walternatives
@walternatives.bsky.social
Domesticated creative mothering twin teenaged sons & a stubborn Labradoodle, blissfully married to an adorable geek. We left Austin/America in late 2020, never looking back, now happily ensconced in a wee central Nederlands village, pop. 96. Groetjes.
This evening’s styling by Head Out the Window.
September 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This evening’s styling by Head Out the Window.
A stand alone card I recently made for a friend born 12 July, the height of cherry season here in our part of the Netherlands. The wee bouquet is Cordia cherry stems.
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A stand alone card I recently made for a friend born 12 July, the height of cherry season here in our part of the Netherlands. The wee bouquet is Cordia cherry stems.
A round of les vrais Normands and playing “Sevens” with my men made for the perfect Friday night. These are the good ol’ days.
June 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A round of les vrais Normands and playing “Sevens” with my men made for the perfect Friday night. These are the good ol’ days.
Styling courtesy of Head Out the Window.
May 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Styling courtesy of Head Out the Window.
Me: “So I have specific reading glasses for my computer w/ different reading glasses for my iPad but those are from America and pretty scratched so I’m hoping these might work. Do you think this color would look good on me?”
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Me: “So I have specific reading glasses for my computer w/ different reading glasses for my iPad but those are from America and pretty scratched so I’m hoping these might work. Do you think this color would look good on me?”
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
Hans: “What shirt are you going to wear?”
You are hysterical, Boo.
She wasn’t quite ready to start the day so Ruby went back to bed, taking her duck for company as her people had left the room.
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
She wasn’t quite ready to start the day so Ruby went back to bed, taking her duck for company as her people had left the room.
Hans started Ruby’s summer shearing last night, one scissor snip at a time. She still needs a beard trim but the boots, all four, stay.
May 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hans started Ruby’s summer shearing last night, one scissor snip at a time. She still needs a beard trim but the boots, all four, stay.
Ruby and her enviable schnozz.
March 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ruby and her enviable schnozz.
If one is not obsessed with their pet/s, what’s the point in having them? Our Ruby can confirm our family’s obsession and we, hers.
March 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If one is not obsessed with their pet/s, what’s the point in having them? Our Ruby can confirm our family’s obsession and we, hers.
It is still considered “Bed Head” when it’s actually the beard appearance affected by napping?
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It is still considered “Bed Head” when it’s actually the beard appearance affected by napping?
Ruby. Always and forever, our Ruby.
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Ruby. Always and forever, our Ruby.
Ruby napping in the garden.
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Ruby napping in the garden.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, NL
February 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, NL
Detail of the domed ceiling of de Koepelgevangenis, Arnhem, NL.
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Detail of the domed ceiling of de Koepelgevangenis, Arnhem, NL.
Eindelijk heb ik het.
February 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Eindelijk heb ik het.
It is, indeed. This is the mobile that hangs inside the egg automaat.
I’ll try to get a photo of the cheese vending machine but it’s in a busy location, at the ferry.
I’ll try to get a photo of the cheese vending machine but it’s in a busy location, at the ferry.
September 21, 2023 at 8:26 PM
It is, indeed. This is the mobile that hangs inside the egg automaat.
I’ll try to get a photo of the cheese vending machine but it’s in a busy location, at the ferry.
I’ll try to get a photo of the cheese vending machine but it’s in a busy location, at the ferry.