Lately

Good morning fellow bloggers!

I've been undercover for a few weeks 😏 Not really no...I just have been incredibly busy with school! I have one more month to go and six weeks of internship and then I'm totally DONE with school. After that I have my certificate and I am beyond excited for that !!

Also have little inspiration whatsoever towards blogging. I'm kinda always blocked for new ideas to post and I don't like that. But I GUESS it's because I find my blog posts boring (some of them) and I know just a few people who read it. BUT that doesn't really matter. I love blogging.

 

I still have no internship and I'm kinda worried. Because I have got one month. But nonetheless I am gonna find one! But with covid it's really difficult to find an internship but I believe there is a place for me somewhere.

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I've been rewatching Once Upon a Time again and it's still a good one. However some effects and the fighting scenes are so lame but I don't mind really. Re-watching it makes me see different things and things you I didn't notice before. That is really fun. 

Also, anyone agrees that Belle could have had a so much better storyline ! I find her quite boring in OUAT and I feel her story is lacking of the character Belle. But I might be the only one but I was wondering.

AND Ruby is so underrated ! I do love her so much !!!!

Emma and Killian couldn't be more any CUTER !!!
 

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Summer is already here and I couldn't be more excited ! These couple days the weather is really warm and nice, just a lovely sunny day. I can even go out without a jacket on!

We finally can go one day a week to school. It's one day but better one than none. I cannot wait to see my classmates and my dear friend (who is also a classmate of mine). Just hang in school, do classes and above all HAVING FUN!!!

I miss my best friend😢

It's crazy how time goes so fast! We are already in April.

I am preparing a whole new blog look. Working on different headers to find the one that fits me best :). I like my blog look right now but want to go for a  summery look since we are heading to summer. YASSS!!!

So stay tuned for that 😎.

Been watching The 100 with my two sisters and brother. We are almost finished since we are in season 7 already. We got 3 episodes left !

I think this show has something really fun and loving about it. It might be cliche at first but I love it!

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 Some movies I've been (re) watching :)

> The Chronicles of Narnia 

> Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil

> Little Women (version with Soairse Ronan and Timothee Chalamet)

> Brooklyn 

> Tangled 

> Emma (version with Anya Taylor Joy)

> Cinderella 

> Enchanted 

> Letters to Juliet

> Austenland

> Pride and Prejudice (version with Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFayden)

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Well I guess I'm done rambling for today. 

But I'll be back again :D 

How are you all today ??

 

~ with love, Rachel 

 

Let's fire away

 

 Greetings ! 

It is a lovely day today. The sun is shining and it feels like summer.

I just want to drink a milkshake with my best friend 

 

I cannot believe it's March already. Days been flying away very fast for me. 

SOOOO......

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THOUGHT

 I would do a Ask me Anything post :)

Haven't done that in a while so let's do this 😄.

Just drop some questions in the comments and I will answer them soon!

*no obligations of course :)*

I wil see you all soon ! Load me up with questions :)

 

~ Rachel

10 Random Facts | About Me

Don't you love it to be in a gorgeous field with your bestie picking flowers and just enjoy life ?!

A very good day to you all! *sending you all hugs* 

I wonder if people even read my blog 😂 Of course they do. I am being silly..sorry.

I changed my entire blog again, into pinkish vibes and I love it. Also refreshing my whole  blog, deleting some posts that are horrible and just write new things, FRESH things. Enjoyable things. 💙

To start fresh here are 10 random facts about me :)

 

1) I am born in Africa 

People seriously look at me super strange and suprised whenever I tell them I am born in Africa. Usually I only tell them if they ask😄. I just am proud that I am born somewhere else then Holland. I now life in Holland for 10 years now.

2) I have a big family

 I have 3 sisters and 3 brothers. And my dad, mom and me included that is 9 total. LOVE them all so much.

3) I am obsessed with Period Dramas

You all probably knew this already but yeah here you have it. I actually have an period drama instagram account where I post pictures of different period dramas and I share my love for them and meet new people who also share an love for PD.

4) I have been to 7 countries

I have been to Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Sweden, Germany and Suriname. And including Africa. 🌎

5) I think out-loud 

Yep so true. It really helps me memorize things. It does :) 

6) I love tea

Wow I just put tea in my random facts about me😂 It is true. Tea is my weakness just like chocolate. I drink tea every day and it is just so good. And good for your health too.

7) I was on ballet

I was around 10-12 years old if I can remember correctly. I did if for a few months but didn't really quite like it. I do remember it was like a modern ballet and not the classical ballet.

