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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
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A lime sweater creates lots of combinations
On one of those rare sunny days in a cold and snowy spring…… I walk through town feeling very happy and content with the world. That mood makes me do reckless things like visiting the Pauw shop… I KNOW I should not go into that shop as my resistance is so low. I KNOW I
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Long Acne tunic with lots of scarfs and necklaces
Trying to get my photos a bit more interesting and of better quality, I am moving out of my garden and into the neighbourhood.This day the weather was bright, sunny… and cold. I looked at my photography notes to see how the camera had to be set when I was wearing something light under these
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Brown long jacket, skinny jeans and leopard print belt
Sorry guys, although the sun began to shine in The Netherlands, you are going to watch another winter outfit today. I totally forgot these photos and it seems such a shame not to publish them. (Mostly because “a shoot” is hard work for me haha.) I am wearing a leopard print belt with my brown
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Yellow boyfriend jeans with jacket or sweater
These photos were taken on that one day when a) it was my day off, b) it was a sunny day and c) there was hardly any wind. Ideal for photography. As you might know, a previous glorious day resulted in the aqcuisition of my pink neon top and B&W pencil skirt. That same day I
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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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