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  • Concentrated pure joy

  • Walking on water – the Amsterdam way

    Walking on water – the Amsterdam way

    Saturday morning skating on the Prinsengracht. Magical, wonderful almost surreal feeling…:-)

  • Drawing challenge: Umbrella

    Drawing challenge: Umbrella

    All for one and one for all…all connected, sharing one point. This week challenge was hosted by the talented and lovely Renilde

  • From me to you – free printable download

    From me to you – free printable download

    Like? love? adore? You choose! Share your love with your friends and send them “I …YOU” card! If you want to get a fancy, double side folded version of “I…YOU” card download and print it right here. Happy weekend!

  • In her world

    In her world

    My beloved daughter doll house (rearranged this week with few 50’s doll house furniture that we bought together last weekend…)

  • Syrup

    Syrup

    Syrup is a great, quirky mail-order Japanese clothing label that I can’t get enough of. Check their winter catalog here (its all in Japanese, but its part of the fun, isn’t it?)

  • A living painting yesterday in Amsterdam

    A living painting yesterday in Amsterdam

    Clear, bright, most beautiful day was in Amsterdam yesterday. So much fun and happiness… Take a look at the first picture, isn’t a living painting of Brueghel?

  • Lets get warm and cozy

    Lets get warm and cozy

    Lets get warm and cozy with beautiful Finnish knitted vintage socks, a warm cup of tea, lovely softie  and a well dressed  chair. Have a warm and happy weekend!

  • Three winter essentials

    Three winter essentials

    Something to walk on, something to put on and something to sit on (when you get tired of the last two)

  • Drawing challenge: another roadside attraction

    Drawing challenge: another roadside attraction

    Another roadside attraction – this week topic was inspired by the book of Tom Robbins, by the same name. My tiny people are traveling in one of my favorite image-book “ontdek de veliuwe”, full of beautiful landscape pictures of Holland. Exploring roadside, empty places, they are the attraction itself. This week challenge hosted by the…

  • Take me to the moon: the Soviet way…

    Take me to the moon: the Soviet way…

    All pictures taken from different sources on Flickr.

  • The Mouse Mansion -Het Muizenhuis

    The Mouse Mansion -Het Muizenhuis

    In our last visit to the OBA (the central library in Amsterdam) we discovered the most amazing creation: “The Mouse Mansion”(Het Muizenhuis), this art project is created by the Dutch artist Karina Schaapman. It’s an amazing house, almost three meters high (!), counting more than a hundred rooms, alleys and outdoor spaces built from cardboard boxes…