Back to restyling again. I hate that as I am not good at shopping from my wardrobe, but I cannot keep buying new things. I combined the pebble coloured trousers with a blue blazer and a blue blouse. You get two for one in this post.
I like both combinations; with the jacket it looks more ‘corporate’ and with the blouse it is more a casual daytime outfit. You have seen the blazer before in this post with a pair of cream trousers. The top and shoes are black because black and blue are good together (nowadays haha).
Below: This navy blue is not the worst colour on me but also not the best, so I added the green brooch.
Below: Isn’t that door behind me magnificent?
Below: Close-up of the brooch.
Below: Another pretty house. I love the way they created that little patch of greenery at the front of the house.
Below: Walking towards that house, you can see the back of the heels I am wearing, the usual EIJK heel. I have worn them before in this post.
Below: Loes. Tadah…
Below: A method which is often used in the Netherlands to prevent people from looking into your house, is placing a piece of stained glass behind your window. Mostly done in old houses.
Below: A wall like this is begging to be used as background.
Below: We photographed the outfit with the blue blouse in another area.
These trousers have a bit of a handicap…they pleat and sag at the crotch when you sit down.
Below: See the difference when I am standing up?
Below: The house I am standing in front of.
Below: We took this photo multiple times as I had to rearrange the belly area with all the strange pleats the trousers were creating. The yellow suede slingbacks are Marks & Spencer, from the days before Brexit. I like the unusual heel.
The bag is Dries van Noten (bought in the sale a couple of years ago) and the yellow chain necklace is ancient.
Below: Demonstrating the slit in the trouser legs. You have seen these trousers before in this post and this post.
Below: The house I am standing in front of above. Big house.
Below: It is a street with pretty houses.
What happened in my life this week
Not much really. I got a cold again and kept a low profile. I checked for Covid, but fortunately it was just a normal cold. One of my nieces and her daughter was visiting mum so I didn’t go. Lucky coincidence with that cold of mine. After all I don’t want to infect anybody in the nursing home. Fragile people.
Some of our Wedgwood crockery was getting a bit battered and we lost the lid of our sugar bowl, so we decided to buy a few additions. Ron spotted an address through the Dutch equivalent of e-Bay, called Marktplaats, where they sold several things we needed for a low price. We have been thinking of replacing the tableware all together but a whole new set of good quality crockery is really expensive. We want stuff that doesn’t immediately chip when you hit your kitchen counter with it.
The lady selling the Wedgwood lives in the same village as my friend Marja. Excellent opportunity to pop round for a coffee at her place.
Below: Marja and me. Another one of my terrible selfies.
Below: I was wearing this outfit, which is nearly the same as in the original post (which I like better). The boots I wore before with this jumper in a monochrome outfit.
The weather is suddenly incredibly soft and warm. Ron decided to fill up our pond and…his alarm didn’t go off. Which meant that the water kept pouring from 7 p.m. in the evening until 8 a.m. the next morning. Our neighbours rang the doorbell at 8 a.m. asking if there was something wrong with a pump as their shed was flooded. The water came 20 cm high. Oh dear, dear.
Ron helped clearing the stuff from their shed into the garden (thank god for warm weather) and luckily they didn’t have anything standing on the floor other than a pair of shoes. Very unlike our shed… We bought them a bunch of flowers and profusely apologised. Our insurance covers this and we will wait for their claim. The water in their shed went down quickly but I bet it leaves a nasty smell. To be continued.
Below: I wore last week’s outfit with a different bag and added different earrings to meet Misja (blog MisjaB) for a coffee at the Spaarne canal. Forgot to take a photo of the two of us.
Below: Marcella came over for a coffee. She had been working fulltime these past three weeks with no time for a visit. She looked good. Dog Watson photobombed.
