Good afternoon at the 16th off February, 2026.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is cold and grey in The Netherlands. 

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I already set up my Easter Branch, and other Easter decorations, very cute, very deliberate early. I was pretty early with my Easter Branch, it has all kinds off decorations from previous year onto it, and it's in an old vase. 

It's snowing outside at times. It's still February, but we got an early Easter. 

I'm in a phase off over-reactive acting, I'm not myself, I'm hyper-energetic, doing all sorts off things, over-shopping, spending too much money. It's not good for me. I already foresee it's going to go wrong with me one day, and I should take it easy instead. Take it more calmly, simply not over-do things. I'm off minded and I believe I'm delusional. I'm acting weird. I can't sleep well at night, this morning was for 02.00 AM awake, and 05.00 AM showering. It's like that, -Like that. I know more psychiatric patients got this. My head is crowded, too full to read novells or write poetry. I try to cook simple yet healthy receipes to set off my mind, like apple sauce and tomato soup. I do a lot, but it's not much off a set off. It's over-reactive and strange. Like with this, it's hard and close to obsessive. Not preferable. I got a strange tense. I have to take it more easy. Like a stressed chicken. 

I'm already proud I got my Easter decorations on, it's early, but last year I did not do so at all. Out off some sort off grump. Maybe I do feel a bit guilty about that. Luckily the Elders still like what I cook, Often I cook for my friend, the retired zookeeper, he says my food is delicious. The tomato soup got approved off, luckily I'm not so far off I don't know what I'm doing in the kitchen anymore. But cooking every day would be too much to handle. I'm lucky to live in a care home. It's done for me three times a week. And they make delicious foods. Life is tough, but it's manageable. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 15th off December, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

It's dreary and cold outside in The Netherlands today. 

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I have won a christmas gift for my mom at bingo some time ago, and I found a roll off free christmas wrapping paper in the give away closet, donated for free. I wrapped the gift, and now it looks fancy 

I also have a small box off chocolates for the family, which was the headprice, since it came from a real chocolate shop with handmade chocolates done by chocolate professionals. I took a cheaper amount than usuall, since I'm not that rich I can afford the 'biggest box for mom, please.' For this year. But still, it's Christmas chocolates. And they're for the family this year, combined with this so I have Christmas presents for Christmas 2025. Evil as it is. Expensive as it was. But I still got presents 😊

And I think today is for sending Christmas cards. 💖 It's the only thing I went overboard with this year, but I have few people to send them to, so I thought a fancy Hallmark box was acceptable. And yes, I still do Christmas cards. I'm still a bit old fashioned. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 28th off November, 2025.

 Good evening everyone, 

Today was grey, gloomy and dreary outside in The Netherlands. 

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I ordered a capital epoxy raisin G keychain for grandma's birthday. It's in two months. 

I ordered it at de Boed, and requested blue details in it. It also has some cute pink flowers. It's a very simple gesture, and it reminds me off Weasley sweaters. Wasn't it in Harry Potter where Mrs. Weasley always knitted letter sweaters for her sons? These somehow remind me off it. Maybe since these are affordable, compared to what is common nowadays, despite it almost being the price off a box off eggs. 

But I only have one grandma, and she deserves it, just like my stepdad. I'm about to wrap this either, offcourse in a small, left out piece off wrapping paper. Wrapping these cute small key chains is even affordable. Wrapping a letter sweater somehow seems more expensive, especially if you have to do about 7. But you got it: My presents for a sober January are almost safe and sound thanks to de Boed, community centre in Zaandijk and it's affordable small gifts and greeting cards. I also got a Mother's day gift, it was handmade and cute hand painted, and it almost stared at me 'I'm perfect for your family!' And if something pierces me with it's eyes, it's for my younger brother. I'll show on here when it's almost mother's day. 

This country has a long baking tradition, and the internet usually had the receipes off classics, semi-classics and new interprentations full in sight and on hand, but the crisis made those impossible and low in the algorhytms. You know, those very easy Dutch baking receipes everyone always did, but which are now too pricey, since they sell key chains the price off an egg box. Maybe I start about it since I'm only allowed fruit at coffee time. I sooo feel like stuffed speculaas, boterkoek or appeltaart, but I'm not allowed. Something delicious at coffee, home made and warm. Sometimes I got a syrup waffle or other cookie from Leviaan, only three times a week, and only if I attend at evening coffee. But usually they are incredibly strict and it's just fruit. It's a bit dry. Those receipes should be high in the charts again, everyone always making them. But what do I know? I think only my rich stepdad still bakes regulairly. And I'm not allowed in here to bake to begin with. Due to sugar rules. The government has strict rules on cookies and sugar in here. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.  

