Good evening! Great to see you here! I started the day with a new recipe for Vegan Peanut butter cookies!
Thanks "teenage cake land"! Tastes pretty good for a cookie with no butter or eggs!  A bit healthy then, don't you think? Can easily eat more than one! Great with a cup of Hot Chocolate! Might have to add chocolate chuncks next time! LOL!

 The sun came out today! Time to get creative!

Will have to keep you up to date as the bulbs grow!

 A bit of Spring Cleaning with the BCC at Buitenzorg!

 Look what we found!

 A hand painted banner!

How big do you think it is?

 Big?

Yes, big!

 Very big! We'll have to find out who painted this!

 And inside, the Spring-Easter branch was added to!

 Vertical gardening! Very "in"! Thanks Miriam!

 And for the hand knitted bunny!

March 1st tomorrow! Spring's on its way!

Weatherman says we'll be at 10C by next week Wednesday!

BUITENZORG!

Still working on the English translation!

 Good Morning! 

"Focus on the journey, not the destination"

 "A person who never made a mistake

never tried anything new."- Albert Einstein

 "The more you love your decisions, the less

you need others to love them"

"If you wait for the perfect conditions, 

you'll never get anything done!"

So, it's time to get the day started!

Your mission today, if you agree to accept...

 and don't forget .....

..."Pay no attention to those who talk behind your back, it only means that you're two steps ahead of them!" Hope you're able to enjoy today!

 Good Morning!

What a nice thought to start the day!

 Here's a creative wood prject!

 Step 1 sand and paint!

 Step 2 First layer of the design!

Life is Beutiful! Join me on this journey of stitches?

Hope you can enjoy a moment of creativeness today!

Looking forward to seeing you here tomorrow!

North wind of the drifting snow....

Good Morning! More snow today!

Go get those gaters back on! Winter's not over yet!

 Let's go for a walk! Then it's time for Hot Chocolate!

Drive carefully if you're out and about!

It's a cold northern wind!

There are a few people out walking their dog!

 The rowing club is on the water!

 I hear gease!

 Not these!

 It's a dead fish, but the first fish I've seen in this river!

 More snow is on it's way!

Here are the gease!
Time to head home! Warm up! Start a creative project!
Hope you can enjoy a relaxing Sunday!

 Hello! Did you enjoy your day? We did! 

We celebrated World Thinking Day with cake!

 Thanks Miriam! What a treat!

And cookies, and we sang a few Girl Guide songs!

And shared a few Scouting facts with new volunteers!

A busy and laughter filled day at Buitenzorg! Fun!

Join in the fun next year? It's on a Saturday!

World Thinking Day!

It's time to celebrate World Thinking Day!

Did you know .....

-February 22nd is the Birthday of both Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout Movement, and his wife Olave, who was World Chief Guide?

-World Thinking Day, 22 February, started in 1926?

-Scouting began in England in 1907?

-In 1910 the Girl Guide Association started with Agnes Baden-Powell, Robert Baden-Powell's sister as Leader?

-WOSM, World Organization of the Scouting Movement, has 28 million members in 160 countries?

-WAGGGS, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts has 10 million members in 145 countries?

What will you be doing today? Eating "Trefoil" cut out cookies? Chocolate Brownies? Listening to Girl Guide songs? Wearing your uniform? Here in The Netherlands we'll be making corsages out of ivy leaves and Snowdrops! Emblems of Thinking Day! Hope you can enjoy a bit of World Thinking Day where ever you are! Have fun!

WAGGGS

 Glad you could stop by! Today's the day before World Thinking Day! I thought that I would share a little bit about what being part of WAGGGS, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, means to me! 

International friendships and opportunities,...

.... through laughter and song.... 

...and volunteering!

Scorpion Patrol in Mexico!

The experience of an event at Sangam, India!

Highly reccomend that if you can!

Sari shopping! What fun! 

Bangels bought at Bangel Ally ! An Indian evening!

New clothes! Hey, there's a garden design idea!

There's so much more to see at each one of the 4 world centre's! And! They are always looking for volunteers and staff! So if you would like to experience an international event or see if you would like to spend time working or volunteering at one of them, check out: Sangam  Our Chalet  Pax Lodge  Our Cabana 
See you tomorrow for World Thinking Day fun!

The Dasty Challenge continues!

Good Morning! I know what Dasty can do indoors! So now it's time to take Dasty outdoors! There's quite a bit of green residue that needs removing! After all that ice and snow, there is still a lot to do!

 But I think this Dasty garden challenge will have to wait until it warms up to a bit above freezing! With a few cold, crisp, dry winter days ahead, it's a great time to do a bit of pruning, remove a few bushes and trees, trim a hedge and see if I don't get too many blisters on my hands! The callouses on my hands have vanished after a winter without gardening! Rose pruning season is just around the corner!

Lots to do then! So get those good work boots on and go outside today! 

Each minute that you spend worrying about your past,

you lose from your future!

That spay painting place worked well!

Time to find a place to hang up these!