Picture Monday: Rechte Heij

Just two pictures of the 'Rechte Heij'. It is really near my town. The spring only started to show when I took these pictures

Continent box South-America #1

Hi there,

Ready for a little trip to South-America? Here we go.
If I thing about South-America i think of a colorfull and bright culture, rain forest, native indian tribes, Brazilian carnaval.

Off course there is much more to South-America. It's the fourth largers countinent and fifth when looking at population

This is what I have for my continent box.

A DIY hand poppet, a waven basket, a caribbean schoolbus (pen stand)
and a Frog, Armadillo and Parrot.

DIY cards with instuments and fruits from South-America.

Grey Explains: Bizarre Borders part 1

You've probably seen the video clip about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands. Well the maker of this video clip made more interesting ones. His name is Grey.

Here is one about Bizarre Borders where countries are inside countries.


You may need to watch is a second or third time.

Fruit: Papaya

Every week when I go grochery shopping I keep my eyes open for any 'new' exotic fruit. For today's blog I have a Papaya.
The Papaya is from the tropical part of America, so from Mexico to Central America. It was first cultivated in Mexico many centuries ago. It has become a popular treat worldwide.

How do yo know if a Papaya is ripe? Well, if the fruit starts coloring yellow, looks bruised and when you press the Papaya you should be able to make a slide indention. If it's still green let is rest for a few days before you eat it.



What you need to slide the Papaya is a cutting board, a sharp knite, a spoon and something to put in the pieces of fruit.
Now before starting, wash the Papaya with water even thouth the skin isn't edible.

Now lay it on a flat surface and cut of the top.
After that cut it in half so you see the black seads.

When you cut it in half to be surpriced by the funny smell, this is what it is suposed to smell like.
Now, use your spoon to remove the seads and the sticky membrane that coats them.

Now all you have to do is remove the skinn with a knife. I used a smaller knife for this and be carefull not to cut you fingers.

When tasting the Papaya i didn't really like the tast, but i found out that it tasted better when heated.

Give it a try and let me know if you like Papaya.

Continent box Asia #1

Hi everybody,

Today we're visiting Asia. It's one of the continent I have not been to, but hope to visit in the future. It's a big and diversive continent with high mountains, ice cold climates, hot, desert like climates, Islands, big cities and many cultures and religions.

So there are lots of things to collect in my continent box.
Here a few of the things I have so far.

A small Menora (seven lampstand) from Jerusalem, a chinees bamboe candle, a peacock feather,
Tibaten prayer flags, a painted hand fan from China, a Chinees tea cup and three spoons from Indonesia

Felt sushi, a tiger, chopsticks, incense, tea bags and a origami flower.

A budha statue, a chinees bottle and vase, a tiny water pipe (without the tube)
and four wooden arabic poppets.

Picture monday: Veluwe

The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km²) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Veluwe features many different landscapes including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts.

The Veluwe is the largest push moraine complex in the Netherlands, stretching 60 km from north to south, and reaching heights of up to 110 metres. The Veluwe was formed by the Saalian glacial during the Pleistocene epoch, some 200,000 years ago. Glaciers some 200 metres thick pushed the sand deposits in the Rhine and Maas Delta sideways, creating the hills which now form most of the Veluwe. Because the hills are made of sand, rain water disappears rapidly, and then it flows at a depth of tens of metres to the edges where it reaches the surface again.