reading enhances your ability to sympathize with someone else's values, according to psycholinguist Jos van Berkum. he held his inaugural speech in at Utrecht University on 30 September on 'Zonder gevoel geen taal' (without feeling no language).
just have been searching knitting garn for a poncho. it is not easy to choose the most sustainable one. finally decided for recycled polyester, not natural, but sustainable. searching too? check these mainly dutch websites: phildar ecolo yarns apart trikoo ecotex wolkokerbreishop
we recycle plastic, paper, green wastes, water, clothes, shoes. but still we throw away reusable things. what to do with the milkpackages. in rotterdam studio hergebruik sells objects from recycled materials. go to studio hergebruik
in these days of more and more internet deals real dealz nederland offers every week a sustainable deal. the trend, to have a sustainable counterpart for all popular products and services, is positive. to the real dealz website (in dutch)
almost never thought about the amount of water needed to produce our daily needs, like bread, fruit, rice and the like. thus we seem to use more than 2.5 times more water than is sustainably available. a start for more agriculture in wet areas and more simple food like water from the tap instead of juices, milk, coffee and lemonade. www.voetafdruk.org (in several languages but mainly english)
handmade is finally trendy again. crafts have a revival. homemade cake, handmade clothings, homemade meals, handmade juwellery .... slow food, slow life, slow ... see my (dutch) page on design and craft (ambacht)
an aunt of mine just past away. she and her daughter were/are slightly handicapped. the, also handicapped, colleagues of my aunt held beautiful speeches. my father too, but much more less expressive. when people, without handicaps, grow up, they seem to become handicapped in expressing their feelings and thoughts. while people with handicaps often do not meet these restraints in expressing themselves. is not life fair, dividing restraints fairly.
it seems that women are more interested in using herbal teas than men. is it women's interest in health or do women feel more small inconveniences than men. the witch in women to search for natures power i wonder. black tea though is favorite for men or rooibos. teas with stronger tastes. taste can be developed. no proof for genetic/gender origin of like or dislike of herbal teas.
nothing so relaxing as reading children's books. kameleon, dolfje weerwolfje, harry potter, charlie and the chocolate factory, the wizard of oz. wonderful. compare that to the literature of luigi pirandello, adult stories of roald dahl. fantastic but depressing. what do we do when growing up to deserve these negative reviews of live.
9 years old and angry. he does not want to be like the others but he does not want te be different. life can be quite hard to like. and what can i do about it. stay patient, be creative and be happy. and wait until he finds his own way, knowing that we love him.
the name of the rose enfolds like a rose. this book has so many aspects, theories and philosophies in it that one can read it and reread it endlessly. fantastic.
while we long for a short schoolday with a long afternoon, the majority (in fact only 1 parent voted with me) of the parents voted for the child care services during lunch and a longer school schedule. too bad for us. the chance of a contiunous school schedule had now disappeared. but well, the school director also prefers the child care services at lunchtime as he thinks that a longer schoolday means more working hours. he is the expert so i should not grieve too much.