About ten years ago I noticed a trash pile of household goods on the sidewalk around the corner from us.

We own a little poststamp size piece of forest in the south of The Netherlands (where I’m from). We like to spend camping-style weekends there, simply being outdoors all day.

Five years ago I made Sara her first period box — and with it, I initiated a little tradition. So now that Ava has ‘come of age’, she too got her special present!

It’s custom for primary school children here in the Netherlands to hand out little classroom treats on their birthday.

Schooljarenboek, one place to gather your school photos and other memories from your school years. A beautiful keepsake!