Good afternoon at the 14th off November, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's dreary and rainy outside. 

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I would like to share some images off my foods off the previous days, some where really good. Like the bowl off vla with a doll up off whipped cream at my parental home after dinner, and my attemps at oven baked carrots in diffrent shades, and my dessert. Low fat peach yoghurt with pommegranate seeds. All too delicious. I should clean the kitchen today, but I'm almost dying out off headache. I'm about to see General Practice about it. It's really wrecking to be as stressed as I am. Maybe I'll clean my kitchen this afternoon. I would do good about it. Being schizo and on meds almost kills me. My head hurts incredibly, I could move planets, stars, whole galaxies, space ships with this feeling off incredible pain... I have never felt it this bad before. Just too much, and always late in the evening when I go to bed. It's impossible to sleep with it. General Practice and mental health should know what to do with it.    

I think my carrots can almost pass for Christmas. They where delicious. I'm dizzy from headache, unstable on my feet. I hope something can help for it. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 7th off November, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's sunny and cold, it's a bright day in Autumn. 

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My mom has her birthday at the 11th, I had to cut on the gift, but look what I found: 

It's a small box off chocolates, not the big splurgey expensive ones, but these are cute windmills and tulips, and it's packed pretty. It's pretty something for a crisis-gift, I feel happy due to it. I forgot how happy I can get when giving something nice. It's good for me just aswell as for the receiver. It makes me feel so good. Almost like ocytoxin I got from it. This gift makes happy. It's good for it's price class, and it's a real chocolate shop it comes from. 

I also purchased some handmade birthday cards from de Boed. They're not pricey, and compared to a bookstore it's cool what you got for it. Just the idea to send these feels good. Handmade = personal. And they where only one euro each. It's perfect for aunts and old friends in modern day crisis. I feel so good at the idea off all off these worthit gifts. I almost forgot how that could feel. It's my starsign, I think. Leo is a gift giver. Before the crisis, I used to bring more gifts to the fam. I had to cut on that. Alongside the Cornelis Jetses jigsaws I won at Bingo, these chocolates will be for mom. 💖😁 (= really how I feel, and that's why I wanted the world to know.) I'm going to wrap these jigsaws, the sight off it can't be more perfect in my opinion. 💖 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 11th off August, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's sunny and hot in The Netherlands, and it's said to be a tropical heathwave 

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Today was for baking a plum pie. With plums / prunes from a care taker's garden. I think it looks quite nice. 

It's done with cinnamon, kardamom, vanillin sugar and star anise. It's going to be served at Wednesday, when that care taker works. I made this today, since tomorrow the weather will be too hot for baking. It's done with cream butter, sugar and real eggs. It's as old fashioned and traditional as can be. It's supposed to be delicious. I even purchased an old fashioned can off whipped cream with it. 

Allright, that's about it for now - 

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Good afternoon at the 12th off July, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's bright and sunny in The Netherlands. It's a small heathwave. 

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It's been a while, but I had an idea in my head off a beautifull bundt cake, banana, decadent and tasty like sin. It's almost sin to bake them nowadays with these prices. In our idea off the Wild West it's waste if it's not utmost good. But honest, I made one. Like before the crisis, like before everything got too expensive. 

I believe this bundt cake mold by Nordic Ware is called The Crown. And I love it. I felt 'It's not like I purchased a new hat when buying it.' It's been unused for a while, and it almost became a waste. But I made it work, and it came out even and perfect. I will share it at de Boed, a small community centre specialised in mentally sick people, tomorrow at our noon coffee. And it has fresh nuts and coconut in it, and spices. But I got the spices from mom. It's my own invented receipe. And it's dusted with icing sugar. It's a fairytale. I believe the constellations where perfect for it to come to be, but that might sound a bit supersticious. It's just that I felt like dusting off my baking stuff today, and it worked out well. It's promising for tomorrow. 

Allright. That's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 30th off June, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is a bright and hot day in The Netherlands. 

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Today is for staying in during afternoon, in the morning I had coffee at de Boed, community centre focused on people with a mental handicap in old Zaandijk, the Netherlands. 

