{Our Mailbox Got Hit Again}

 In the 26 years that we have lived in this home, our mailbox has taken quite some beatings. 

We are actually having our 4th mailbox at present!

If some cars back up from the neighbor's driveway across the street, it has happened that they slam into our mailbox...

We already had replaced the previous mailbox with a more sturdy one... 

There is a 4 x 4 inch post inside and it's poured into solid concrete.

But as you can tell, it did burst open from the impact!
This time a utility truck hit it from the side.

The 4 x 4 inch is visible inside...

Husband Pieter is standing there, taking this photo.

It actually happened on Pieter's Birthday!

Yep, it got all cracked up.

Charter Communications was the one that caused this.

But they graciously have acknowledged the damage and I was lucky for finding the exact replacement on line at MailMaster Post Mounted Mailbox with Rain Overhang by Step2

The grass looks awful because of the heat...

But here is the replacement standing strong once more!
Seen with our Vinyl Picket Fence in the back...

Thanks for your visit.

{Breakfast in the Sunshine}

The TRUTH is that we have bought our lot, while driving around and looking for a spot where we would have SUNSHINE at breakfast time!

Yes, that is a true story and let me show you how it worked out...
And yes, Deborah, we have breakfast while viewing our hummingbirds that come right to the window on the right, you see the red cap of the feeder.

Breakfast in our Kitchen Bay Window area with SUNSHINE!

Most of the time...

Add some fresh flowers and the use of the handmade silver container from Indonesia for our margarine and you feel instantly happy!

We use Vegan Cheese as I am not allowed to eat too much protein, due to my CKD stage 3.

Yep, that's my healthy breakfast with supplements...

One demitasse with coffee and cocoa added and coconut oil.

One cup of soy milk from Trader Joe's as it is with the least amount of sugar.

Dutch BOLLETJE RYE BREAD (ROGGEBROOD) from Vander Veen's in Wyoming, Michigan. 

Are you having breakfast in a sunny spot at your home?

Thanks for your visit!

{Pattern of Our Hand Crocheted Kitchen Curtain with Roses}

In a previous post {More of Our Kitchen} I also did show you our Hand Crocheted Kitchen Curtain with Roses. So here I want to share the Pattern.

You can click the hyperlink above...

This is the curtain...

From the Special Burda M 2018 D 32/88 (1988)

At the time that I did crochet this curtain, we were living and working in Indonesia...

Hind sight, I do regret that I did not crochet the double edging and making it a bit longer!

You start off with 30 (40) squares 91 (121) chain stitches + 3 for the first double crochet.

This is it, rather simple for following this. 

One x is 4 double crochet each and the open squares are each with 1 double crochet and 2 chain stitches.

Hope somebody will be able to make use out of this.

I myself might have to crochet it again and also use the double edging!

Thanks for your visit.