two days in paris

Two days in Paris.

Deuxième jour - Samedi 15 février

28005 steps

Breakfast at Hotel Molitor
Swim in Piscine Molitor
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Coffee at Durand Dupont
Metro to Trocadéro
Tour Eiffel
Marché Président-Wilson (open air food market in front of Palais de Tokyo)
Palais de Tokyo (library, bookshop and lunch)
Musée Yves Saint Laurent (closed)
Jardin des Tuileries
Rue Saint Honoré
Place de la République
Habitat
Dinner at Café du Temple
Canal Saint Martin
Thalys Gare du Nord - Rotterdam
Sneakers off and nap on the train

two days in paris

Two days in Paris.

Premier jour;

30389 steps

Thalys Rotterdam - Gare du Nord
Canal Saint Martin
Bonton , Merci, Leon & Harper
Place des Vosges
Le Marais
Lunch at Le Voltigeur (outside on the terrace)
Rue Vivienne
Palais Royal
Saint Germain de Pres
Vintage inspiration at L'Atelier 55
Café de Flore (café espresso double avec bain de pieds)
Montparnasse
Hotel Molitor
Swim in Piscine Molitor
Dinner at Le Moliteuil

fishbone ><((('> cactus

fishbone ><((('> cactus

Fishbone cactus boasts many colorful names. Ric Rac, Zigzag and Fishbone orchid cactus a few variations on the name of this graceful plant. I just love the shape of the leaves.

I saw the plant for the first time, years ago in London.

The entire windows at the back of the Terence Conran shop were full of these graphically shaped plants.

It was before I was a plant enthusiast and I did not know the name of the plant and called Matisse plant.

Nowadays we have two mature Matisse plants and many baby plants.

Another cool thing about the fishbone cactus is that you can easily replant its cuttings!

wind & unwind

Current crochet project.

Working with 8 balls of yarn simultaneously.
Once in a while, everything has to be rearranged thoroughly, otherwise it will end up in a very tangled mess!

Wind and unwind...

The new chevron crochet project is a challenge, requires patience and precision, yet it's getting cooler every stripe.

his & hers bathroom mirrors

New in my Etsy shop:

Set of two handmade bathroom mirrors. His and hers.

The mirrors are made of gray scrap wood with white paint remains and they are easy to attach to the wall with an iron wire at the back of the mirrors.

They only come as a set and can be shipped everywhere.

Could your bathroom use an eclectic touch?

First take a look in my ETSY SHOP.

the ever-changing cupboard circle

The ever-changing cupboard circle in our house.

A number of cupboards will soon leave my studio when Pippa gets her new home.
The cupboards in my atelier are originally Pippa's closets, so I knew I could use them only 'temporarily'.
They are stuffed with wool, books and handicrafts, so a new storage place has to be created.

Since we have enough furniture and I strongly support reuse, we cleared out the tall old wooden hall cupboard.
But hey, where do you put the things that are inside? Vases, paperwork etc...
As a flower lover I naturally have many vases. So the 'less beautiful' ones moved to the storage shed and Pippa is happy with my golden gun vase for her new home.

Next I emptied the steel circle cupboard in the living room (mainly wool inside) and that's the new vase cupboard.

Conclusion; in my studio it's a mess at the moment, it's rather a storage place, with even more wool and furniture waiting for their new spot.

Nonetheless, the 'vase collection' looks pretty behind the round windows of the cupboard.