Small changes to an outfit also create a new outfit, right? You have seen these jeans with the shirt before in September last year. This time I have changed the earrings and the bag, added bracelets and put on chunky yellow shoes. When husband Ron saw the shoes, he just said “oh”. Turned out, he doesn’t mind the yellow (as I thought he would) but the sturdy sole. Ah…fashion, he clearly didn’t keep up with it.
Loes and I were off to the centre of Haarlem, to the big canal running through the town, called Spaarne.
Below: There are many restaurants at Spaarne, which all have their terraces near the water. I particularly liked this sofa but do wonder what they’d do when the rain comes pouring down as it so often does these days. Do they lift it back inside??
Below: As you can see, the view is pretty good.
Below: As I sat there, I saw a ship coming from the left, which I think, is always a magnificent sight.
Below: It was going towards another bridge.
Below: We decided to move on to a side canal, pretty as well.
Below: There must be a company housing in such a huge building.
Below: A smaller house on this canal.
Below: Showing off the big yellow shoes.
Below: What I love about this photo is that it shows how well the tailors added length to my shrunken jeans.
Below: Loes. Her shirt was much whiter than this picture shows. Couldn’t get the colour right.
Below: As we were in the centre of our old town, there are many beautiful houses and streets to photograph. This, by the way, is the red-light district of Haarlem haha. See the two red lanterns behind me?
Below: The background is the glass front of a theatre. Love it as a background.
Below: The back of the white shirt has buttons you can open.
Below: Last but certainly not least, the Lara Design earrings.
Not only Delft should be on your list to visit when you are in the Netherlands. Haarlem is definitely worth visiting as well.
What happened in my life this week
Saturday I saw Marita (below) for coffee while it was pouring with rain. People were sitting on the terrace, protected from the rain by sunshades but we chose to sit inside the restaurant. By the time we finished talking the sun came out. (Link to the original post with this outfit.)
Our friends Georg and Marla treated us to a dinner which was delicious.
Sunday Ron came with me to visit mum and scrubbed the bathroom. The cleaning service in the nursery home isn’t up to scratch, so I dust and hoover every week and when Ron comes with me, he does the nasty work.
Monday I met Sylvia of 40PlusStyle in Amsterdam. She is visiting the Netherlands again and of course we met.
Below: She took this photo of me. (Link to post with original outfit.)
Tuesday I took mum to the hospital for her regular eye injection.
Wednesday morning Marcella (below) came over for a coffee and a chat. We are both into bracelets at the moment.
Below: What a cute earring she is wearing.
In the afternoon my hairdresser worked her magic again.
The rest of the week nothing interesting happened, but here is some random stuff.
Below: Swans with 5 little ones. So cute.
Below: Why my cat sleeps on her face, I have no idea.
WARNING
I will be very busy the next fortnight so I will probably not be able to reply to comments in that time. As soon as things slow down, I’ll catch up. And don’t worry, there will be a blog post again next Sunday.
Greetje
Here by happenstance! I saw a photo of a lovely woman, surrounded by stunning scenery. I’m taking it all in, when my eyes land on THE chunky yellow shoes! Needing more info, I click on pic & here I am! I love travel & enjoy articles on places Ive never been. I also love fashion & especially enjoy articles with different angles than mainstream mags offer. I look forward to new articles, as well as catching up on previous ones. I have not looked, but hope to find info on the shoe’s brand, in order to buy a pair! Thx for the inspiration! 😊
What a wonderful comment. You just made my day. Thank you.
At the top of my blog you’ll find a button “Outfit Gallery”. It lists most of my outfits and when you click on a photo, it will take you to the post.
I will check tonight what the brand of the chunky yellow shoes is and mail it to you.
Your part of the world is just lovely. Your photos make me feel like a world traveler. Thank you so much.
Isn’t that wonderful? That you can travel vicariously through my blog? Of course there are ugly parts of Haarlem too but I just don’t show them (heh heh). Another reader of my blog (Ceri) commented on this post that she had been in Haarlem recently and the city absolutely did not disappoint.
You looked great! The yellow shoes grew on me too! Thank you for all of the pictures, the baby swans were darling! So very nice to see your friends. Marcella must love scarves like I do and here I’m not working! My left leg was still so sore after several weeks my primary doctor ordered an ultrasound and a blood clot was found! I am off of the 800 mg Ibuphrophin; I was fearful it was bad for my kidneys and knew it wasn’t long term. I tried larger dose of another pain drug and thank goodness, it worked!
The family and I are going to the warm shore next weekend! Have a good week!
Kudos for your primary doctor. What if he hadn’t found the blood clot!!!
