Nearly a year ago my friend Misja helped me to create outfits with clothes that were already in my wardrobe. She is a good stylist (not her profession) and today’s outfit with the silver skirt is one that she came up with. It is amazing what that necklace is doing for the outfit.
Marjolein and I went to the centre of The Hague to Plein and Lange Poten. (These are the names of a square and a street.) To my horror nearly all of the historic buildings were covered in scaffolding and hidden behind panels.
Below: I took this photo of a government building through a fence. It is good though that they are renovating as the building looks quite dirty.
Below: A brown door or a green door, both are perfect for blond hair. Loved the Mediterranean blue on the walls.
Below: No problem finding a green door in an old city either. The colour of the chain necklace repeats the colour of the boots. The chain earrings go well with the chain necklace, I think.
Below: After having taken the first photos, we found restaurant Luden for coffee.
Below: Marjolein was wearing such a fun cardigan.
Below: She combined it with a pair of grey checked trousers that has purple stripes and buttons on the sides. Terrific pattern mixing. In the photo the colours have an orange tint as we were underneath an orange roof.
Below: The terraces on Plein (square) were all full of sunbathing people. Wearing my second-hand coat, my Salvatore Ferragamo coat. It was a great bargain, soft as a kitten and warm (it was only the beginning of March).
Below: Front of the coat with a very old but treasured leopard scarf.
Below: Statue on the square of Willem I, Prince of Oranje, in bright sunlight. My skirt is reflecting LOL.
Below: I love this chocolate shop which formerly was a butchery. It says so above the store, Vleeschhouwerij van J.C. Kok means Butchery of J.C. Kok. That typography, the arch and then the old-fashioned bicycle, fabulous.
Below: We took photos of me standing in front of a musical instrument builder’s shop, because we liked the arch. Within a minute I got told off by the lady of the shop for not asking permission. I replied that the law says you can photograph any house or building which is visible from the road, without asking permission. She then claimed that the space right in front of the shop, was private property. Sigh…what’s her problem?
Anyway, the back of the green jumper is baby blue as you can see.
Below: The Hague has modern buildings too, like these which I really like.
Below: But my heart is with these old buildings.
Below: It was time to lunch at our favourite restaurant LEUK. I chose a club sandwich although you cannot eat these things in a civilized manner. Marjolein advised to eat the layers separately but I wanted the full flavour. Not a pretty sight but it was a great sandwich.
Below: Last photo is of this sweet doggie in front of the restaurant. He was spoiled rotten by his owner who was feeding him little bits of his sandwich. That is the way to make a beggar out of a dog.
You can see Marjolein’s cardigan and trousers through the window.
What happened in my life this week
Saturday we were asked to babysit our granddaughters while their mum and dad shopped for some necessities. It was fun and I gave baby Evy her bottle twice and coloured with toddler Zoë. Ron put Zoë to bed for her midday nap (he can change nappies like a pro), made her sandwiches and walked outside with her for a little while.
In the evening, we went for an Indonesian meal at a local restaurant.
Sunday was a day of doing laundry, washing hair and blogging. Nothing special.
Monday the physiotherapist was content with my progress but had to set my ankles straight again. Well, Rome wasn’t built in a day either. After that consult I had my breasts checked for cancer in the breasts bus as we call it. It is a mobile research facility and this national check-up is every 2 years for woman over 50. We have a great health care system in the Netherlands.
We had a guest for dinner, the mother of one of our neighbours. We know her from the time that we got French lessons from her. She used to be a French teacher. Lovely woman. She is house-sitting for her daughter and son in law. Ron cooked boeuf bourguignon and I made Eton mess for dessert.
Below: I was wearing this outfit that day. (Link to original post with this outfit with a different necklace.)
Tuesday my feet got pampered with a pedicure and she put bright red nail polish on the toenails again. I always start this in April and end it in September. In the autumn and winter my feet are in closed shoes and I don’t think it is worth spending money on a pedicure in that period. I have easy feet so I can take care of them myself. It is the nail polish on my toes I cannot manage.
Wednesday my agenda was empty and the sun was bright. At first, I had put on a men’s suit (below). I had been inspired by a Dutch woman who styles a different outfit every day with clothes that are 95% thrifted. She posts those outfits on Instagram and she is really good at styling. Here is the link to her Instagram account, Wilma.vanbeek140.
Below: Wilma’s outfit which inspired me. Hers is more subtle with just the accessories in shades of pink. You know me, I am usually loud. And I don’t have a well-fitting white-blue striped T-shirt with long sleeves. Most T-shirts rise up above my bosom; they don’t make them roomy enough.
Because it was such nice weather, I decided to accompany Ron and dog Watson to the beach which meant changing into jeans and old shoes. In the afternoon I changed back into the men’s suit.
Below: As you know by now, my reward after the walk is cappuccino on the terrace. A fierce wind from the east spoiled the walk a bit, but behind glass partitions it was delightful.
Below: Ron loves things that create an interesting shadow. This sign says “Keep it clean“.
Thursday felt like summer with a temperature rising to 20 degrees C at 5 pm. I have been sunbathing in the garden from 15.00 hrs to 16.30. What bliss. Being retired is so good.
We didn’t go to see our granddaughters as baby Evy of 4.5 months was ill. Her parents took her to hospital for a check and they were praised for keeping Evy hydrated so well. No panic yet.
Friday my hair finally got cut again. It had been 7 weeks since my previous visit to the hairdresser and it was obviously a week too much.
Below: The colour is now a bit more honey.
Got to do my fitness exercises in the morning. Remember dear readers, in order to improve your chances of aging in good health, you really need to exercise. I hate every minute of exercising. Only because I know how important it is (and because I have a lot of discipline), I manage to do it twice a week.
Greetje
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