Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouseIt was such a bright and sunny day that I wore my lemon yellow trousers because they are thin. My long silk blouse in blue, yellow and white is just as breezy; it’s an oldie but a goodie. Choosing the shoes was a bit of a conundrum. Flat shoes made the cropped trousers look silly, trainers are good with these trousers but far too warm for that day. These shoes are comfortable, the height of the heel doesn’t bother me and they don’t give me blisters. Terrific you would say. Well, I do have a complaint; they are so pointy that my toes start screaming after a couple of hours. But they don’t blister because I wear a cut-off sock over the toes.

Anyway, Marjolein, my photographer again, suggested the marina of Scheveningen, which is the beach area adjacent to The Hague. Great background, only we needed shade for decent photos and there was very little of that.

Below: This is what happens when there is too much sunshine on your face. You get a dark face, full of shadows. To avoid that you have to use a camera flash. Which I left at home. Last time I took it with me, we found out the batteries were dead. I did replace them but I hardly know how to use that thing.

The bag is by Demellier London and the colour is called pale slate (link to original post introducing this bag).

Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouse

Below: We stayed close to the restaurants to be in the shade. I am not too keen on the shape of these trousers. I think they make my legs look short. My original styling was better.

Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouse

Below: This is a good shot of the bag.

Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouse

Below (and above): New pose…chin resting on hand.

Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouse

Below: Two photos of the marina. Marinas always look so crisp and bright. Is that because of the sunshine reflecting off the mostly white boats?

Marina Scheveningen

Marina Scheveningen

Below: Marjolein was also dressed for hot weather, with the blouse picking up the salmon colour in the trousers.

Marjolein

Below: We headed to the bridge of a lock (part of the lock is on the right). That meant you looked into the deep when you leaned over the rail. I have a fear of heights, so I only dared to go on the bridge a few metres and I would have preferred to walk in the middle but the grate stopped me from doing that.

Standing on a lock bridge

Below: Marjolein is less afraid and she was already on the other side of the bridge.

Marjolein standing on a lock bridge

Below and above: She photographed the top of the lock.

lock

Below: Another sitting down photo, just for the hell of it.

Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouse

Below: As we arrived back at Marjolein’s place she took the best photo of the lot. Funny.
I am wearing a black pearl necklace with matching earrings and I am also wearing a black pearl ring on my left hand which actually looks lilac.

Lemon yellow trousers with a blue, white and yellow blouse

Below: As the jewellery isn’t very visible, I photographed it separately.

Black pearls set

What happened in my life this week

Saturday I met Marita in town for a coffee and a quick photo shoot. Very handy when a friend lives so close by and is often in town on a Saturday. And…willing to take blog photos. You will see them next week.

The visit to my mum last Sunday was a difficult one. She did talk but it didn’t make any sense. Sometimes there was a flickering of reality but that only resulted in “I want to go home or I want to die”.
I got a call on Monday that the nursing home could not give her the extensive care that she needed and could I try and find a home for her near where I live (my wish if she had to move). So I have been phoning several homes to ask whether they could take her and to ask how long the waiting list was. Selected two homes where I was to get a guided tour to see whether I liked the place.

Because I was in a bit of a state, Ron took me to the beach one morning to relax. As you have seen a photo of that beach before, I didn’t bother to take another one.

Bonus daughter and her husband came to our town for an errand and they had something to celebrate, so we had breakfast, cake and coffee in the morning on a terrace in the sunshine. Life can throw you curveballs. Forgot to take a photo. My mind wasn’t working properly.

Then, all of a sudden on Tuesday afternoon my mum’s doctor called me. She agreed that my mum was suffering and had consulted a specialist doctor. They both came to the conclusion that palliative sedation would be the kindest option. I was so pleased.
Of course you never want to lose your mother, but seeing her suffer so badly is far worse. She most definitely would not have wanted this. And there was no chance of any improvement.
She looked very peaceful during the process as she was sound asleep. Her snoring endeared me and made me smile.

R.I.P.

On Thursday at midday mum passed away, 15 minutes before I arrived. Rest in peace dear mother.

My brother and I are totally on the same page and we said to each other that she has had a good life with lots of love; everything is said and done and she knew we loved her so much.

Mum in purple

Greetje

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