Another take on my wide leg jeans. You saw this wrap top before with my pebble coloured trousers (this post). I didn’t like the wrap top on those trousers and thought they were much better on these wide leg jeans. Alas…the photos you are about to see, suggests that the ensemble was a good idea, but there were so many photos showing a belly or the silly wrap strings at the back. Not nice, so I won’t wear this outfit again.
But…thinking it was the bomb, Marjolein and I headed to the theme park with miniature towns called Madurodam for a photo shoot.
Below: Many famous old Dutch buildings, castles and mansions are replicated as miniatures. You can see the scale of the miniatures from the people in the background.
Below: This for instance, is Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, with its gardens. I did a post on sightseeing in Apeldoorn and visited this palace in 2016 (scroll down to the bottom of the post).
Below: I loved this. You could operate the fire hoses on the bottom left while a fire started in the middle of the boat. At the right, fire boats were rushing in to help.
Below: Another funny gig was this. You put 20 cents in the box on the left (or use your bank card) and out of a ‘garage’ comes this truck with a mini Mars bar for you to pick from the back. Great for children but we loved it too.
Below: Near the ‘tulip fields’ were these giant tulips as a contrast.
Below: The famous cheese market in Alkmaar. The men in white are cheese carriers.
Below: Time to show Marjolein and her gorgeous outfit.
Below: Binnenhof The Hague where the government resides. You can see the golden coach with the king arriving. I did a photo shoot here in this post.
Below: The Dom tower of Utrecht.
Below: The notes all have a colour, corresponding with the wooden sticks of the console, so anyone can play the songs. When you play them, you will hear the carillon in the Dom tower (above) playing the song. Fantastic feature.
Below: It was lunchtime and we headed to the Panorama Café, which we didn’t like very much. French fries and such. But the other restaurant was hosting a private party of 550 (!!) people, so not available to us.
Below: I tried to show the shoes, but I bet you can see them better in the photo above. They have been in my wardrobe for years and hardly ever worn. They don’t look great on my flat feet when I am wearing skinnies. With these wide trousers they are perfect. They are from Italy and made from the softest leather.
Below: Marjolein posing in front of the covered shopping gallery called “De Passage” in the Hague.
Below: You might think this is Amsterdam, but it is Utrecht. They are very similar with their canals and old buildings. (Note the figure of a guy proposing on the bridge.)
We thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Below: Let me show you one photo of the ones that horrified me. Bad posture, stupid hair and those silly wrap strings, exposed at the back. I know, I judge myself too harshly, but I know what I can look like, so I won’t settle for less.
What happened in my life this week
Ron and I visited mum together. As I hadn’t been the week before, there were quite a few things to do. I tried to get her new mobile phone up and running, only to find out mum doesn’t know the pin code of her SIM card haha. After 5 trials, we needed the PUK code which of course mum didn’t know either. She might have kept it in her drawer in her previous home, but that is gone now. Fortunately I have an honest face and I got the girl at the provider’s shop to give me mum’s PUK code. Everything is fine now and mum can use it again.
On Monday it was warm and sunny. Below: Ron and I took dog Watson to the beach for a good run and had lunch on the beach terrace. The relaxed couple LOL.
I am doing a second photography course. On Tuesday we shot macro photos. Below one of my homework photos. I don’t mind the classes in the evening but we have to be on location a couple of times, this Sunday at 6 a.m. Oh my word. That means I have to get up half past 4 to be ready to leave at half past five. Yuck.
Below: One of my outfits this week. (Link to original post.)
Ron surprised me with a big chunk of nougat as I woke up feeling down that day. He wanted to cheer me up and he knows I love nougat. He is such a sweet man.
I also received another parrot joke from him.
Below: The text that accompanied this photo was: “Yes, yes, all of a sudden it is Animal Day”.
He refers to a cartoon he gave me years ago where a woman is saying this to her dog in a silly voice. So me. And it was the 4th of October.
Below: The next thing he did was creating this scene…haha. Apparently the parrot had an upset stomach from all those peanuts.
