I had to share these two amazing finds from the markets yesterday. The stall owner was such an asshole that it pained me to give him money but I just couldn’t walk away from these babies. My very clever Mum has really gotten into making beautiful journals from repurposed materials and when I saw this [...]
Before she jetted off home for a well needed break in the sun, Kirsten and I spent some time with Charlotte eating at cute cafes and riding the streets of Rotterdam. She took us to Hubshop, the very cute little store that she owns with her Swedish boy. Packed full of goodness this place has [...]
Blogging appears to have become a casualty of me going back to work full time. Getting up at 6.30am and getting home at 7pm is taking it’s toll and after a week and a half I am only just getting my groove back. It’s actually really good timing that Tom’s new job doesn’t start until [...]
By the time I got up this morning and made pancakes for the hungover boys in our living room the sun was out and it was looking very inviting to be outside. Once I got on my bike it turned out to be windy and cold but the winter sun smiling down made a nice [...]
For those who don’t know what Instagram is, it’s a photo sharing social media app that has a large following all around the world. A few weeks ago I noticed that a girl that I had been following kept going to all the same cafes and spots in Rotterdam that I had come to love. [...]
I haven’t shared any photos of day to day life lately and they are accumulating in my pictures folder so I thought it was time to share a few more moments from recent weeks. Eating yummy fresh food thanks to the markets. Bunting made from a vintage book on France, a Christmas present [...]
Last week I was going a little stir-crazy in our apartment sending off what felt like endless job applications. After a good conversation with my Mum I decided that it was time we rugged up and went for a nice long walk to see some more of our new city. Armed with my Holga [...]
A snippet of daily Autumn life as Tom and I ride through the streets of Rotterdam. Music: Sweet disposition; The Temper Trap.
Last Saturday Sinterklaas came to Rotterdam so Tom & I went to visit him and all his Zwarte Pieten. The story of Sinterklass is complicated and wonderful so listen closely. The crowd playing games and Sinterklaas riding Amerigo. Sinterklaas is celebrated on the 5th December, the name day of Saint Nicholas – [...]
On Friday night we had our housewarming with a small but lovely group of guests. We had a fun evening drinking wine & beer and talking in a mixture of English & Dutch (Tom and I mainly stuck to the English). We were so spoilt with lots of awesome gifts! Tom & Niels and [...]