8) I like to keep things tidy

(I don't like a mess, it gets me frustrating. That is why my room is always clean. But sometimes I just forget to tidy up and leave it for a few days. Until it gets on my nerves. Then I clean up :D

9) I am not a morning person 

I have a hard time standing up in the morning :)

10) I am blonde

Way to end the facts :D So I am a naturally blonde. Still am. Have not dyed it. All my other sisters/brothers where blonde when they where little but their hair turned dark blonde. Mine still blond. I do love the fact that I am the only one with like blonde hair in the family. 

 

I hope you enjoyed :D 

~ Rachel

Little House on the Prairie//facts

Here are some facts about the show you might not now...because my family and I started watching the series again.


1. Michael Landon is actually Jewish

He is, but I don't know if he kept his religion.

2. Actual family ties

Jonathan and Melissa Gilbert (played Willie Olsen and Laura Ingalls) are actually brother and sister in real life. They both got adopted by the same parents.

3. Mary Ingalls and Laura Ingalls weren't bffs

Melissa Anderson and Melissa Gilbert didn't quite get along when they where young. The tension between the two grow so immense, that it remained for the entire duration of the show.

4. Ma had to change her name

The actress, known as Karen Grassle, who played Caroline Ingalls, was using the stage name Gabriel Tree. But Michael Landon and the producers didn't liked the name, so they asked if she could use her own name again. She agreed.

5. Nellie wore a wig

 Alison Arngrim (who played Nellie) had to wear a wig during the show. She had blonde hair, but it was so thin, that the curls didn't stay long in her hair. The wig however caused scalp bleeding because it was so tightly attached to her head.

6. The Ingalls ate well

When the family was shown dining on stew cooked up by Ma, they were actually chowing down on Dinty Moore beef stew, regardless of whether it was meant to be rabbit, squirrel, or other prairie meat fare. For their lunch tins, on the other hand, the girls were given KFC chicken wings.

7. Fashion led to fainting

 While filming the series at the Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley, CA, temperatures would often rise to triple digits. Which occasionally caused members of the female cast to pass out under their layers of cotton wardrobes and bonnets.

8. Michael Landon was the set's clown

 Michael Landon liked to keep things interesting on set, by constantly playing pranks on his co-stars and staff. This guy was pretty fond of messing with everyone, and never left the set without either pulling a prank or making fun of someone.

9. Mean Mary

The oldest of all of the sister on the show, Mary, was portrayed by actress, Melissa Sue Anderson. Unfortunately, she never joined in on the close relationships formed between castmates. Some of her castmates even described her as mean, stuck up, or someone that just needed to chill

10. Carrie's fall in the intro was an accident

Three-year-old twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (billed together on the series as Lindsay Sidney Green Bush/Greenbush) alternated playing the role of the youngest Ingalls sister. When the director called for a “fresh twin” while filming the show’s intro, Sidney was woken from her nap to take her turn and her mother accidentally put her shoes on the wrong feet. Michael Landon was charmed by the toddler’s resulting tumble and decided to keep it in.

11. Laura and Nellie are actually besties

 The young actresses Alison Arngrim and Melissa Gilbert became almost instant best friends in real life who enjoyed sleepovers and pranking their co-stars.

12. Melissa had issues with Michael
 Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert were pretty close on the show. Melissa’s father passed away when she was only 11, so she claimed that Michael acted as a paternal figure that she lost far too early. Well, as the show progressed, so did their feelings for each other. Michael, however, left his wife for Cindy Clerico, who was the makeup artist on the set. She was 20 years younger than him! After the incident, Melissa was so mad at Michael that she distanced herself from him and his family, eventually dropping all forms of contact.

13. Pa liked to go shirtless
Michael Landon’s pride in his physical fitness resulted in loosely buttoned tops or going completely shirtless whenever a scene would allow it, usually only injuring his ribs in farm mishaps rather than breaking a leg or an arm. He also did it quite a lot in Bonanza.

14. Melissa Gilbert wasn't a fan of on-screen kissing

 Melissa had her first on-set kiss (and a real one) on Little House on the Prairie. Not only was she inexperienced, but also quite young compared to Dean Butler (Almanzo Wilder), making things even more uncomfortable for her. Melissa was only 15 at the time, and Dean was 23.

15. Tall guy
Michael Landon was small compared to other guys. He had the average height of 5'9, so he wore platform boots just too look more taller for his role as Charles Ingalls.

16. Nellie taking other roles
Alison Arngrim autitioned for several parts of the show before finding the role of Nellie Olsen, which suits her perfect. She was originally turned down for the role as Laura Ingalls, as well as Mary Ingalls, which she never got. Eventually she got the role for Nellie Olsen, turning for the 3rd time for auditions.