But this afternoon is for staying in behind the van with a pilch off water with my obesity and my pale skin. I can't withstand summer heath. On days like this it's a blessing not to have a job. Did you know that hot sun beams can increase mental problems? When it's scorching your scalp, it can worsen. It usually does with me. I don't withstand heath well. So I have to stay in on days like these. 

I'm in with a sore throat. I sneeze and cough and it hurts. I think it's due to changing weather all the time. And sleeping with windows open without a blanket one night. It started that morning. They say I have to drink a lot. I tried sage tea against it. 

People say my tray cake is better than HEMA tray cake, I checked their tray cake, they call it a strawberry vanilla sponge cake. So if I want to be better than them, I need expensive strawberries. And 'vanilla.' Whatever that means, in baking it can mean a lot. From extract to actuall vanilla bean. And theirs is probably from scratch. I think I leave it due to expensive ingredients. If HEMA's had apple- raisin, I would be better. But a restaurant wants it fancy, offcourse. And spongy. So I won't take the challenge. 

I have a lot off food on my bucket list. What to think off summer berry cake, with actuall berries from someone's garden? But I don't know someone with berry bushes. The bouquet on top would probably only take place that way in this time and era, donated and free. But it's like being a celebrity demanding free goods 'because they're good at it.' When I would ask someone. Or expecting them to do so out off nowhere. I don't know someone with a garden. I don't have that luck. I mean something like this 

Zomertaart met rood fruit

Koopmans fruittaart

I already get a lot off items and baking mixes for free from friends. Free berries are a diffrent stage. Sometimes gardeners have them left, but something tells me I won't find it. But it's an example. Wat would be more off a pretty sight than a cake or a tart, with a layer off cream, with a summer fruit bouquet on top? And you can say 'It's all fresh from the garden.' It's so fancy, and you haven't spend a penny too much on it. Or does thinking it like this make me a bit frumpy?   

Spontaneous ideas pop up in my mind. Fruit tart is a classic. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 10th off June, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's windy and cloudy in The Netherlands. 

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How to dine like royalty on a budget, or when food is expensive enough to respect? The answer to that, in my opinion, is minding the dishware and how you prepare and serve it. You could have a boring white plate, and bale over your string beans and Brussle sprouts, or serve it on something nice and enjoy them. It's a trick I got from Martha Stewart, and which I also do myself. Mind the disware, it doesn't has to be the headprice, as long as it looks nice and good enough to be appropriate. It can have colours, patterns, ridges and ceramic art, prints, all seasons on them, but sure, a good looking plate. And minding how you cook is almost personal. And a tip: If you keep them clean and tidy, you can do quite long with dishware and glasses, as long as you don't throw them on the floor on purpose. Or by accident. Who am I to judge?  Make sure your food doesn't look cheap on a plate. 

I also feel like I don't need that much food when it's served pretty and well. The style off serving feels like food for my soul, so my stomach doesn't need to be filled too much anymore. Maybe we get to times where food keeps on being expensive, and respectable enough to be treated like this. We should not think lightly about it. So respectfull and nicely done plates and servings can make it a little better.  Shabby fancy dining, done with eye for presence and respect for foods. I support it. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.  

 

Good afternoon at the 21st off April, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

It's fresh, grey and rainy in The Netherlands. 

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I got my laundry on, it's the second day off Easter, I have been eating well and the food was really yummy, but I haven't stuffed my face on Easter foods. It's not going too bad today. My side still hurts a little, I thought it had increased a little this morning. So taking it easy it is. I can handle it. So far, I'm a little restless. But taking it easy I think goes well, unless when I get messed up in my mind. So it's not easy to determine. Maybe emotionally I handle it too well. Pressing all emotions about it away untill it become delusions. I'm not used to Easter this way, but it's not too bad. Altough the sun isn't out today, so no outside bench hanging with the cat for me. In the end, it might have been as if something has missed this Easter and I'm taking it too easy. (I mean a weekend with mom. Not Easter luxury. But mom's company.) 

In my opinion, one off the summons off luxury is dried fruits. I don't know where that comes from. Just like medieval royalty I think that really shows wealth. Just like spices and nuts. There was a time where in this country, it didn't cost that much. But now we're all robbed and companies take it like criminals, it sure is a sign off wealth again. Just like in the medieval age. Tutti Frutti cake certainly is the head price nowadays. But it would be such a refined Christmas treat. Or something for the winter months starting November. I promised to make Tutti Frutti cake on here some time ago, I still didn't get to it. (That's been years ago.) Maybe if I got it high in my head, I even might purchase fresh Tutti Frutti from the market, and feel like a medieval princess this winter. I know these times are very expensive. I might ditch it when it gets too much. So I should not be pinpointed to it. I can't even afford splurges on Christmas cookies and chocolates, so I should beware with dried fruits in Christmas gifts. But maybe I'll do that for this year's Christmas cake. 

