Christmas, New Year's
and Easter. 

You can read more about it here, here and here.

abc book presentation

Today I went to the presentation of Katrien, Mieke and Renilde their
abc book.
There were sweet candies and abc cookies. The book is wonderful,
full of inspiration. The best Christmas present for young and old!
Looking in it Josse, Sarah and I played "I spy with my little eye
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