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Fuchsia, orange and red…all together in one cardigan
Anja and I went to a “try and fitting”-session by LaDress. This brand specializes in dresses which make every woman look good. They sell online but also offer “trying-on” sessions at different locations across the country. This time it was in a lovely hotel in Amsterdam, called The College Hotel. “The hotel is housed in a stylish
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Black and white spring jacket
This is going to be an elaborate article. Not so much for text, but for the many photos. The jacket is about 3 years old and very up to date, being black and white. I saw my fellow blogger Trina wearing such a jacket in a fun way with polka dot tights. As copying is
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Black and white striped jacket
Guys, this was hell… photographing in bright sunlight with a lot of wind…. I tried several spots. The lovely lady who was taking care of Anja’s cat, took the first photos with the arch of green behind me. And we chose to set the camera on automatic. I ask you…. what good is “automatic” when
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Flower skirt with red cardigan and black jacket
In these photos you will see another part of the streets around my house. So funny when you put your tripod in the middle of the street and all your neighbours cycle past. All passing comments. As I have very nice neighbours it is a lot of laughs. They all mean well. This flower skirt
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Queens Day and …Spring in The Netherlands
Since 1949 we have celebrated Queens Day on April 30, the birthday of Queen Juliana, even after Beatrix became queen. That is because the birthday of Queen Beatrix (now Princess Beatrix) is January 31 which date is far too cold to celebrate anything outdoors. What happens that day? Everybody in The Netherlands dresses in orange
ABOUT ME
My name is Greetje, I am Dutch, born in 1954. Married and living with husband Ron, dog Watson and cat Sophie. Pretty bonus daughter is married to a lovely man and they gave us two wonderful granddaughters.
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