a fresh start

So, after a (too long) period of chaos due to our plans to sell and move, we have finally settled at our new place. No longer in the little-big-house. But in a modern apartment at a great location, in front of the royal palace, stables and garden. What's not to like?

my new view

Although we already parted with a lot of stuff, we still need to unpack a lot of boxes and say goodbye to much more stuff. Keeping up with the spirit of a lighter life with less things... I have parted with my vintage china and many other things that I collected and only used sometimes. Partir c'est mourir un peu. For me that was especially true regarding our house and the garden with its inhabitants. They became part of our family during the years that we lived there. But, nuff said, we are here now and making a fresh start in life. Time to grab new opportunities and enjoy! We already started making plans for traveling again :-) and funny thing is we already spent more time outside on our balcony than we did when we had a garden. It's just so much easier.

I have picked up some beautiful vintage H scarves along the way (lucky they don't take up much space ;-)). I always hand wash my scarves without any problems. Until now (maybe I was lucky) I have never had any accidents with colors leaking (or bleeding I think they call it) or scarves losing their color. I feel safer hand washing them carefully myself then having them cleaned with harsh chemicals by someone who might not care about them as much as I do. And, also, I just love how soft the silk feels after hand washing. My new treasures are a Mexique and a L'or des chefs.

Mexique. I love the feathers (reminds me of the Brazil) and blue/turquoise

a magical detail of L'or des Chefs

I have already worn the Mexique plenty because I love a combination of blue, green and turquoise colors. I had to go to Geneva for work at the UN in june and my Mexique scarf was a loyal companion during those long days (an sometimes evenings) of meetings. One of my new favorite ways to wear my scarves is by tying them as a belt. It's perfect for hot summer days! I guess the darker colors of the L'or des chefs will be nice when the summer moved on. I was also very lucky to find a scarf from a relatively recent collection, from AW 2015. Its colors are a combination that I very much love too. In fact, in our home, there are lots of pink, red, orange and purple. I can imagine it will be perfect for autumn. It's a Sieste au Paradis.

wearing my Mexique at the UN meetings