a certain kind of christmas market

driving to Antwerp.

Jesus is coming (look busy)

they had old churches, giant penguins and ice skating

doesn't the architecture look familiar?

Jesus did eventually make an appearance

i don't understand why this photo doesn't appear correctly it is saved right side up.

gemagic goes couture

Paper or plastic?

apparently it's not just a question asked in the supermarket anymore.

Chillax

one kitty's yoga mat,

is another cats crash pad.

jack isn't fond of peas he can sift them out of a mash of meat and veg but he ALWAYS leaves one behind, (if you look closely to the lower right corner you can see rekel sniffing out leftovers)

little buddha

a sunny morning filtered through paper flowers

stillness

i ride my scooter along the Spaarne to Haarlem station

capturing light

and releasing it again

Dark days of December

This used to be a big street market.

It started to shrink a few years ago and now it's only the essentials.

Jack goes for the chew bones

Perhaps it is the New Yorker in me,

but I have an affinity to old dutch architecture.

The neighborhood yacht club.

mates

Introducing...

This is Banja.

Isn't she cute?

Contemplating hibernation

because I have a feeling this will be our December

silver linings

Surpresents!!

Our day begins as usual, except for the faint trumpeting and tromboning of Saint Nikolas's band of noisey zwarte piets. Jack clearly annoyed at the merry (herrie) making, awaits the signal from me to cross the street.

My person received a package from Australia today loaded with great things. Oddly enough she was out searching the day before for a small notebook but without success. She also loved the goodluck doll not pictured here but already creating lots of luck on her door handle. It was a lovely surprise present. Thank you Nic!

We thought the card was so special we thought of framing it, however the bird seems a bit boxed in for my liking so i think i will get a different frame for it.

We used the gold envelope the card came in and placed the lovely "dragon's eye" fruit drawing in the center. It looks really beautiful, this picture doesn't do it justice.

... and to all a goodnight.

Hollands Next Top Model

Quizical Rekel

Serious Rekel

Come hither Rekel

Enlightened Rekel