saturday in the city

Breda - Saturday 11th of April 2026

Coffee in the park.

Crisp citywalk.

Photography exhibition Mon Repos at the Stedelijk Museum.

hello new spring season

fresh stripes

Earlier this week, when I was giving the jugs from the cabinet a bath for a clean, I spontaneously decided to give the cabinet a makeover.

An impulsive project, because while picking out the paint I decided to pick two colors and to paint cool stripes. I came back with primer, butter yellow and chocolate milk brown.

Stripes are not the easiest to paint, involving a lot of measuring and masking, so the project took a while...

However the result is stunning. Fresh stripes!

flower day - end of an era

Thursday 19th of March 2026 - final flowerday

With a heavy heart, I have decided to stop my weekly flower day at Villa Augustus.

Due to the increasing discomfort caused by the flower allergy built up over the years, I have now truly reached a point where it no longer outweighs the enjoyment of being florist.

In recent years, I have often considered quitting flowerday due to allergic reactions, but then decided against it again and again.

Sneezing, watery eyes, and a stuffy nose, and on the other hand the immense pleasure in flower arranging, was a difficult dilemma for quite some time.

It certainly wasn't an easy decision; for almost 19 years, Thursday was Flower Day!