BRAVE FACE

The inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child

What Do You Mean, I’m Old?

Today was the second time I was told that I am really not very old. I will only be 88 in just over a week. Perhaps I can say I am old when I am 90, but 100 is really the benchmark for being old. Then again, so many people are 100 years old these days. 103 isn’t...

Enjoy it All!

So, I was out doing some shopping. Lots of Easter stuff is starting to come out (in January!). To make a long matter short, I was getting pretty hungry. So I bought my first Easter egg of the year. Just one of those small ones. Let me tell you, there is nothing like a...
What’s Up?

What’s Up?

If you scroll down, you will see that our last blog entry was over two months ago! So, what’s up with that? Did we give up? Have we been sitting around eating Christmas cookies and Dutch chocolate letters? No, yes, and yes. Allow me to explain. November was kind...

The Book Has Launched!

I am still marketing, so why am I sitting in front of my computer with a big grin on my face? Because it has launched. The baby book has been born! You can buy the book in several different on-line stores and in many different countries. The American on-line stores...
The Ups and Downs of Marketing

The Ups and Downs of Marketing

It’s 10:30 am, and I’m exhausted. I know that I should keep finding new and interesting ways of promoting Brave Face: The Inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child, which will come out on Nov. 1, but having told journalists, churches, schools, colleges, and of...

Launch Parties

These past few weeks have been very busy. I’m finished editing, but now I need to tell everyone about our new book, Brave Face: The Inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child. The publication date is November 1, but the e-book and paperback are available for...

Brave Face is on Amazon!

We have great news! The beginning of our publication journey is at an end. That is, the e-book is available for preorder, and the hardback and paperback will be up this week! Now, all we need to do is tell EVERYONE! That task is even bigger than the one already...

Today is Special

I knew today was special, but I could not remember why. It kept bugging me. Now I know! It is the anniversary of my engagement to Frits. That was such an exciting time.  I wore a beautiful sky blue dress for the wonderful party that we had at his mother’s house....

What I Learned From My Grandmothers

I just returned from a trip to the Netherlands, the place where my grandmothers lived for most of their lives. I’ve lived in many places (Ontario, Canada; California, Iowa, Virginia; and Oxford, Coventry and Birmingham, England), but not there. Nonetheless, the fact...