Reassessing the items in my wardrobe is what I ought to do and sometimes I do. You have seen my yellow and silver jacket twice before: in 2014 at the bloggers meet in London and in 2018 when I styled it with a soft yellow sleeveless dress. The most obvious styling is of course with a pair of jeans. It is a lovely lightweight jacket that gets a lot of compliments.
Loes was my photographer again. YAY. We were very carefully following the Covid-19 rules. Still, we hung out again. So nice.
For a background we chose the same street as where we had photographed the black pleated skirt outfit with the red and pink bag. We just walked further into the street.
Below: Still with extensions in my hair, in front of a shop window, or at least we thought it was a shop. Holding my bag with the back to the front (sigh… I never learn).
Below: A closer look at the window…Ah…it is a studio, an atelier of an artist.
Below: Loes, being summery and colourful.
Below: She’d cut her hair short and was wearing nice earrings again.
Below: I brought this shopper because a mirror, a brush and sunglasses don’t all fit in my little bag. But…the little bag does fit in the shopper.
Below: A bench, flowers… yep, pretty picture.
Below: The little street we were in, is called Frankestraat.
Below: And in Frankestraat we met a man called Leo who has lived there for 67 years (if I remember correctly). He told us a bit of the history of the street and showed us photos of the old days. I could photograph them off his smartphone.
Below: Same view as the photo above, but now in 2020. Unfortunately, it was container-emptying-day.
Below: As you can see, they still had carts in those days.
Below: We could hear music coming out of the building with the magnificent hydrangea. It is an Indonesian restaurant at the moment but in the old days it had been a tavern.
Below: Beautiful gable stone, indicating what was going on in the building.
Below: Let’s hit the terrace for some cappuccino, shall we? (My hair did look full and thick with the extensions… sigh. Never mind, it wasn’t worth it.)
Below: Oh yes, cappuccino at Vascobelo, always good.
Below: Close-up of the bag. It comes with a shoulder strap as well but I don’t like the way it dents my jacket. Bought it the sale last year when Hudson’s Bay was closing its doors.
What happened in my life this week
Saturday. Happy day, meeting my friend Lia. Forgot to take a photo because of all the chatting we did. Wore this outfit as it was beautiful weather. (Link to original post.)
Sunday. I cannot remember a thing about this Sunday. No idea what I did.
Below: Looking happy because my extensions were removed. The red sandals are by Hesther van Eeghen, a very good Dutch shoe and bag designer. I have had them for 10 years, but with my sensitive feet, I could never wear them. Thanks to reader Cindy who kindly sent me two packages of Moleskin, I have now taped the inside of the strap. I would have been able to wear them with the tape. Then I found out they are too big for me, sometimes my foot slips out of the front of the shoe. BUMMER.
Monday. Ron and I walked dog Watson on the beach in the morning and I did some sunbathing for less than an hour. In the afternoon the physiotherapist had another go at my back which is now almost completely all right. A hint of pain is all that is left and that will go in time. Wore this outfit (link to original post from 2013; changed the shoes and the bag).
Tuesday. Visited my friend Nicoline (see the post of us together last year) in the afternoon. We hadn’t seen each other since last year, so there was a lot of catching up to do. Wore my summer dress (link to original post). Wore different shoes to the original.
Wednesday. Loes and I did another photo shoot (you’ll see the result next week) and had a lovely coffee on a terrace. In the evening Ron and I had dinner at our friends Ger and Marja’s house. Ger is a very good cook so it was lovely. We hadn’t seen them for a long time, lots of catching up. Wore this outfit again, with a different pearl necklace.
Thursday. Ron had an appointment so I stayed at the allotment garden with Watson. The dog always has a great time in that garden as he is allowed to dig deep holes. He buries his toys in there. Months later he digs them up again and with great pride presents his wet, muddy, stinking trophy to you. Yuck.
In the evening my friend Helga treated me to a dinner at a fancy restaurant. I wore my orange dress with heels this time as I thought it was appropriate for the occasion. Ron took a proper picture of the dress (and Watson, sitting next to me).
Below: Helga. She has a Marilyn Monroe type, hourglass figure, thick hair, no wrinkles and a bubbly, happy character. Oh and brains. Yep, she has got it all.
Below: The obligatory photo at the end of a splendid meal.
Friday. Marjolein and I hit the town of Leiden. The day started cloudy with a fine drizzle, completely ruining my hair as I cycled to the train station. Below: with fancy face mask in the train on my way.
Met Marjolein at the station and we went for a coffee (of course) in the centre. Below: Marjolein in a very soft leather jacket in our favourite colour fuchsia.
Below: It as a cute coffee café: Lavendi Coffee.
After the coffee fuel, we started walking, in and out of shops and sightseeing. The drizzle had gone, just a cloudy day.