Glad you found another pain drug that works. I have to be careful with ibuprofen too as I only have one kidney left.
I hope you will have a wonderful weekend with your family.
I love outfits with a white shirt and jeans, it’s the most elegant and informal basic. I love your oversized shirt and the way you wear it so casually. I like your yellow shoes, they have style.
That terrace next to the canal is so nice, I like those beautiful spaces.
I like your earrings, they’re very original, your close-up looks great.
So many compliments in one comment. You make me feel shy. (Thank you nevertheless 😘.)
I forgot to mention that I’ve ordered these – my first lug-sole shoes like yours. Can’t wait to try them.
https://www.vionicshoes.com/uptown-loafer.html?color=1439
They look like they will feel like mittens. I wish you lots of pleasure with them.
When I first saw the yellow shoes, I thought they were way over the top, but, as I looked at more photos, they began to look better and better. Hope they are comfortable as well!
Hope you get a lot done during your busy period and have a good week or weeks.
The shoes are ever so comfortable. I bent the soles before I tried them on to see whether they were flexible enough. It takes a bit of time for your eye to get used to new things, I guess.
Haarlem has looked so good in your photos over the years that I took a trip there the other week. Absolutely beautiful town with lovely people – I had a great time.
There was a very tall, very charming, very elegant woman working in the tourist office who I thought was you at first (but as you’ve never mentioned this sideline of yours…). I was saying what wonderful clothes shops you have in Haarlem and she agreed, then looked me up and down and said And that one is very good for larger sizes. So direct but not at all offensive. Dutch straight talking.
And DeDakkas, which I think you’ve mentioned, was great
Thank you for your first sentences with all the compliments about me haha.
Her advice sounds sooooo very Dutch haha. She sounds like my young neighbour down the street who once said to us that she admired us. That she thought “What a great way to grow old (…and here it comes…) when she saw us pottering about.” It was meant as a compliment hahaha.
Great that you visited de Dakkas.
Oh, you were here in my neck of the woods! How lovely. I am glad you liked it and Haarlem didn’t disappoint. Otherwise I would have felt guilty.
Not at all, Haarlem exceeded my expectations on all counts…
😊🙃
Wat een leuke foto’s en ik vind jouw outfit ook super gaaf. De sieraden geven er net dat extraatje aan.
Haarlem heeft zoveel leuke straatjes, terrasjes, restaurants etc.
Goede keuze van mij geweest om hier te komen wonen.
Echt bizar dat er niet (goed) schoongemaakt wordt bij je moeder.
Ik herken het, daar waar mijn vader woonde was exact hetzelfde probleem. Echt niet fijn hoor.
Succes met alles! x
Wat leuk. Jij leest mijn blog ook. Af en toe vermoed ik (grijns).
Ja, Haarlem is een leuke stad. Het is natuurlijk geen Amsterdam want dat blijft mijn grote liefde, maar leuk genoeg. Ben blij dat jij er ook bent komen wonen al zien we elkaar nog steeds te weinig.
I just love your outfit this week. All details are totally on point. Fabulous! The Netherlands is such a beautiful country.
You look wonderful in the green too. Nice to see your friends and hear that your Mum is well. Your cat is a sweetie!
Thanks for the compliments. Of course you realise that I only show the nice parts of the Netherlands, don’t you.
The cat looks sweet but comes with a manual.
Fun outfit. I like the details.
Ah…most of the things are in the details.😂😇
Greetje! You were on my Google feed! How exciting! I, too, travel vicariously with you, and enjoy it so much. My favorite parts of your blog, though, are the homey, down-to-earth details of your life – Winston, Ron, your mom, and your friends. It’s fun to peek into someone’s life that’s so different from mine. Thank you! Love from Missy, the English teacher from Georgia, US.
Your comment means I am able to entertain you, the goal of my blog. So thank you for telling me.
Hello You
Love the outfit and just LOVE Haarlem as usual, but, love your cat picture best of all What a little darling she is!
Have a good “very busy fortnight”, and hugs to Mama x What a shame that services, such as cleaning in this instance, which presumably are paid for, don’t actually deliver. Still, keep smiling…
Gee x
I love the yellow shoes, but I avoid heavy lug soles that add height. I’m already significantly taller than my husband, so I don’t want to emphasize that.
I can totally understand. I used to have a boyfriend who was shorter than I. So I can relate.
Funny that you love the cat photo best haha. You must be a cat person.
And yes, clients in the nursing home pay for cleaning services but they are bad. Fortunately I can help and mum’s eyesight is bad (that’s what we call a black joke).