I’m under a soft blanket lying on my big blue sofa. It’s nice and cosy, especially with the music I put on. Yesterday evening was a lovely evening. Hans and I enjoyed some fries, which can be considered my favourite food and I am also really starting to enjoy the Dutch kroket. Mmm! After that we spontaneously decided to meet up with some friends and enjoy free live music. There were also dance performances and cheerleader performances and a beautiful performance with my favourite music from Yann Tiersen which became famous because of the film Amelie. My favourite movie. A lot of favourites that evening for me. We could easily go home at a very nice and early time and enjoy some play time with our cat and enjoy some crisps with a funny series afterwards. A great evening!

Christmas time has come early for us. I am happy that such creative things are organized in our beautiful tinie tiny European city. It is such a warm city with beautiful old buildings. I feel safe and at home here. I am so glad I didn’t have to move. I am really happy my loving partner chose to live with me and living for all the years he has been on earth in his city he has moved for me. He must be truly in love with me. Haha, I know he is. And I love him so. PUKE! haha

I am wondering how the rest of the world is doing? For some Christmas time is hard and let me tell you it can also make me nervous. How do I please everyone? How do I see everyone I need to see? Some years it was me wondering if I was alone. Some years it was all fun and games, some years it was a bit boring. One year was a year I couldn’t meet expectations. But I am not as ‘my little sibling’/my former housemate who during the summer longs for Christmas time. I am happy for the little one that there is so much appreciation for Christmas time and they expand their decorations each year and apparently it is truly a time of celebration and a warm get together for ‘my sibling’.

For me it also feels a little bit more complicated. One year I went to the grave of my mothers, never told my family and didn’t want to mess with the atmosphere and wanted to keep everyone happy. I couldn’t though, because spontaneously going to the graveyard meant that the lasagna wasn’t cooked yet. So, everyone had to wait. Somehow this year her grave is calling me. Hi, Frances, will you come and have a talk? I must miss her. Somehow, I wish I could introduce her to my partner. Maybe we will go. Maybe I will introduce him. Maybe we will go another time.

For now, I really enjoyed yesterday evening and there are festivities every evening from now in Zwollywood and so I hope that I will visit our Winter Festival at least once more and truly enjoy my time surrounded by other creatives.

I hope you are doing well wherever you are and until next time! X

Take care x