Summer Looks

I took some photographs today of summer outfits for my other blog 'fiftysomethingstyle'. 
Here is already a sneak preview of one outfit - the safari look.

Boss Leaving

My boss C left today. She worked for four years in our clinic.
We had a little party at work to congratulate her with her new job in the hospital.
The photo above was taken two years ago....

More Ugliness in My Street

I told you earlier in the year that the houses in my street are being renovated and that it's been decided that the houses will be painted in the colours dark brown and bright orange. (Yuk!) 
Now I have found out that the houses on the other side of the street will be painted in dark green, pale orange and beige (yuk-yuk-yuk!)
No pictures available yet, but believe me - it's too ugly!

Another Recipe

Here is one more recipe that I made in another weekend.
A spinach and broccoli pie with cashew nuts and cheese.
Really jummy!

Top Chef

I try to make a new dish every weekend. This weekend I made a salad of courgettes and capers and an oven dish with chicory and ham gratined with gruyere cheese and cream.
It took a while to make it but it tasted really lovely! 
I'm eating it again tonight....

North Sea Jazz

Trombone Shorty

I saw some North Sea Jazz artists on teevee last night. 
For instance a very nice and funky performance by Trombone Shorty.
I was waiting for Lenny Kravitz to appear but there were no
images available, so here is a youtube clip of his performance:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0E8ePblAyk&feature=related

On the Road

I had a very nice day out.
I travelled to my friend A who lives in Emmen. We hadn't seen eachother for two years. After talking about everything we went cycling through the countryside and the forest. The weather was wonderful.
It felt like a holiday in one day.

Strawberry Dessert

The last strawberries of this week go into my dessert.
Yummy with vanilla yoghurt and whipped cream on top.

Not Working Today

I am home from work today with a bad bladder pain.
It is not over yet. 
I try to relax and rest.

Nice Weather!

The Sun!!! 
I kick out my shoes after work. 
Jump into a summer dress.
Put up the sun screen 
and relax.... 
Aaaahhhhhhhh...........

Model Melanie

Melanie is a new model that I didn't know before. 
We did a shoot on Sunday.
Melanie will probably be Model of the Month in August on:
www.modelsandfriendsgroningen.nl

Spain versus Italy

Yesterday was the last match in the European Championship 2012.
A and I watched it at his place.
Spain, who won all football finals in recent years, won again this year.


Here are some colourful images of the event:

Summer Shoot Online Today

A nice shoot with model Lizzy online today!
Please visit:
http://www.modelsandfriendsgroningen.nl/interview/show_interview.asp?70

Photographer Meindert as Special Guest

Photographer Meindert is Special Guest on my modelsite Models & Friends Groningen in July. He made really nice pictures about 'water'.


Please visit:
http://www.modelsandfriendsgroningen.nl/special/show_special.asp?71

Waving Goodbye

We waved goodbye to colleague Karin today. She worked with us for more than ten years. The present we gave was a little owl for her collection.

Tired

Busy times at work. Everyday more to do and less people to do it, due to illness and absence. So tonight I feel tired and longing for my next holiday.
Also longing for more sunshine and warmth.

Photo Chain

This summer I am taking part in a photo chain organized by my photoclub.
The idea is that one member sends a self made photograph to the other member who has to make a photo that is inspired by the previous one and this new photopgraph is then sent to the next photoclub member. When summer is over we will see the complete photo chain!


Above the photo that I have sent.....

Temple of the Dog

The guys from Pearl Jam joined with Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron from Soundgarden in the band Temple of the Dog as a tribute to their friend Andy Wood of Mother Love Bone who died in 1990.


Here's their number Hunger Strike: 
(one of my all time favourites)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsoaJ3zF0x0

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam will be performing in Holland on Tuesday 26 th and Wednesday 27 th of June. I follow them from the beginning. 'Alive' was their breakthrough single in our country. Last night the documentary Pearl Jam Twenty was on teevee for the second time. I love them and their music!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCW9cfNacCY

Apricot Pie

Here is my freshly made apricot pie. 
I made it this afternoon.
Ingredients are apricots, grapefruit juice, milk, 
four eggs, vanilla sugar, puff paste.

Start of Summer

Summer 2012 starts with a lot of rain, a bit of sunshine and an outburst of pink roses hanging from the garden fence.

Sleepy Pigeons

   

A couple of sleepy pigeons sitting together, fixing their feathers.
I saw them on Monday in the city while I was waiting for C to have lunch.

Today in the Hospital

The head of the hospital where I work is leaving today. In his honour there was a party with VIP's and music. I happen to know the blonde singer above. She did a good and humoristic performance.

Model Lizzy

Model Lizzy

Did I mention that I had a photoshoot with Lizzy on Sunday?
Here is one of the treehundred pictures I took. You can find more photo's on www.modelsandfriendsgroningen.nl in the July issue.

Dutch Team Defeated

The Dutch Team were sent home yesterday by Portugal.
They didn't win one match in the UEFA Cup 2012.
Friend A and I (both dressed in orange) watched the game at his place.

All Looks of Spring 2012

On my styleblog Fiftysomethingstyle I posted an overview of all the thirteen looks of Spring 2012.
Here is the link:
http://fiftysomethingstyle.blogspot.nl/

Summer Evening

In a couple of days it will be officially Summer! When I walked home last night through the city I came across these trees. A fairy tale atmosphere while the sun was slowly setting.

Boat Trip

We had a boat trip from work today. The journey went through the canals of Groningen. The weather was sunny and a little bit cold. Afterwards we had a pubquiz and a buffet. It was a nice day out.

Dutch Supporters

My colleagues are already preparing for the football game tonight between Holland and Germany. Wearing orange clothes will surely help the Dutch team on their way to win the European Championship. In 4 to 5 hours from now we will know if they've succeeded.

Model J.

As promised: here is a beautiful photograph of my niece J who was modelling for me on Sunday. I think she is very talented.

Paying a Visit

Me and niece M

Niece L

Doggy Reggie

I finally got to meet little niece M on Sunday. 
Also I played with niece L and doggy Reggie.
Tomorrow I will post some photographs from the modelshoot with niece J that were taken on Sunday.

Family Day

                                  

On Saturday I had a family day with members of my mother's family. The oldest person present was my dad (91) and the youngest person was Amarens (6 months).
We see eachother once in 2-3 years, talking, eating together and saturday evening even watching football together. The Netherlands against Denmark resulted in a 0 to 1 score, so that was a little dissapointing.

Blogs I follow

Sabrina Meijer

                     
Apart from blogging myself I follow some other blogs. 
Here are the three blogs I follow on a daily basis.
a. Afterdrk.com by Dutch Sabrina Meijer because she has a 
very nice style and beautiful photographs: 
http://afterdrk.freshnet.se/
b. A Beautiful Mess by Elsie Larson about style, recipes and creativity in general: http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/
c. Bloglovin.com: where I can watch all styleblogs in the world that interest me:
http://www.bloglovin.com/

Planning a New Modelshoot!

Modelshoot in May

I am busy planning a new modelshoot like the one in May. So, there will be maybe five models and five photographers shooting together.
The shoot will possibly take place in July.

Rain

It is raining a lot this week!
It's a bit boring.