This web site is a place for me to look at my life. it is an autobiography of sorts.

I was born in a land of tears: in 1940 the Germans invaded Holland. I grew up in Amsterdam. The first five years of my life were in war time.

My parents were both artists, although they had their various obstacles in their pursuit of creativity. My mother had 2 sets of twins in the first 2 1/2 years of the war, and my father's career as architect was totally interrupted. But he kept painting and later writing, and my mother made beautiful wall hangings. So I grew up with an art education. A lot of eyes to look over your shoulders...