No Fear of Fashion

What if friends hold up a mirror to your reflection and you don’t like yourself?

WARNING This post will be about emotions first and outfits later. You can choose to skip the emotional part. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Usually I am quite content with myself. I think I am an honest person with decent values and moral. Yes, with flaws but no biggies. All in all: content. And then two events threw me.
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Tiered ruffle skirt with a bright pink jumper

You might think it makes me look like a layer cake but I find this tiered ruffle skirt fantastic. It is by Hope Fashion UK. Although I take a size 14 in waist, I ordered the slim (size 10-12). It has an elastic waistband and it fits beautifully. It was late afternoon on Wednesday the
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Red and white striped jacket and Shopping Saturday

Another Shopping Saturday with my friends Anke and Sabine: such a delightful day. We all look forward to it. As Anke was 38 weeks pregnant, we stayed in Amsterdam so she wouldn’t have to travel far. I decided to wear this red and white striped jacket by FRNCH which I had bought last September at
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Dark green jumper and cream trousers

To elongate my legs when I have the hem of these trousers turned up (with the buttons), I have been looking for knee high cream boots. I failed at that but I did find cream ankle boots in the sale. The heel is just the right height when I want to leave the hem long.
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A black dress with blue flowers by Essentiel

There are so many new things in this post that I am ashamed. I am very aware of the sustainability problems and the urgency to do something about it. Ron and I separate our rubbish, use as little plastic as we can, have 16 solar panels on the roof, double glazed windows everywhere etc etc,
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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.

This blog is my hobby. I hope to entertain you and make you smile or laugh with the content I publish. It is for everyone, but probably most appealing to women over 40, like me (oh, all right…I am way over).

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