pink blooms

Pink blooms in the front yard on this Friday morning.
The hollyhocks outside between the paving and the bougainvillea inside the kitchen window.

Enjoy these beautiful and long june days!

kimono

About the kimono, I was wearing at the wedding of our friends last Saturday.

I received a lot of questions about my kimono. I often get questions about my outfits, but this time it was quiet 'extreme'.

I bought the kimono a month ago as a wedding outfit at Anna + Nina.

I'm not a fashion blogger and my motto is; be a voice, not an echo...

After the wedding we went to Eindhoven for lunch and a drink and visited the ever-inspiring PHE factory.

live your life to the max

The handmade signs are made of an unique 'recycled' piece of wood, stamped with a personal text.

You can order your own custom made ‘wood & word sign’ with whatever text.
Note: keep the text short, otherwise it will not fit.

Imagine (almost) anything is possible;
[a quote] [your name] [just a word] [congratulation] [a message for your lover] [something stupid] [something funny] [your life motto]

Send someone a message on wood and I will sent the 'postcard' to the address you want.

You can order a personal sign in my E T S Y shop.

magic

Yesterday was magic.

A mini photo report of the magical wedding of our friends Mick & Marleen.

Marleen really is my 'marrakech & flower soulmate'!

Everything was right; the couple, love, location, weather, atmosphere, music, flowers, cakes, champagne and all dear friends!

L'amour toujours!

rotterdam

Pentecost Monday in Rotterdam.

Drinks at A L O H A, located in former subtropical swimming paradise Tropicana, overlooking the river Maas and Rotterdam skyline.

A city walk (across the bustle of the Roparun finish!) and a lentil soup on the sunny terrace at B A Z A R.

Despite the strong winds and cloudy skies it was still a beautiful summer day.

Rotterdam is always a good idea!

@villa_augustus

Welcome to the Instagram account of Villa Augustus in Dordrecht.

I've been working at Villa Augustus since the opening in June 2007 and I've made many, many pictures on my workplace in all those years.

You can find them on my blogposts about Villa Augustus and later on my own @woodwoolstool instamgram account.

I photographed especially during my flower days, but also took photo's of the gardens, the interior, the hotel etcetera, because I really love my place where I work, it's such a special and inspiring place.

Sometimes I thought, hmmm... can I post another #atwork photo on my instagram? (haha)

Some months ago my manager Andrea asked me, if I would be interested to keep up the instagram account for Villa Augustus.

Yes great! Very nice! Awesome!

So since April 6, I am responsible for the official @villa_augustus instagram account, photography and management.

Photography in my workplace with unlimited possibilities to shoot and from now on I can 'legally' post workspace pictures, every day...

It would be nice if you take a look on @villa_augustus and maybe follow the account.
(or come to visit and see how beautiful it is in real life)

red

Red street art in Breda on Saturday.

... and red fruits for breakfast on Sundaymorning in the frontyard.

Loving those sunny summerdays of the last weeks.