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Haarlem bloggers at Café Martinus

The Haarlem bloggers got together again. From left to right: Sylvia of 40PlusStyle, Misja of MisjaB, Anja of Curly Traveller and me. So nice when we are all together in the Netherlands. It was horrible weather that day: fierce wind and rain. We only had to walk a little distance from the parking garage to
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Black sandals with block heel

Believe it or not, I have a terrible taste in shoes. Even my mother told me as a teenager how old-fashioned my shoe choices were. Which is why I challenge myself and pay attention to shoe fashion. These black sandals with block heel would not be the kind I’d normally choose. My natural choice would
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An easy blue and white striped dress in lovely Haarlem

As you read last week, I scored 2 dresses at the second-hand shop Kat & Ko. This blue and white striped dress looks brand new. No marks, no fluff, the white is pure white and I love the neckline. I didn’t think it would suit me but decided to try it anyway. One look in
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A wide blue skirt

Here it is, the wide blue skirt I bought in Newcastle when I was there to meet Nikki of Midlifechic. I adored it the minute I saw it hanging on the rack. It has three layers and an extra frill on the bottom layer. Luckily it fit me like a glove (love my newfound weight).
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Sequins, a red raincoat and Shopping Saturday

The “team” of Shopping Saturday: Anke, Sabine and I, got together for a Wednesday lunch as we all had no time to meet on a Saturday in the near future. Talk about busy women. The fact that Anke agreed to meet for a couple of hours that Wednesday amazes me. Because 1) she has a





