Tuscany part 1

The great thing about living in Europe is that within a few hours drive you are in a different country with a different language, culture etc. As we live in the east of Holland it takes us even less time to enter Germany and thus my “I’m on vacation’ feeling sets in almost straight away. For the first time in years and years it’s just the two of us in the car. No whining kids in the backseat, no questions about how long before we stop, no fighting, no crying and no car sickness. Bliss.
The first day we drive as far as Wassen in Switzerland where we arrive around 7.30 in the evening. Swiss hospitality, a room with a view that takes my breath away and great food. Before we even started this trip we decided not to use the Gotthard tunnel, but the take the road that leads to the pass. Good choice, as we later find out that there is a huge line of cars waiting to get into the tunnel with more then 3 hours delay. We whistle all the way to the top.

The Italian border at Chiasso is another hurdle that we take in our stride. The last stretch as usual takes the longest. As we arrive in Colle di Val d’Elsa late in the afternoon we first get hit by the heath and secondly by the friendly hotel and its staff. Time to take a long shower, change and take a good look around the place where we will spend the next 7 days. Already the pace is slow, the wine a must and the centre square exactly as I imagined it would be. Groups of males watching the girls who are watching the males watch them. We lean back, enjoy our wine and watch the show. Our vacation has begun

Internet crash

Yes I'm back and not a moment to soon I believe. Old-fashioned surfing brought me to this site where I was informed about the all over internet crash. If this isn’t a living nightmare I don’t know what is…

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Operator 11

The world has gone mad. My first week of doing absolutely nothing has come and gone and yet I have less time then normal. Husband dearest needs more attention then a toddler, a daughter on her way to Dublin with a list of last minute things longer then my right arm and two boys who come and go as they please. Enough to drive an already not so normal mom insane. On top of that I am finding myself spending more time on Twitter and, even better, participating in the exciting world of Operator11. A free television network that enables you to host your own show, single-handed or with others.

Last night I was part of a Dutch show called Zomaargasten. We were asked to share what we thought was the ultimate pop song. This is your chance to see me in action for the very first time.

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Time is on my side

As if my brain needs time to get used to all this leisure time I still hop around the internet as if I don’t have a minute to spare. Last night I had a great time watching a new venture come to life. This new gadget being more of a Bonez thing I wrote a log and posted it there. Today Walter invited me to join this new community called Bumpzee and I jumped. I really would like to attract more visitors to this site but as I started to read I got lost halfway through the first page. Never mind, I did adjust the gadget and as you can see it’s there (on your right) being integrated in my page. No idea whether it will make a difference. On and on I go from page to page chased by the notion that time is running out.
The same applies for my household activities.. I still run up and down my stairs as if I have to leave any minute. I fly through my chores with the same zest as always, not taking a minute to rest and catch my breath. Mind and body are tense, not able to grasp the fact that I have all the time in the world. I am now beginning to realize how uptight I have been these last few months. It's time to relax and smell the roses