Below: At lunchtime the sun came out and we found a spot on a terrace near the water.
Below: Leiden is a beautifully preserved old town.
Below: Back home in the train I used another face mask. The company which sells them is shutyourmouth.nl.
Greetje
YOU ARE ADORABLE!!!
LOVE THE SILVER AND YELLOW JACKET SO MUCH WHEN YOU TIRE OF IT CAN IT ME MINE!!!??????
Come see your buddy SUSAN BLAKELY on AGELESS STYLE and MY GAL from FRANCE!!!SHE MAKES CLOTHING!!!!!!
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ENJOYING RETIREMENT!!!???
XX
Oh I will come over to your blog. I am enjoying retirement but it is a bit like eating cake every day… meaning, I fear I might get bored with it in time. We’ll see.
And I will put a red dot with your name in my jacket haha.
I enjoyed all the photos and of course your comments. Good job. And the Watson story about burying his toys and then digging them up–hilarious.
You should have seen the dirt stains on my jeans as Watson deposited his toy on my lap… I put it in the wash right away.
Thanks for the compliments. Always very much appreciated.
I love that jacket – the texture is gorgeous. I’m also a big fan of that green dress of yours.
The architecture is just so amazing – very cool to see the old vs. new too!
You have such stylish friends! Marjolein’s jacket is giving me grabby hands. 🙂
Your masks are awesome! I’ve been keeping my eye out for some fun ones.
Marjolein’s jacket is from T.K. Max. She looked up the designer to verify the huge discount (a tenth of the original price) and it is true. I would have bought it as well.
The masks are shipped internationally and are very comfortable but I suppose it is a bit of a stretch to order them from so far away.
How beautiful this jacket is, I love the color and the delicate print. It is perfect in your look with jeans (your outfit that I like) and sneakers. A perfect casual outfit. I also like the other looks, especially the two dresses, as you can imagine. The masks do not hide your beautiful smile.
You are so sweet, I missed you. Thanks ever so much for stopping by with such lovely compliments.
My sister’s hairdresser got her using Nioxin….after hair loss from health issues….and her daughter’s wedding was coming in about a year from her start time on the product. The Nioxin system has you evaluate which of their products to use….depends on the hair loss type whether you use System 1, 2, 3, or 4 All I can say is that it worked for her
I have never heard of any system that gives you back your hair. I am sorry to doubt you, but I think your sister had overcome her health issues and her hair was growing back anyway. As it was with a friend of mine. If it would really work, it would be global news. So many people (and especially men) are looking for this.
But it is sweet of you to tip me about it.
First, I’m coveting your masks! Those are fantastic!
I love longer lightweight jackets and they can be SO hard to find. Yours is a keeper, I think.
All your beautiful city photos have made me decide I need to get back to visit you! Next year, maybe…
The company of the masks ships worldwide when you order over €40. Just a thought haha.
I agree with you about the jacket, definitely a keeper.
Ron read this post and said he was a bit fed up with another photo of me against a wall and more location photos. Well, tough, I think my readers still like it. Otherwise, if not, let me know.
I love the location photographs, they make me long to visit the Netherlands- I feel you have selected all the best places that I’d never find alone! Please don’t stop!
The yellow & silver jacket, jeans outfit is super on you
There are already a lot of tourists coming to Amsterdam and, although less, to Haarlem. Otherwise I would have asked the city/cities for a fee haha. Due to Covid-19 there are of course less people but that is beside the point. My little blog seems to inspire a lot of readers to come over to the Netherlands.
Don’t worry about not finding the spots yourself. The centre of Haarlem isn’t big, you’ll find them easily.
I know you had mixed feelings about your extensions, but it was probably a good idea to have them taken off. They sound like a big pain, and your hair looks great without them! Love the beautiful jacket with the jeans too.
Maybe you should have Watson’s portrait done by the artist at the beginning of your post…
You found our favorite coffee shop in Leiden! Charming, isn’t it? And the town is a delight – thanks for taking me back since I sure don’t know when we’ll be allowed into Europe again
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The coffee shop was indeed very charming and the staff skilled and ever so nice.
Bummer for you that you aren’t allowed into Europe. Your lovely house in the Provence just sits there. Oh and by the way: Ron sold his boat.
I knew it was a good decision as soon as the hairdresser took the extentions out. I felt so relieved. But it is also good that I tried. I am so much happier with my own hair now.
Watson will be portrait in many videos and on many photos. For the time being that is enough.
I adore the yellow & silver jacket! I would wear that in 2 seconds!
I could not help but fall with in love with the animal art!
xo eva
Animal art is always nice as animals are just so endearing. The yellow and silver jacket is quite a statement piece so I cannot wear it often in a year. But I can wear it many years.