We both got our Covid repeat vaccination and in a fortnight we’ll get the one for the flu. Now I have to drag my poor old mother to one of these vaccination centres as it cannot be done in the nursing home.
In the meantime my physiotherapist has to treat me weekly and my health insurance only refunds a certain amount so that is going to cost me money.
Nothing exciting happened this week. I painted over some damage on the bumper of my car. That happened when I hit a girl on a ‘fat bike’. A fat bike is a very fast electric bike and it has big fat tires. She appeared out of nowhere as these bikes are so fast. I hit the brakes and stopped in time but she nearly fell off her bike because of the impact. I wanted to help her and tried to get out of my car. That wasn’t a good idea as the car started driving again as soon as I lifted my foot of the brake. I hit her gently and she was flabbergasted. She shouted “Why do you stop in time only to start driving again??”. The answer is, because I always forget this feature of my automatic car. Stupid. The pedals of her bike damaged my bumper. Having that spray painted will cost me too much so I ordered one of these car paint things and at least it is a lot less noticeable now. Below: the outfit I wore on Thursday when I went for a drink with my friend and neighbour Monique. (Link to original post.) Very comfy suit.
Till next week.
Greetje
Where do I find the jeans? I saw a link for the orange blazer on the next post, but not the pants. Thank you!
Here is a link to the brand. I bought the Rebecca, but I think there are a few of those, with slightly different fit.
Sorry I don’t find wide leg pants flattering at all and oversized shapeless blazers look bad. What is this? Can’t fashion do better than this? Clothes are meant to flatter a body not make a woman look frumpy.
I love your honest heartfelt comment. But we have to agree to disagree. Clothes were meant to flatter a body yes, but nowadays clothes are meant to express yourself. Fashion evolves. What do you think people said as Chanel introduced the wide trousers for women? They must have thought it was awful, but it was still body flattering.
You looked wonderful! I have several pair of wide leg jeans being shortened.
The little towns were wonderful with all of the detail and beauty!
I very much enjoyed your post.
Glad you liked the post. I thought it would especially be appreciated by my oversee’s readers.
Shortening wide leg jeans isn’t easy as all. And you are so restricted to the same heel height per pair.
Love the white trouser/blue jacket outfit!
Ha! I have Just had my covid booster and flu injections! The joys of older age!
I like the white trouser/blue jacket outfit because it is just a little bit different because of the longer blouse. Although the outfit is not in my top 10.
Covid booster and flu injections aren’t the only joys of older age…you get so much more unfortunately.
I am still trying to decide if I want to buy a pair of big leg jeans. You look nice in yours with the wrap top. Marjolein is wearing a lovely color and I enjoyed the photos of the miniature display. There is a very fun Miniature Museum in Tucson, Arizona that is great to visit. I feel your frustration with your Mom’s cell phone troubles. So many numbers, codes, passwords to remember! Loved the photo of you, Ron, and Watson (barely) at the beach.
Well, keep an eye on my blog and you will see a lot of variations of wide leg jeans in the coming weeks. It does require a rethink what to wear with it.
The photo of Ron, me and Watson got a lot of sweet reviews on Instagram. Apparently people like seeing other normal people in normal circumstances haha.
What a fun location for a photoshoot!
As a woman obsessed with wide legged trousers, I LOVE your jeans, Greetje! And they’re absolutely perfect with those orange brogues. Gorgeous!
Your husband sounds like so much fun, doing those silly things with the parrot lol. And he’s so sweet giving you nougat when you were feeling down.
Big hugs
Suzy xx
The jeans are fine, but I do have to be careful what to wear on top of them. I needed to buy more shoes with a low heel anyway, so I bought two pairs of jeans which cannot handle any heel. I am going to give all my high heels away to a friend. With pain in my heart. I feel like a woman who has become blind but cannot bring herself to sell the car.
I love that top and think it looks so good with the wide leg jeans! I do hate to wear clothes that have to be adjusted when I stand up or move a certain way, so I can understand why you’d want to pass it on. Do you think your tailor might have an idea on how to adjust it? I wonder if the string ties could be replaced with snaps…
That miniature village is really cute. It would be such fun with kids.