Did a few errands for mum. For instance, I had to buy her new undershirts as we forgot to pack hers in the move. Browsing in the lingerie shop for the undershirts, I looked round for fancy bras and found a pretty one in black with matching hipster briefs. Why? You may ask, as I have already bought two sets two weeks ago. Well, I had shown Ron one of my new bras with matching briefs, asked him whether he liked it and without sarcasm or irony, he asked me whether it was the same one as my mum’s. I will admit that mum’s bras are pretty nice but you don’t want to be compared to your mum by your lover, do you? OK, I will admit they are more sensible than seductive.
He approved of the black set.
Ordered a new phone “for senior citizens”, for mum as her old mobile phone had died. I sent it back as the battery didn’t upload and ordered a new one. Which I also sent back because of the same problem. As the third one arrived, it gave me the same problem. The helpdesk asked me some more questions and it turned out I was a bit stupid. The manual said I first had to upload the battery for 4 hours and every time it stopped doing that after two minutes. With the helpdesk at hand, it turned out that the battery was already full when the phone arrives at your home. I didn’t see that as the display was totally black, no information. Turned out I had to “switch it on”, by clicking the button with a red phone icon on it. (Doesn’t sound logical, does it?) My mum’s old phone was the same one, but an older model. You only had to open it and it was on. Pffff…I felt such a digital moron.
Good news. I had my second check-up after the cancer operation in March and again the result was good. No new cancer in sight. Let’s hope it stays that way.
Greetje
Yay for no cancer! That is good news, Greetje, happy for you. Laughed at Ron’s comment about the underlovelies – L has learned not to comment on any of my foundation pieces.
Solid outfits – I especially like the half-tuck white shirt look, very sporty. I’m not sold on the putty pants if they bag out on you like that. A drapey fabric might work better. You suit the wide leg trousers, very jealous, ha ha.
Hope you have a good weekend!
I am still keeping the putty pants as you call them and be alert when I sit down. I think I created a couple of nice outfits with them.
Ron is used to my frivolous underlovelies which I used to love but nowadays comfort outweighs looks. Sometimes.
Congratulations on the no cancer checkup! Very good news.
I have decided one reason your clothing looks so nice on you is your great posture. You don’t slouch. We have a thunderstorm in our forecast this evening. Hope all is well on your end.
It was very good news indeed, although I always assume it will be good news. No need to worry beforehand.
Oh Linda, I do slouch and even a lot. When we do a photo shoot, the photographer has to shout to me “Stand up straight” all the time haha. I wish I knew how I could walk, stand and sit up right. I have tried many times and failed.
Weather here is fine. Hope you survived the thunderstorm.
I love your style and the architecture in your photos
Thanks Katherine. The architecture provides a nice background to the photos and (hopefully) gives the blog a bit of an extra appeal.
Cheers to the good health news!
I’ll drink to that haha.
I forgot to add that the green brooch takes your outfit from classic to Greetje-level!
Really, does it? I am happy to hear that.
So happy to hear your good health news!
Love this outfit and the pictures of your stylish friends and, of course, Watson.
Have a good week.
To tell you the truth, I always think the results of the check-ups will be good and I don’t worry about it. I’ll start worrying when the doctor tells me it is not good. Although worrying won’t help me then either.
I think it is so nice of my friends to allow me to show them on my blog.
Good morning: It’s nice to see you recycling old/new clothes from your closet. So many fashion blogs are all about buying new clothes. Everyone likes new things but sometimes we just have to look in our own closets and create new looks with accessories. Love the Dutch architecture.
Thanks. It isn’t easy for me to create new outfits with stuff which is already in my wardrobe. When I buy new things, the shop assistant/owner usually helps me style things. But I cannot keep on buying things, it is not sustainable and I don’t have the money for it. So, I give it a go, but it is certainly not my favourite job.
Your featured pebble-blue-navy outfit is gorgeous, posh, but still casual. Thanks for sharing. I love that you included the nice art that you see on your shopping tours like the metal work on the door or the glass display in the window. And of course, the beautiful Dutch traditional architecture.
I try to give the blog post a bit of extra appeal with the architecture. And of course it also provides a nice background for the photos.