I'm making plans way ahead. Maybe a bit early. And we should see. But it's one way I feel really rich. I found out spices, dried fruits and nuts where for the very fortunate during medieval times. Maybe that feeling off wealth when working with them comes from that place in history. Maybe something in my soul remembers. Strange enough. But I should not sound floaty. Good fortune like that for everyone is something from recent times. Somehow I think fortunate times will come back. And ordinairy people can afford them again. It's a dream to work with these again on a regulair base. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.      

Good afternoon at the 22th off February, 2025, 2.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is a dreary day in the Netherlands, it's somewhat warmer than a few days ago, but it's still grey and dark. 

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Today was for baking a cake from scratch. 

Without a package, own bought eggs, but with self-rising flour. It's been made according to the basics off baking cake. It might not seem like much, and it's for our Sunday afternoon coffee. But please remember that in crisis Netherlands, cream butter and eggs are already expensive. It might seem simple, but we should take these times in consideration. Still, I wanted to bake a good ordinairy cake. And to share it tomorrow since it keeps them a bit more happy than what they usually are. I mean fellow clients. To keep people feeling a bit nice, despite everything. It's the basic cake receipe, but made really well. To beat more air in the batter, and to bring it to nice taste. It's plain, but it's pride in all it's commonness nowadays. And yes, they love it. It's good enough for shabby old fellow clients with their fresh cup off coffee on a Sunday. Crisis Netherlands, it's plain, but we can live. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

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Good afternoon at the 22th off February, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is a grey day in the Netherlands. 

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I changed my mind, I think there won't be peace soon after all, not some sort off insight from the universe, but just a general idea off the process off peace conversations between Trump and Putin, especially when the rest off them don't agree on what Trump has to say. We shouldn't hang out the flag too early. And we should be weary. Who am I to say so? Well, err.... I'm just a person who suspects it won't be peace soon. I think the world can hold on to it's survival methods to keep their budget sane. For another year at least. It's really lethal to do wrong peace predictions, but my insights are so vague and blurry, I just can't do so. In my 'worst case scenario.' It was 2028. And we lost the war. That means we're still in it very deep. If this situation doesn't clear up, it's just a blast from Trump. Not a real peace agreement. I think it's getting to look more and more like that. It's too unclear to see, but after what I've read in the news, the Republican party in the U.S disagreeing with Trump, I think it won't be serious peace soon. I think this war is really going to screw us over. Just like this decade. That's all I think I know. I just don't know when it will be peace, I just started to think these conventions are not going to do it. What am I? A specialist? With a little luck I'm too unimportant to be declared off importance for all off this. Otherwise I'm stupid. I think my predictions should not be taken serious. That would be too much. Unless it's a 'worse case scenario.' prediction, and it helps you to prepare for the longer term. Then please take it serious, and do what you need to do to keep your situation healthy and liveable. Then I might sound like an expert, but I'm familiair with long term poverty. So I think I know a few things about that. But that's not really a prediction. Just make certain you can survive for somewhat off a long time. That's what I think is for sure. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.  

Good afternoon at the 1st off January, 2025.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's windy and stormy in the Netherlands. 

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First off all, I wish you all a Happy New Year, and something on hands to keep your minds buisy, since we need distraction every often that's not illegal. 

This morning I showered and washed, Finally got myself clean. I smell like lavender and body butter. I think I killed no one by not looking fancy during New Year's Eve. It was more the feeling that got me out off bed this morning to clean myself. It's better than feeling filthy. 

The fireworks where really beautifull yesterday. So incredibly pretty. They can't afford their health insurance, but they do pay an awfull lot for fireworks. The least I can do is watching it and enjoying it in awe. And they made me. So it worked. 

I learned the truth: The grocery van was mainly cut due to finances, not because 'it's our own responsibility.' Actually it's a bit off a bitchy reason to tell us to seek it out ourselves. I think the manager is such a bitch for cutting it. And ditching us with such a story. We should have common acces to groceries, not just an app on the internet.  

