You must listen to this ...
It's phenomenal ...
good luck getting the tune
out of your head.
:)
July 21, 2009
April 16, 2009
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOUTUBE!
But these ARE NOT wasted minutes ...
This will make you smile ...
And everyone needs to smile ...
And it's a whole new twist on a song
from my all time favourite movie ...
ENJOY!
February 20, 2009
100 DAYS
I find it hard to fathom ... and can hardly wait at the same time.
I'm getting married in 100 days.
There is too much still to do ...
House to buy ... dinner menu to plan ...
My Maid still needs a dress ...
I've got the dress.
Glyn got his suit this week.
We both needs shoes.
Need to get the kids their wedding outfits.
The honeymoon will be somewhere warm
that's really all we know.
We're doing a last minute deal.
I'll create my very own heart in sand pic
maybe find a couple of shells to toss in the photo too.
what am I doing blogging ...
I have lists that need stuff checked off.
February 09, 2009
Wiarton Willie Who????
I don't care what Wiarton Willie or Punxsutawney Phil have to say.
I saw a Robin yesterday.
I will trust in their arrival as the sign of spring being 'round the corner.
This is not my picture of the Robin I saw coming up the Kenilworth.
I try not to drive and take pictures at the same time.
SPRING is just around the corner!
December 24, 2008
December 02, 2008
November 11, 2008
REMEMBERING | courage
Syberen & Hendrina Potma
My grandparents were remarkable people. I admire their conviction of faith and the courage it took to live it out in dangerous times.
Following is a story from that time.
Food ration coupons, issued by the Nazi occupational forces, were often the only way for Dutch people to get enough to eat during the war years. Jews were excluded from the food ration distribution, and many Jews were starving or hiding in safe houses. The Dutch underground, of which Opa Potma was a part, set out to forge food ration coupons and distribute them to Jewish families in hiding and to the Dutch families who took them in. Those who were caught assisting Jews were sent to the concentration camps or executed.
The coupons were first printed at secret underground presses, and then stamped with a forged Nazi ink stamp. There was one final step to make the forgeries complete: a signature of the Nazi district officer. There were only a few people capable of taking on this job, and one of those few was Syberen Dirk Potma. As an artist and calligrapher, Opa was able to use his gifts to assist the underground movement and save many Jews in the process. Secretly and methodically, Opa signed the forged food coupons and bundled them, ready for delivery. (some of the older children may recall seeing stashes of printed material hidden around the Potma home in Heerenveen, with never a word about their purpose)
Opa was also part of the coupon distribution system, and one day he loaded up his bag with bundles of forged coupons and set off on his bike to distribute them throughout the underground network. Suddenly as he rounded a corner, he was stopped by a Nazi checkpoint. The first Nazi soldier ordered him to get off his bike and to open his bag. Opa knew that if they discovered his cargo, he would certainly be killed or sent to the concentration camp. But just as he was slowly dismounting, a second Nazi soldier said, “No, that’s Mr. Potma – let him through.”
Opa could hardly believe what he had just heard – he didn’t know a single German soldier, and none of them knew him by name! Later as he reflected on this experience, the only conclusion that he could come to was that it was not a Nazi soldier at all, but an angel in disguise, sent by God to save his life and the lives of many more through him
My grandparents were remarkable people. I admire their conviction of faith and the courage it took to live it out in dangerous times.
Following is a story from that time.
Food ration coupons, issued by the Nazi occupational forces, were often the only way for Dutch people to get enough to eat during the war years. Jews were excluded from the food ration distribution, and many Jews were starving or hiding in safe houses. The Dutch underground, of which Opa Potma was a part, set out to forge food ration coupons and distribute them to Jewish families in hiding and to the Dutch families who took them in. Those who were caught assisting Jews were sent to the concentration camps or executed.
The coupons were first printed at secret underground presses, and then stamped with a forged Nazi ink stamp. There was one final step to make the forgeries complete: a signature of the Nazi district officer. There were only a few people capable of taking on this job, and one of those few was Syberen Dirk Potma. As an artist and calligrapher, Opa was able to use his gifts to assist the underground movement and save many Jews in the process. Secretly and methodically, Opa signed the forged food coupons and bundled them, ready for delivery. (some of the older children may recall seeing stashes of printed material hidden around the Potma home in Heerenveen, with never a word about their purpose)
Opa was also part of the coupon distribution system, and one day he loaded up his bag with bundles of forged coupons and set off on his bike to distribute them throughout the underground network. Suddenly as he rounded a corner, he was stopped by a Nazi checkpoint. The first Nazi soldier ordered him to get off his bike and to open his bag. Opa knew that if they discovered his cargo, he would certainly be killed or sent to the concentration camp. But just as he was slowly dismounting, a second Nazi soldier said, “No, that’s Mr. Potma – let him through.”
Opa could hardly believe what he had just heard – he didn’t know a single German soldier, and none of them knew him by name! Later as he reflected on this experience, the only conclusion that he could come to was that it was not a Nazi soldier at all, but an angel in disguise, sent by God to save his life and the lives of many more through him
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