Hello You…
Sooo glad your cancer check-up was good. x
Sorry kiddo, but, it’s a big NO! for those trousers! If they need that much attention to look good then move them on and move them out! If they were mine, no, I’ll rephrase that as I would never have bought them because of the split legs, if a pair of trousers didn’t fit well around the nether regions they’d never leave the shop with me in the first place. As simple as that. But your combination of cream and navy works beautifully though, with the green brooch doing a good job. And do think about Cath’s suggestion of a scarf. What’s not to love about scarves?
And while I’m in moaning mood (sorry), I’ve never understood the craze for tucking in one side of a blouse and leaving the other loose. It does nothing for the outfit, just looks like you’ve forgotten to finish dressing!
Gosh, I hope you’re laughing at this old curmudgeon by now because you know I don’t mean things rudely, just honestly as you’ve always said. You actually manage to look good even when I disagree with your choices. But isn’t it good that we’re different? What a grey world it would be otherwise!
Incidentally, I’d love to know what you said to Ron about the overflow! I bet we’d all understand it, even in Dutch! But I you probably forgave him because he liked your new frillies!
Have a good week.
Gee
Trousers hardly ever fit me well around the nether regions as you poetically put it haha. I will not get rid of the trousers as I have created quite a few outfits with them that I do like. I can live with the bulkiness around the crotch area. And the split at the bottom of the legs is a nice feature in my opinion. We all have different taste. Let’s agree to disagree.
I adore tucking in one side of a blouse. It gives the outfit a casual vibe. We seem to disagree a lot today. And yes, it is good that we are different. I totally agree with you there.
Ron and I never say anything to each other when one makes a mistake. Mistakes can happen. As long as you don’t do it on purpose, it’s OK. Aren’t we a happy couple haha. (We have enough left to argue about, don’t worry.)
And I do appreciate your honesty.
Glad to hear the good health news! I like that green pin on the blazer. I wouldn’t worry too much about the trousers when you sit…that’s just the nature of the design. I like the outfit with just the blouse best, and the yellow necklace and shoes are a good addition.
Yikes about the pond! I’m glad there wasn’t too much damage.
Sometimes the trousers look really weird when I sit haha.
The outfit with the blazer is a bit more corporate, isn’t it? More the style I used to wear to the office.
So glad your cancer check up was good.
I like the monochrome outfit, jumper looks handmade, great boots.
I was glad too haha.
The jumper was probably not handmade but I am not sure. It looks as if it is made from ribbons.
Good Morning… and welcome to October 🍁 I am supposed to be heading off to bed ( after 11:00 pm here on the Canadian west coast) and your post just popped up, Greetje.
I like your outfit and see why you added a colourful brooch. I was wondering if you ever consider wearing a scarf for colour when you said navy isn’t your best colour near your face.
I have so many scarves …cannot pass up a beautiful one, often when travelling … but I must remember to wear them . There’s a bit of a mess of scarves in the baskets , so one rainy day I must reorganize again into colours. It’s between seasons when lighter clothing gets put away and fall clothes are rediscovered, so tidying the closet is on my agenda.
Excellent news regarding your latest check up. 👍 ❤️ Now off to bed!
I am keeping you from your sleep haha.
Yes, autumn is coming but we are having some really warm days at the moment. Then a day with rain and then again bright sunshine. Fine by me.
I love scarves as well and can hardly resist them. They are neatly folded away on a shelf and in a drawer but I hardly ever wear them. They often make me look frumpy or as if I am having a cold, despite the many tutorials I have watched.
Heel leuk deze combi’s. (Beter dan die jurken van laatst)……
Ach ja, de een vindt dit leuk en de ander dat. We zijn allemaal verschillend, hoewel ik de combinatie van ketting, schoenen en cremekleurige jurk ook niet goed vond. Maar ik toon ook de mislukkingen. Meestal omdat ik er pas achter kom als de foto’s al genomen zijn haha.