Vincent's Shoes

According to my dad my aunt painted 'Vincent's Shoes' for me ☺︎

Already the shoes seemed a bit too modern to me

when my aunt mentioned her inspiration came from minister Hugo de Jonge's shoes.

At that time he was ordained as minster of health, on the king's staircase platform.

She said his shoes were made by multiplied disabled people.

Due to the press he wore handmade Portugese shoes.

But What's in a Name?

Besides isn't that what art is all about?

Multiple interpretation possible, it's all in the eye of the beholder.

I just enjoy the 'skon skoen' ☺︎

(title credits: kenderman)

Thrift Shopping

Every now and again I feel the urge to go thrift shopping.
When I came across this cabinet I just couldn't resist (smile).
The beautiful colour and the grain of the wood dominated the state.
Without even measuring, to make sure it would fit in the back of the car,
I found myself at the cashier when I started thinking again...

(My last bigger purchase at the thrift shop was a waste of money.
Initially it seemed a really good idea, the quality of the painting looked pro.
It turned out it was probably produced by a painting factory and therefore
it was an overpriced purchase. No way I could make a profit on this)

Thankfully the cabinet fitted in the back of my car, pffff (sigh of relief).
Then I started asking myself how the kenderman would respond.
The kenderman liked the cabinet despite the current state.
It's still in a bad state and craving for some TLC...
but it's already providing space to some kender treasures.

Back to Reality

After fully being recovered, I've been enjoying my last days of my summer holiday.

It was just me, myself and I (and two lots of attention needing cats)
because the kenderman started working again two weeks earlier.

No worries! I love to be able to do whatever I want.
I've been visiting my dad, friends, IKEA and some thrifts shops.
I've been organising our home, cleaning, washing,
reading, walking and eating...

and styling...

All good things come to an end! (big smile)

Playtime!

We bought ourselves an early Christmas present. Or actually TWO (smile).

First we bought one, Sandstone Grey, Reykjavik bluetooth speaker from Vifa. 

It was a gamble... I didn't hear it I just liked the name and the looks...

but it proved to be an excellent instinctive choice!

The sound quality of this speaker is pretty impressive.

We bought a second (Lavastone Black) speaker to be able to enjoy the stereo sound.
Now we enjoy listening to music so much more!!!

Linking the two speakers took some effort but we got there in the end.