Springcleaning!

I have been very busy lately, unfortunately nothing involved patchwork or quilting.
First there was the Dutch carnival, celebrated in the southern provinces. 4 Days of parades, putting on silly costumes, dancing and..yes drinking.
The first day of the festivities was extra special 'cause it was my 53th birthday.
DH surprised me with a BIG bouquet of my favourite flowers (tulips ofcourse!)

not quite opened on the pic, but believe me: the next day they were beautifull!!

DH's birthday is in february too and together we got a great present from the kids. They booked us a night in a hotel in the medieval Belgian town Brugge next weekend. That'll be a most welcome break!


Then there was a day of moving planned. Youngest DD back home and eldest DD's last stuff to her BF's house which is now hers too. One of the small prints in the parental contract, which by the way, no one ever showed me when (or better before!) I got pregnant.

And then I spent some days cleaning and painting. I have a rather big built-in storage closet in the back of my kitchen. We had the freezer there but since that is now in the new kitchen, we took that one out. I emptied the closet completely, painted the walls, ceiling and the door. Since I had all the painting gear out I also painted other things that needed a fresh white coating. I still got 4 doors to go but I'll save that for another time!
Cleaning out one closet leads to another where you find stuff that's supposed to go to the third etc.

I also did some springcleaning in my head while painting and sanding and painting again. I turned 53 and decided the time of hiding is over. I'm not and never was quite happy with myself but what the heck..it won't get any better over the years now will it?!

Here we are, me and my kids in our carnival costumes. Royal in the middle, after all it was my birthday..

And last but not least: DD Lotte and I (on iceskates last january)