The Leviaan manager should use her mind. If she's gonna cut things to hell, I'm gonna make it known on this weblog. It's not acceptable what's happening. And the public should know. It's my freedom off speech and it's a form off legal protest. She has to keep it acceptable, or I'm going to make her pay for it and kick her ass. No groceries is NOT acceptable. She should not think she can shove me up with everything. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading. 

 

Good afternoon at the 1st off December, 2024.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is bright and cold in the Netherlands. 

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This morning was for statement baking. I prepared a fresh banana cake with walnuts, spices and coconut. In a cake pan from Nordic Ware, Situated on an ACTION cake stand. 

It's topped with icing sugar, and perfect for December. I got eggs and spices donated from people. It's perfect for the Holidays, but I already prepared mine. It's the Christmas month already. I thought I would share it tomorrow, but tomorrow is an ordinairy Monday. This is definetely more something for the weekend. It's a perfect Christmas cake. 

Sometime I dream off a world where perfect cooking with fresh ingredients is remarked as 'Poor man's pride.' Instead off it being so expensive. 'Poor man's honour.' When you cook perfect fresh dishes. But maybe that's thought a bit too 'Zaans.' Zaanstad people love to prepare their dishes as fresh as possible. But most off us are poor. Maybe somewhere else, they'd rather swear by processed cans and packages as 'poor man's food.' But that's not to my liking, and I think most people here agree. So maybe 'Poor man's honour.' does fit. Rice dishes and vegetable dishes prepared as perfect and fresh as this cake. I wish I wasn't the only one to see it that way, and I wish it would not sound too offensive. I hope Ed the dragon slayer won't get angry if he would read my texts. It should be for all kinds off people to prepare foods with fresh vegetables as finger licking as possible, but for the poor, it's a form off honour. With all sorts off spices and herbs, with all fruits and veggies known in the world. And all the ingredients they can come up with. I would not say it's easy. Not every brick can cook it like this. That's why it's a form off old fashioned pride. But most off it is too pricey nowadays. We can't afford. But it's a standard I would love to live up to. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading. 

 

Good afternoon at the 10th off November, 2024.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is a cold and gloomy day in the town off Castricum 

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This weekend, I have been at my mom's. She has her birthday tomorrow, but I've been here all weekend. My family takes me being here very well, sometimes my brothers got a bit annoyed by me. When my Schizo symptoms show up a bit too much. But it has kept quiet this weekend. I have two younger brothers. 

The eldest is going cookie baking today. He's up to making gingerbread. Last time I was here, he had prepared pumpkinpie, and he's kinda good at it. I think he loves baking as much as me. There was a time he got all into home made chocolates, and he's great at preparing Asian cuisine. he's easy to purchase gifts for. Asian cookbooks usually do it for him. Or any kind off 'manly' cookbook with cool receipes he wishes to try. And yes, he cooks well. I tasted it, it's fine. 

My mom has her birthday tomorrow. 

 

I have a cute gift, aside from the usuall big box off local handmade Zaandijk chocolates she loves. My mom adores those. But yes, this year it's sided with a gift. it's also easy to purchase my (picky) mom a gift, she likes the old fashioned Zaandijk culture, so usually a gift in that style does it. Or the biggest box off chocolates from the chocolate shop. I have set money aside for that. It's just that the retailer is going to retire, and she doesn't has a follow up. It's better than Leonidas, and it's really one off a kind vintage chocolate shop with spaces for artists to hold a gallery. It's so cozy and sweet, it's like coffee and chocolates at a decadent great grandmother when I sit there. And the coffee cups are pure gold vintage at that place. 

 I couldn't resist to purchase a small bag off it for myself, and I'm spare with it. One or two at a time. She's perfect at chocolate making. And she has the perfect, decadent old fashioned interior. In Zaandijk, we all hang to the 1930's sometimes. It won't get any more modern in our minds than that. And I love it. I can't help it, I just love that old fashioned decadency from decades ago. If you're not up to that sort off style, it's not on you. It's just that this is the real old fashioned style off the Netherlands. And if you love it, it's perfect. I'm kinda fond off the old fashioned. like maybe you can see  and feel on this weblog. It's mainly love I feel for it.

