Long time no see and ch-ch-changes

My last post dates already from a long time ago, in March. It has been hard to find the time to blog. I am thinking of shortening the posts. Still, a lot has happened. We did a lot of enjoyable things and I have found new ideas and inspiration. 2015 has been a year in which we decided to enjoy more holidays and see the world instead of spending all our time (and money) on renovating our house. We started in April/May with a long holiday in Greece. A wonderful holiday visiting all the antiquities. Late summer we enjoyed a week at home, with a couple of days visiting some cities near us and a day of learning how to surf the waves in our home town at the beach of Scheveningen. That was nice too. We had to cancel a planned trip to Sicily, but we will be back for sure. Beginning of October, we went to our friends wedding in the Bourgogne and combined it with a couple of days Ardennes for my birthday. And recently we stayed a short week in London, where we enjoyed a concert of my favorite band at the O2. Not too bad!

In London, we visited Battersea Power Station

I have picked up some new hobbies this year. I started making pictures of stained glass windows. I walk around our city a lot and always enjoy the beautiful old houses with the beautiful stained glass windows. Why not photograph them? And so I do.

I also picked up the hobby of wearing Hermes scarves. This may sound a little decadent, but isn't "life too short to drink Prosecco"?... It all started with a vintage H scarf, an engagement present from my father to my mother in the 1960s, a green Promenade de Longchamps. It was given to me by my mother when I was about 20. I carried it with me always and never found a decent way to wear it. Until I discovered MaiTai's blog this year. She has been an inspiration and taught me many different ways of wearing and knotting H scarves. I ordered one of her scarf rings and voila - since then I started wearing the scarf many times. And I started collecting other vintage scarves... they are all such works of art, so beautiful. And, I love the idea of scarves that have been worn and cared for by other people in the past and that now it is my turn to care for them. Another new hobby is born. :-)

Wearing my mothers "Engagement scarf", a 1960s Promenade de Longchamps by Phillipe Ledoux, with a scarf ring by MaiTai.

One of the beautifully packed MaiTai scarf rings

One of my lucky finds! A vintage H Merveilles de la Vapeur by Philippe Ledoux. I adore it. The theme, the colors, the fine drawings.

Another lovely find: a 1970s vintage Couvertures et Tenues de Jour from Franz Sauer Koln in bright yellow!

One of my hobbies is still cooking. When I can find the time, I love to try out new recipes or just make something easy and healthy. Last night, after a day of work and running for an hour, I made a quiche with fresh vegetables and salmon. It tasted great. Such a happy life.