Fracas Noir – Susanne Waldau https://fracasnoir.com ~ the dark side of truth...I swear to tell the truth....and other stories Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:19:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.10 Wilted Roses https://fracasnoir.com/wilted-roses/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:18:35 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13505 People are creatures of habit. You are no stranger to such. Incessant, maddening, tormenting…..You go all-in, wagering every chip that you have on black. You repeat, replay, rewind….it’s never the same. Fortuna ensures variety is on offer. Every day….until even you start seeing the patterns in a seemingly Brownian motion transmitting from an analogue TV Continue Reading

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]]> Time https://fracasnoir.com/time/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:16:34 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13497 Time is infinite, yet lost time is never found again. So taking 30 minutes to start a book about time, feels like the possible beginning of a philosophical journey, I would very much welcome.   10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world by Elif Shafak  

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]]> Ending the football fall season https://fracasnoir.com/ending-the-football-fall-season/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 13:37:37 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13492 Albeit a cold and windy day, Sebastian’s team ended the football season winning in a friendly. Great finale to a super year! taking aim  

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]]> It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas https://fracasnoir.com/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/ Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:10:31 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13483 It’s been a busy week here concluding Sinterklaas and decorating the Christmas tree. It’s a special tradition as our decoration goes back to the 1940’s – most noteworthy an angel from my mum’s, and Christmas bells and balls from my own childhood. We continue to buy a few new pieces every season with our latest Continue Reading

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]]> Weekend at the Efteling https://fracasnoir.com/weekend-at-the-efteling/ Sun, 27 Oct 2019 22:03:25 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13470 It’s always an amazing experience when one gets to visit the Efteling. The weather was fantastic and staying until closing time we also got to see the spectacular light show. A must see and feast for the young at heart!   Enchanted tree treasure hunt glorious weather took the tour with the Efteling train   Continue Reading

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]]> surprise, surprise https://fracasnoir.com/surprise-surprise/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:41:23 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13458 I was unexpectedly treated with flowers, perfume and hugs from my daughter and her beau. ❤ ❤ ❤ rolling in love by kilian  

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]]> Last day of the holiday https://fracasnoir.com/last-day-of-the-holidays/ Sat, 03 Aug 2019 08:29:32 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13445 A short post on the last day of our lovely holiday. Thank you all for the kind FB birthday messages, calls and texts. To the few that were wondering where I’ve been hiding in all these months and in some cases years – all I can say it’s just been a hectic period, but I Continue Reading

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]]> It’s a beautiful day https://fracasnoir.com/its-a-beautiful-day/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 08:12:12 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13438 You reach over for your iphone, wondering for a brief moment if you should stop yourself in your tracks and go back to sleep. The summer nights have been playing havoc with your sleep and some mornings have been so early they can best be described as late at night. But to your surprise it Continue Reading

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]]> The picture of Dorian Gray https://fracasnoir.com/the-picture-of-dorian-gray/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:00:39 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13433 I am not quite sure how it happened….ceasing writing…and with that bursting the metaphorical bubble of existence. Discouragement led to a slow dwindle of posts and one day I turned off the tap altogether. In the beginning there was just silence. The voice that would incessantly tell stories fell quiet, and with that my soul Continue Reading

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]]> Boat life https://fracasnoir.com/boat-life/ Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:09:33 +0000 http://fracasnoir.com/?p=13423 I don’t think I have been sitting still since touching down on the melting tarmac in Malta (temperatures are hoovering around 30 degrees, which is a lot better than the furnace oven we left behind!). All well and said, we were lucky to get an offer simply too good to refuse, for a day on Continue Reading

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