My home even leans to the vintage style. It's classy furnitured. Not too old fashioned, but still it's nice and coquette like. I think everyone is secretly a bit vintage at heart. I can't help it. Somehow I think it's something most people love, or secretly hold a soft spot for. The vintage, the 1920's-1950's, the old fashioned, the styles, it's in all off us somehow. I live in a place where the classics never die, and where Chatlie Chaplin, impregnating a woman at the age off 80 is still talk off town among baby boomers. They still talk about that. And where they still love Laurel and Hardy, and where those rock classics never die. Perfect for an old soul like mine. They got me into Sam Cooke and the Buena Vista Social club recently. It never gets old among them. I love it.  

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading. 

 

 

A golden age for alternatives and rock

 Good evening everyone, 

The 2030's will be a golden age for rock and alternatives, including the Fantasy subculture. 

I see Faun winning an Edison award for best album, 

I see rock becomming just as much an official classic music style like opera 

I see fantasy items you would before only find at events being sold in common home deco stores 

I see some Fantasy novels becomming official literature. 

It's something that starts, probably, when Uranus is in Cancer, and the war and the crisis are done.Fantasy  Gothic becomes THE It-style for fashionista's that decade. 

It's such reccomendation for what they have done. And the world can't deny it anymore: This is official culture. And the Fantasy Gothic Rock people are the artists. Mind my words, it's going to happen, it will be a period off bloom for them. 

It's just that during the 2040's the hype is over. And people will lean towards orange and green. Really, it's going to feel insane how much reccommendation the scene will get during the 2030's. It's incredible. 

If I would have been in school during that era, I would have dared to speak up about my interest to people. While I kept quiet during my younger years, afraid to be beaten up or bullied, or left out by them. I never told them Elfia saved my soul. But during the 2030's, I think ordinairy people, where 'alternative.' and 'subculture.' lies very sensitive, can openly brag about such things. I never had the guts to. 

It's sad how it's now the other way around, and real life keeps me from the mental havock from events. The scene doesn't work for me. So I prefer to stay away from them, and live in relatively peace. I can miss being demonized like a hole in the head. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading. 

Good afternoon at the 4th off October, 2024.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today is nice and sunny for a day in fall. 

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I will be serving coffee this afternoon with this on my lips. It's Essence Crystal Clear lipgloss, as clear and scentless as water. But it's innocent. It's not a kissing potion, doesn't belong in a Vampire Witch's boudoir, and it's probably just what I need to look groomed at serving coffee today. I got a skinny mascara on my lashes, and my eyebrows are neatly plucked. My cousin and the neighbours have nothing to complain about. 

And it's all clear skin on me. I'm not after someone, I'm just there to serve people the best coffee in the whole wide surrounding this afternoon. And I got a 90's nude on my nails that doesn't look like poison either, I look simple yet nice enough, and that's what we aim for. 

 

I got this on my eyelashes. And some clear eyebrow gel from Essence. 

Essence lash brow gel mascara. I swear, I eat these. But that's due to thick eyebrows like mine. It needs to be groomed and held in place. 

 'Are you trying to potion me, or poison me?' Well, not today. Today it's just an attempt to refined delicacy. Maybe I should be glad for strict unwritten rules on what's allowed and what not. They also occure to less interesting men and women. Let's be gratefull instead off seeing it as a burden. And it depends on where you are and who you ask, but in this place, my face is enough like this today. 

I hear people laughing about me for not wearing much make-up, I'm probably the talk off town at some places. A woman my age should be indulging in make-up according to the unwritten rules for millenials. But that's just not 'me.' I prefer to keep it sane and decent. Like always. I rather believe in 'to guild the lily.' Instead off re-painting the entire flower. But that's my opinion. And clear lipgloss keeps me from biting a neck.   

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.     

Good afternoon at the 28th off September, 2024.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today was changing and cold, with a ray off sunshine just recent. Your typicall day in Autumn. 

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My computer was at the Repair Cafe this week, something to do with a broken adapter. But they ordered a new one and I have access to it again. Though owing them 30 euro's for it. But it's no problem. I have been on Facebook and internet on my phone, but my laptop is more relaxed at certain points. 

The best way to set my mind off off things and have something on my weekend is baking. Baking, small house chores, keeping my kitchen tidy- mind set off stuff, and I needed it. Today was for preparing a batch off peanutbutter cupcakes. 

