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Today I hung four ‘blues’ linocuts by Diana Huijts above Y’s drum kit. I bought them over the Christmas holidays, after having them on my wishlist for four years.

Diana Huijts is an artist living and working in our former hometown Enschede. We already have two prints in our living room from Huijts Alpha Tower series. The Alpha Tower is a sky line dominating highrise in Enschede, built in 2008. Huijts made a series of lino’s in 2009 and 2010, akin to the Hokusai series of Mount Fuji, from different perspectives (both geographically and socially) in and around Enschede. I look at them with pleasure every single day.

She made these lino cuts of musicians a few years later, 2015-2016. I took an instant liking to them when I first came across them. May it inspire Y as she practices her drums on our top floor.

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We’re visiting Berlin this week.
Arriving yesterday, heading out for dinner we realised our hotel is one block away from Beta Haus.
Which is where we visited the last time we were here, a decade ago. In between a baby happened and a pandemic. Now Y is at an age she enjoys exploring a city as well. So here we are, back after ten years. First impression is it still feels much the same as last time, with much that attracts me and as much that pushes me away. I’m curious to hear what Y will think about the EU’s largest city.


Walking past Betahaus last night

Y, our 8yr old, started drum lessons last week. This weekend we put together her new drum kit at home.


Y’s new drum kit. Both E and I may sneak up to the attic ourselves at times too.

Six years ago she was already at it.


Y when she was 2 would by herself switch on our friend P’s drum kit and enjoy herself, while visiting them in Switzerland. Six years on she has her own kit.


And a year later when she was 3.

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This year our apple tree had a good year. The summer was a good mix of sun and rain, and we didn’t have as many wasps, snails or birds taking the apples for themselves as in some previous years.

We gave neighbours and the parents of Y’s best friend each 1-2kgs of apples, ate some, and filled the fridge. There’s still some on the tree to be picked too.


Y standing on a small ladder, disappearing into the apple tree with only her legs visible


Part of the harvest laid out on the garden table.

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This more than person sized print (260x188cm) of a part of the starry sky by Thomas Ruff from 1992 I found beautiful and impressive. Deep glossy black, which you don’t see in the photo. Several were on display at the Centre Pompidou in Metz, where I saw them early this week. The image shows me in a self portrait, and other visitors to the museum against the backdrop of stars.