The 15th tale
If we were to spin a tale, een Sprookje,
Read More »If we were to spin a tale, een Sprookje,
Read More »We wandered into the wild world of Wanders and we wondered
Read More »So we’re finding ourselves a bit uninspired these days. Our thirst for beauty is not being met though we admit to perhaps not being entirely in the best place to receive it.
Our mood
has rather
mirrored

The dark celebration of Gehard Demetz
We feel grumpy. We feel annoyed. We feel disappointed that we were not exactly blown away by Dutch Design Week. We could barely bring ourselves to discuss it. Amidst all this cleverness we found ourselves wandering in search of beauty like Arctic explorers in a blinding snowstorm…But in our detached and barely awake for it state, we noticed something that someone living in New York could certainly appreciate.

Badkast by Anna van der Lei
Though this bath within a closet perked us up, we can’t be certain we would entrust to it some of our more precious wardrobe pieces…
It appears the idea of cutting back can be interpreted quite a few different ways…
Read More »Of course we were planning to make a visit.
Read More »It were his eyes, peaceful but mesmerizing, that drew us to him.
Read More »We have always known that we prefer things.. a touch cleaner than most.
Read More »We found it difficult to avert
our eyes once confronted with
this image of
fisherman’s wives awaiting the return
of husbands who might forever
be lost at sea

Gejaagd door de wind by Maarten Schets
of course,
we wanted more
of course,
we went to Enkhuizen

so that we might
re-discover
oud Nederland

by way
of
experiencing
‘Gejaagd door de Wind’

a sort of
treasure hunt
which caused us
to feel some hesitation
when first,
we were led here..

..and surprised us
when we
landed here

And as we drew closer to
the vissersvrouwen
we felt quietly
overwhelmed

by this celebration
of Dutch traditional clothing

and delighted
by every
revelation

Hats by Elizabeth van der Helm
of just
how glamorous
a fish wife
can be…
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