Frosted with peanutbutter with chunks frosting, and my own adjustment, chocolate sprinkles and coconut flakes on top. The receipe comes from '500 cupcakes.' Except that I left out baking powder and let it fly on self-rising flour on it's own, and adjusted a teaspoon off vanilla to the cupcake batter. I think they have an English version off the book. I needed a mind set off, I didn't see myself just coffeeing and doing nothing all day this weekend. I used the 'swoop and swirl.' technique for it's frosting. A piping bag is still too much off a difficulty, though I could try and practice. But maybe when food prices are not that insane anymore. 'Swoop and swirl.' with a fork is a guarantee for succes, while piping bag technique could fail. It's 18 cupcakes with a massive amount off icing sugar and peanut butter. I'm going to share these tomorrow at de Boed's afternoon coffee time. I was allowed to store them in their fridge, mine has little space at the moment. They look decadent and delicious. 

I still think, bad case, 2028 will be for the end off the Ukraine- Russia war. Just an insight, I can't explain to most. But it's not why I need a set- off. I barely dare to speak out WHY I needed a mind set off on this very weblog, while actually I discuss everything on here. But it's kinda sensitive. It's difficult. But a buisy Saturday helped me through. It's something about a man, and it's too close for comfort. That's all I can say. To seek a way to set off your mind is what they always reccomend to us, mental patients. So here we got 18 nice peanutbutter cupcakes. 

Allright, that's about it for now, - 

Thank you for reading.  

 

Good afternoon at the 29th off July, 2024.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

It's way too sunny and hot outside for my liking. It's not my type off weather today. 

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Honest, I think it's not even visions, but something on my mind told me it's NOT going to be peace by the end off 2024, and it's going to be a damn dry Christmas for most. 'Zo droog als Sinterklaas zijn kont.' Like vulgair old ladies at Gortershof say. I think I don't like the idea off predicting peace wrong, so, I quit predicting peace on this weblog. Hell and heaven know if it's 2025, 2026 or 2028, for godsake. I'm fed up with it. I just know there should be peace concerts worldwide after peace came true. A real, big peace celebration. But is that going to happen? Usually I see too positive scenario's when I'm fed up with something. Then it's not clear enough anymore. 

But so far, Christmas is not going to 'feel like it.' This year, even worse than previous year, or during Corona, where everyone already seemed unpleasant to be around and cranky. With sky high prices and bills. But I think it's rather common sense that whispers me that in. If it continues like this. I hope my predictions for the short term will come true, and this whole situation won't last and last. 

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be awfull. Who am I with these kind off prognosis? Who wants to hear them from me? I could be an economic or a politician without the slightest idea off a spiritual gift if I start to talk like this. Or even a lobbyist for war economics, (since they seem to be in charge off everything)- but not a true future predictress.  

In that same category falls the idea economic quarter marks show a shrunk economy for the last quarter off a year. It's not predicting, just a feeling. I learned not to be positive about these years. And people start to think off me as a trouble maker if I point things out too loud these days which don't come true. I haven't happened to have done so in real life, people don't have the faintest idea I have done a prediction and try to point out actuall peace. But it's un-doable. But somehow I have the idea it will be a dry Christmas out off poverty for most this year. ('Gortdroge kerst.' Like how it's said here.) 

I should stop it at that for this weblog. People are un-doable annoying when I predict it wrong. I don't like to end up in fights, cold behaviour and discussion, and most off all: It's stressive. So I quit predicting on this weblog. The future at this point simply could not be more vague. 

Allright, that's about it for now-

Thank you for reading.  

Good afternoon at the 22th off July, 2024.

 Good afternoon everyone, 

Today it's changing clouds with sunshine. I find warm temperatures doable this way. 

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The news stated Zelensky wanted to discuss peace with Putin, but somehow I came to think it won't end soon. The Russia-Ukraine war won't be over that soon. That's what I think about it. Don't get too cheerfull too early, and don't start to hate me over a wrong prediction, don't get too harsh on me, it makes you dumb.   

To be honest, I don't think it will be over before 2026. And all attemps to peace will end up in vain somehow. Don't cheer too early, and don't get naive with life untill it's truly over. It's best to use your common sense a few months longer than to stop it before the war and the crisis end. If you use survival methods- don't quit them by now. I honestly think we are up to two to four years longer with the war in Ukraine. Maybe I should not step off off that point. But I can't guarantee it's true. 

And Biden is out off the race for American president, it was in the newspaper this morning. It's an even bigger point where I personally think Trump will win these elections. And some things are ment to be. But visions are a bit vague at the moment. But to be honest, I think Trump will win the American elections, and the war will continue. It's the worst case scenario I trusted to become true all the time. It's nothing to become cheerfull about for now. 

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.