I've wallpapered the wall behind the sofa in the TV room and I'm in love with it.

I wanted something old so I had to drive to Priem in Ghent but I found out that Roswitha, who lives in my city, sells quite an impressive collection as well. So I spent the afternoon there, bought this wallpaper and met a kindred. I had so much fun!

And don't you just love that brother's fro?

It's not a big secret that I collect chairs and tables. But collections sometimes just get a bit out of hand and if you have a basement room dedicated just to store obsessive chair and table buying I think it's time to be stopped and sell some of that collection. And that's what I started to do today as I'm an obsessive chair and table buying maniac.

You can buy my tables and chairs on www.marktplaats.com It's a Dutch Craigslist. I'll be having another clear out soon for smaller items and I'll put them on eBay so the rest of the world can buy my junk as well ;o)

I had a very successful and rewarding day of work but came home utterly pooped and this is what I found in the sunroom.

If I see her sleeping like this I want to give her everything. I want to write on all the walls of all the streets I pass "BooBoo I love you".

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

xox Yvonne

Last week 'Dotje' returned to us as we accidentally left him in one of the beds of our cottage in Kent. Dotje is my nephew's cuddly toy, he received him as a gift when he was born 12 years ago. Now this was of course quite a drama I so understand as I have a great affection to toys myself.

I've sucked my thumb for 21 years and I used a blanket for that. The blanket in question was a birth gift and was really soft and pink and about 1 x 1 meter. By the age of 10 this blanket was white and only 15 x 10 centimeters. By the age of 12 I replaced the blanket for a crocheted pillow sham my mother made as a decoration piece for our home. By the age of 21, when this pillow sham had hardly any crochet left on it's fabric backing and didn't see a washing machine for at least 3 years, the ex-boyfriend of a college friend (NATHAN WAS HIS NAME) threw away this pillow sham as I left it ACCIDENTALLY in his dorm room. Straight after that I quit sucking my thumb so in a way NATHAN helped me, but don't tell him that because I hated him for a very long time.

Now at 35 I still have quite a lot of toys, old an new.

The vintage world globes I bought on eBay. The Cath Kidston mug I bought a couple of years ago and the Nijntje (Miffy) pencil was a baby shower gift. The animal picture cubes I found in my mother's junk and actually belong to me. The hare was a gift from Ingrid. If you wind the hare it will do a salto, it cracks me up.

I don't know the background of this Tonka truck, it's just been with us forever. We don't know if it belongs to Boris or to me. But it's a cool toy!

The cute hare with the knitted bathing suit was a gift from Holly. The lucky hare you can buy here and here - Oh my I have a thing for hares, how odd. And the Pippi Longstocking card travels with me wherever I go as she is my childhood hero, she is just the coolest kid ever. Even her full (Swedish) name rocks 'Pippilotta Victualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump'.

And last but not least my Barbie Fashion Model collection. I've stopped collecting these Barbies as I've finally lost interest after 35 years. But still when I'm in a toy store I have to pay a visit to the Barbie isle. I'm always in awe and think to myself that I can have the sickest Barbie house ever now that I can spend my own money on it and not my parents money - although my father quite spoiled us rotten. I could even have a toy room and we could have a Barbie house, Lego city and a F1 racing track. But somehow I always think that it would be mental and that we never find time to play in our play room.

How boring we get when we get older, I even considered buying Nordic walking sticks the other day. I honestly think that is one of the most saddest moments in my life, forget the dangerous blood disease I had. Nordic walking sticks ... sigh.

Do you still play?

I must have traveled through and over Kent thousands of times but I've never took a turn on the M20 before. Until last Tuesday when we took our niece and nephew across the pond through the channel tunnel. It was all quite exciting as it was our first time traveling with kids and it was their first time traveling with people who don't have kids. We had a lovely time the four of us, a really lovely time.

We stayed in the Stable Flat at Knowlton Court for just 2 nights. We literally slept above the horses and 10 German Sheppard puppies who I wanted to squeeze in my bag and take home, all 10 of them. I can highly recommend Knowlton Court as a holiday home but I'm not recommending the Stable Flat as we were woken up each morning at 6:30 by the horses and the farmer. Next time we'll take a cottage or a house on the estate.

Kent is stunning, beautiful and underrated and absolutely worth spending your holiday. It's just all in a 35 minutes distance of Dover or Folkestone so you can start exploring when you hop off the ferry or tunnel.

Of all the castles we've seen Walmer Castle is my favourite as I love the inside and the kitchen gardens. Dover Castle and especially the WOII tunnels were pretty impressive as well, the Bo was even involved in a little medieval play.

I always dislike getting on with life after visiting The UK. I love The UK, I want to move back and stay there forever ... maybe in a few years.

Just want to let you know that my pillow design for the Pretty Little Pillows book is now available for free over at Lark. You can also win a free copy of Pretty Little Pillows if you leave a comment on their website. Have fun xox Y