Three days ago it was full moon, last night was winter solstice and the night was crystal clear and cold at -3 degrees. A night walk in the bright moonlight was planned and boy was it worth it. Magical and cold. Just as winter is supposed to be. (not to Apple.. I don’t always need to brighten the pictures, sometimes I want it to be dark and mysterious. anyway. amazing pictures resulted)

Remarkable to see Orion in all its glory as in the Netherlands/in Amsterdam you don’t see any stars, usually. (too much light pollution here) so I was enchanted to see quite a few. Nothing compared to what you see in the Balcans/the mountains when you are in the “great wide open” but still magic.

So I decided to take a thermos flask with hot cocoa to drink while walking – but not just Nesquik instant cocoa.. I wanted it to be special so I bought real cocoa, milk, heavy cream and sugar… making “real” hot chocolate with a “creamy” touch.

Daugher – who is not afraid to speak her mind, yet – summarized it: “it tastes like burnt and shredded cocoa beans with sugar and fat” – so… I forgot.

You don’t make your kids drink expensive wine from some obscure wineyard in France or Chile.. you give them berry juice. Chocolate with 97% cocoa is for parents who can savor the finer differences in chocolate/cocoa quality.

But ffs please don’t be a hipster parent and feed your kids stuff that they just won’t enjoy. Save the money for later. I fucked that one up. Lesson learned.

I am sorry.