Had to sneak in a picture, it is such a happy plant.
Author Archives: The Chronicler
Purses and Bags Museum
A small museum inspired by a couple’s hobby of collecting purses and bags. Knitting with beads to create an evening bag.
The Broom in the Pot of Baby’s Breath
Thank you E for putting me onto this…. This is a ceremony dating back to the 1600s and derived from Africa. Dating back to slave days, jumping the broom together has been part of weddings for couples who want to honor that tradition. It also has roots in the Celtic culture and including but not …
Valentine Day Offering
At the floral shop one of my favorite potted plants suddenly appeared: Baby Tears [Soleirolia soleirolii] or in Dutch “Luck-in-the-Bedroom”, [If you Google the name you find a couple of other cultures have given it some not-so-complimentary names.] I was excited to see it; however It was gussied up for Valentines Day. Stuck into the …
The Bad. The Poor.
It’s a Book Store: De Slegte. It was in business a long time ago and then it wasn’t. A terrific reunion to find it again in business after all these years. Browsed only the ground floor. The check-out clerk asked if I had gone upstairs. Replied I can only afford one-floor-a-visit. Having joined a book …
France
One morning we decided to follow the road less traveled and drove to France for lunch. France: the distant mountains.
How Exquisite is the Food?
A Day at the Beach
Surprise! surprise! This is the interior of a WC’s at the Amsterdam Airport, Schiphol. The Dutch use every opportunity to be creative.
How Far Under Water?
Knowing that the Netherlands is for the most part below sea level. This gives pause…