I was thinking the same. Lose the strings and snaps might be the solution. But than we still have the problem of a belly showing as the top is so short. Something longer underneath? I bet it won’t work, but I could try.
The miniature village is sure fun for kids, but the child in us oldies, never dies either.
What a fun place to visit! I love attractions like that, especially when they have some interactive displays.
It sounds like the top is kind of a struggle to style and wear. Maybe time to let it go and look for something that works better? (Personally I think it looks fine, but I know how it is when an item of clothing makes you feel not quite your best.)
I think the top might work with a skirt which is high up, meaning higher than your waist. As such a skirt would never fit me (broad ribs, wide waist, small hips), I think the wrap top was a bad purchase. What a shame.
I have the same problem with a top which I thought would be perfect to balance my newly wide jeans, but alas it stopped short of my waist every time I bent over! The upper part of the blouse is so lovely and I am still wondering how to lengthen the lower part, as my waist and midriff are not the shape they used to be…
Really like your glowing macro photo of a fuchsia, and would send you my own close-up of a poppy in my garden if I knew how to do it.
Sorry to hear that the vaccinations can’t be done at home or in care homes in the Netherlands, which we think of as so much better provided than the UK. In London my mother-in-law was able to be injected at home. She passed away not so long after, and i myself have had cardiac episodes ever since my first injection so I’m unsure about having another (my fourth).
Marjolein also has a lovely outfit, it’s great to see you and your elegant friends having fun.
Being halfway in age between you and your mum, posture has become a major issue for me. I fell and damaged my ribs on holiday (lovely art and swimming in Aix and Antibes), and have been told that the best way to stop the pain is to stand up straight – from front to back and even side to side I’ve been crooked for many years. Ha. It’s going to be hard but I’ll try my best.
I bet that if it was really difficult for my mother, they would find a solution to give the vaccination at home. But I can take her in a wheelchair when we come back from a regular visit to the hospital, so it won’t be too hard.
It is not funny to hear that you have cardiac episodes from the vaccination. Not fun at all. So far I am lucky and haven’t got any (side) effects from the injections.
Aix and Antibes are lovely, aren’t they?
Anyway, perhaps the pain when you slouch, will give you the necessary pushes to stand up straight. If you find a way to master it, please let me know.
OMG, I love miniatures, how fun and cool is that? I love your jeans, but wrap tops, eh…they don’t always work that well. I like the cute little shoes – I’m glad you’ve kept them.
Ron’s parrot joking is hilarious. And aw, giving you nougat…so sweet.
Luckily I have more tops which do work with the jeans (at least I think they do). At least the white shirt did.
I tell Ron to keep on creating jokes with the parrot as everybody likes them so much, including me.
Madurodam is amazing! The time, effort, skill, and creativity put into these displays is mind-boggling.
I love those wide-legged jeans on you — too bad the top doesn’t work. I appreciate that you share ‘misses’ as well as ‘wins’ and explain why the outfit did not work.
I really enjoyed Madurodam, even though I am 69. It was fun. The child withing us never dies.
Glad you like to see my ‘misses’. I think you learn a lot more from ‘misses’ than from ‘wins’.
I enjoyed visiting the miniature town with you…what fun! I would definitely have tried out the Ode to Joy for the Dom tower carillon. That was the only tune I mastered on my recorder when I was much younger! I like the colour combo you chose, but relate to the problems with the ties, and not wanting an outfit to be a fiddle to deal with. Reorganizing my shoes, I found some cool ones I had forgotten about. Seeing your lovely Italian shoes reminded me of some lace ups which had been hiding in see- through boxes…obviously too far back to ‘see’. I have been shopping my closet and having fun putting together new combinations while it’s still favourable weather… being without overcoats. Great to find inspiration from you and other creative women.
I wish I could find fun in creating new outfits from what I have already got. Alas, I don’t like it and I am no good at it. Which you are probably going to contradict haha, but it is true.