Kindheitserinnerungen

This is where I spent my childhood weekends and summers...
Looking forward going there again.

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Holländische Pixi Bücher

weil grad ostern war: konijntje loos (Kaninchen Locker ) ist der titel von einem sogenannten "gouden boekje". das sind 71 kleine "goldene bücher", mit denen fast alle holländischen kinder aufwachsen. ein bisschen wie unsere deutschen pixi-bücher (wie könnte ich jemals mein liebelingsbuch "miezekatzen" vergessen), nur meistens größer. und mit einen goldenen buchrücken. es gibt die verschiedensten geschichten, und immer anders illustriert... 

Kaninchen Loos heisst übrigens so, weil bei ihm etwas "locker" ist - sein stummelschwänzchen nämlich. und deshalb lassen ihn die anderen tiere im wald ein bisschen links liegen. da heisst es: in aktion kommen... 

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Poppy Day // Mohnblumentag

Last friday - before going to Vienna - I had a nice and adventurous day together with M66. Dedicated my favourite selfmade doll to her (making this doll out of poppies always reminds me of my grandma who showed me how to do!) After this we had a //lekker// lunch at one of my favourite Den Haag cafe´s: ´t Achterommetje

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The highlight of my day.....is a mystery

Visiting an exhibition at the Fotomuseum, The Hague, I came across this photograph: Taken in the 1970ies in former GDR, this little girl is obviously posing on her first school day. I love her dotted dress, the boy-ish hair cut and the small, painted SCHULTÜTE (this cardboard cornet that I and all the other first-graders /TAFELKLASSLER/ got and get for their first big day)... But what thrills me even most is the mysteriousness of it: why is she holding a picture frame into the camera?

(Anworten durchaus erwünscht!!)

By the way: the photos are out of the collection of the Dutch designer, publisher, exhibition maker Willem van Zoetendaal. I like the fact that people like him collect such sort of work..and make it possbile for people like me :) to enjoy those gems!


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Puuuuuh, that´s work!

Still trying to get everything into my head here - with this blog stuff....sorry, but it will last some days. I need more practice! as with one of my favourite children games TEMPELHÜPFEN (i made the photo during my lunch break). now heading to bed. Slaap lekker!

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