17. It was a suprise hit in Spain

Shortly after gaining popularty in America, Little House on the Prairie (La Casa de la Pradera) soon became one of Spain's most-watched-series, so much that in 1976, Karen Grassle, known as her role as Caroline Ingalls, was the proud recipient of Spanish television's prestigious TP de Oro award for best foreign actress.

18. You know when it's right
There’s no doubt that the role of Laura Ingalls was probably the most desired one among many girls who auditioned for the show, that’s why its even more flattering to know that Landon, the producer, was so certain that Gilbert was the right match for the role that he didn’t even send any of the other girls who read for the part for the Network to look at.

19. Rather shocking fact

Many of the cast and crew members had some intense addictions, mostly involving substances like drugs and alcohol. Therefore, there was a lot of both on the set. Apparently, the crew managed to finish two cases of Coors beer every day. They even nicknamed the more stressful days, “three-case days” to justify numbing some of the stress that came about while shooting. Landon’s fondness of the bottle was a big problem is such a setting and it sure didn’t help his chances winning the battle to pancreatic cancer, which he later died of.

20. Walnut Grove is real
Walnut Grove is a pretty real place. The real Laura Ingalls Wilder even lived there.

Well, this was all. I kinda like facts, but some aren't real fun. It kinda makes you go and watch the show differently, but it's a lovely show.

Cake Flavored Book Tag

Hi y'all! I've been tagged by Hannah from Books, Cameras and Succulents!! How wonderful!

Let's do this...


Chocolate Cake: a dark book you absolutely love

Okay, let me tell you all that I don't read dark books, they are too creepy. :) 

Vanilla Cake: a light read

I think that will be romance books, that is for me a light read.:)

Red Velvet: a book that gave you mixed emotions

ooohhh...this is a hard question, because I don't get mixed emotions a lot, so let me think....I guess Emma by Jane Austen, loved that book and I had some mixed emotions and feelings about the story. 

Cheesecake: a book that you would recommend to everyone

This will be easy.. :D Everyone..READ Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin, such a good book. Worth reading.

Coffee Cake: a book you started but didn't finished

Whoo, there are a lot of books I haven't finished yet. I will go by Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan, because my brother and sisters love it so much.

Carrot Cake: a book with great writing

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, I've read it and loved it.

Cupcakes: a series with 4+ books

The whole entire series of books Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, it definitely has more books then 4. :D

Fruit Cake: a book that wasn't what you anticipated

Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin

Lamington: favourite Australian book

I have never read any Australian book, so I will skip this question.

And I tag:

Ruth from Amongst Spring Blossoms
Rebekka from It's a Wonderful Life


And anyone who wants to do the tag!

Being back, busy life, movies and horses

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it has been (a very, very long) a while. I really forgot that I had a blog, almost. Life has been busy, I say that all the time, don't I? Just one or two more weeks and then it's springvacation for me! That is very relaxing. But, meanwhile, school has been busy, doing assignments. Which is frustrating. But, it's Sunday today and I have plenty of time to make a blog post. Okay, let us go forward.

I really am trying to keep up with everything on this blog, but I always, like I already said, forget. But, anyway, here I am and here's a blog post. Which, I doubt, isn't going to be long. Just a few words, upcoming movies, horses and life.

Is this a blog post you ask? Why does she gives information about her life? Does it interest you people? I just want to give people a few of my life. Not giving to much information though. Let me take you to the world of movies.

So, there are a lot of upcoming movies in 2018. Which I all want, except a few, to see. :)

Here's a list and the reason why.

Poldark season 3 (2017): I've been waiting ages for this season. It took so long before it was in our library. Because it's a great serie and you can't get tired of it (you can).

When Calls the Heart season 5 (2018): This is also a brand new season of one of my favourite series. Can not wait! I love this show!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (201): A very long title. But it's a very interesting storyline, Lily James plays in it, it has great characters and it's about a writer. :)

The Greatest Showman (2018): Because I've heard so much about this musical. It's inspired upon a true story, which captured my attention. There are very good reviews about this movie, and it has a great story. 

Victoria (2016-): It seems very interesting. 

Call the Midwife season 6: Also a season where I've been waiting on for ages. So long that I forgot the whole entire serie. :) But I want to watch it though.

Little Women (2018-): A miniserie. It's based upon the book by Louisa May Alcott. The four girls are older, the characters are different. The storyline is also different. And people really recommend it. 

Poldark season 4 (2018): Coming this year!! Because it's a great serie. And because there are a lot of new characters coming. :)

Alright, this was the list.

So, you might be thinking, why is there one word where she hasn't talked about yet? The word horses. It's just for fun. Because I love them so much, they are everything. They listen to you, they can melt your heart, they feel everything and there run is magical. :)