Oud-Loosdrecht! Loodsdrechtse Plassen!

This area between the Vecht and Utrecht Ridge was created by peat. Ditches and legakkers here ever had to win and drying of peat. Some legakkers have been swept away by strong winds and waves. This led to large and small lakes. In some lakes is naturally pure water seepage to the surface. This nutrient-poor calcareous water nourishes rare aquatic plants. The Vechtplassen are an important link in the ecological network, the lifeline of contiguous Dutch natural area.

Behind the white house:
De Loosdrechtse Plassen

Through a rainy window

Received yesterday! Lavender sachets! Fiona and the Fig on Etsy!

Found! Fine porcelain!

Missing a tiny piece

Panorama Mesdag!

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Panorama Mesdag is a cylindrical painting of about 14 meters high with a circumference of 120 meters. The painting, one of the oldest 19th century panorama in the world, has a view over the North Sea, the dunes, The Hague and Scheveningen. It was painted in 1881 by Hendrik Willem Mesdag, a famous painter of the Hague School. He specialized in painting seascapes. His wife Sientje Mesdag-van Houten and the painters Theophile de Bock, George Hendrik Breitner and Bernard Blommers have also contributed significantly.  http://www.panorama-mesdag.com/

Detail

Detail

Delft Blue 'wooden shoes' and ribbon!

Delft Blue beads!

Delft Blue Matrusjka!

Matroesjka!

Murano glass pendants!

Murano glass pendant!

Murano glass pendant!

Glass beads bracelet!

In my store!

Galerie Terra, Delft!

Galerie Terra Delft has the largest collection of contemporary ceramics in the Netherlands.

Read more: http://www.terra-delft.nl/

De aardappeleters! The Potato Eaters - Vincent van Gogh

De Aardappeleters is de titel van een schilderij van Vincent van Gogh. Het is gemaakt in 1885 in Nuenen. Afgebeeld is de familie De Groot aan de Gerwenseweg 4.

Van Gogh heeft meerdere studies gemaakt voordat hij aan het werk begon. Hij zocht telkens naar een nieuwe compositie en expressie. Het doek hangt tegenwoordig in het Van Gogh Museum, waar het behoort tot de vaste collectie.

The Potato Eaters is the title of a painting by Vincent van Gogh. It was created in 1885 in Nuenen. Shown is the De Groot family to Gerwenseweg 4. Van Gogh has made several studies before the work began. He always looked for a new composition and expression. The painting is today in the Van Gogh Museum, where it belongs to the permanent collection

Tulip charm!

Delft Blue soap chain gift!

Delft, Winkeltje Kouwenhoven

Winkeltje Kouwenhoven is een plek waar u de sfeer van vroeger kunt proeven. De winkel werd op het Sint Agathaplein nagebouwd, met een interieur dat voor het grootste deel uit 1931 stamt. Lees hier over de historie van het winkeltje.
http://www.winkeltjekouwenhoven-delft.nl/en/wie-zijn-wij/winkeltje-kouwenhoven

U kunt er ouderwetse en nostalgische producten kopen zoals Oudhollands snoepgoed, olielamponderdelen en nostalgisch speelgoed. Maar ook poëzieplaatjes, kachelzwart en ansichtkaarten behoren tot het assortiment.
De “bediendes” van het Winkeltje Kouwenhoven - allen vrijwilligers - helpen u met veel plezier en laten u genieten van een stukje nostalgie in Delft.

Kouwenhoven is a shop where you can taste the atmosphere of yesterday. The store was rebuilt in St. Agatha's Square, with an interior, which for the most part dates from 1931. Read about the history of the shop: http://www.winkeltjekouwenhoven-delft.nl/

You can buy products such as old fashioned and nostalgic candy old Dutch, oil lamp parts and nostalgic toys. But pictures poetry, black stove and postcards are among the assortment.
The "servants" of the Shop Kouwenhoven - all volunteers - to help you enjoy and let you enjoy a bit of nostalgia in Delft.

Inspiration!

Red, green, yellow soap chains, tags and
bookmarks!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Movie: Brush with fate! Johannes Vermeer!

"Brush with Fate" is based on the book by Susan Vreeland "The Girl in Hyacinth Blue." The leading role in the film is played by a never painted Vermeer painting. The film goes back in time through several centuries of Dutch history and owners of the painting. Ultimately up to the moment when Vermeer was painting.

The cast of the film consists of American, Dutch and Flemish top actor like Glenn Close, Thomas Gibson, Kitty Courbois, Jan Decleir, Thekla Reuten and Tamar van den Dop.

The girl in hyacinth blue.

Aprons!

Romantic Ideas for Valentine!

Give roses!
Give one rose!
Go to dinner!

Give a dinner voucher!
Go for walk on the beach!

Send a love letter!
Send an e-card!
Send a Valentine card together with a film voucher!

Dresses!

Three coloured!

Blue and rose!

Yellow and rose!

Lovely flowers!

Rose birds!

Fabulous fabric!