To Egypt

Right guys I’m off to Egypt for two weeks. See you all when I get back….
Ahhhh!!!!

Protect and Perfect

Two magic words: Protect and Perfect. That and a scientist that said: this works! Also magic words I guess. And a craze was born. And now I’ve finally gone and joined the No. 7 fanclub. I came across an old blog post about how Boots No. 7 Protect and Perfect serum actually works and though [...]

A horrible dinner?!?

On Saturday October 22nd we had our first dinner guests over in the new house. We moved in June and have been working on the new house, which is an old house (get it). So now we had my boyfriends sister, Nicola, over for dinner with her husband Phil and daughter Bethany. Phil helped us [...]

Pilgrim Jewelry

Have you heard of Pilgrim yet? It’s a fantasic brand that makes jewelry. And nice it is too. It has the typical clean look of scandinavian design and Liv Tyler as their model (Arwen from Lord of the Rings). She makes a good job of it I think, presenting a sophisticated look, serene beauty, timeless. [...]

Autumn make-up looks

I love make-up. The stuff is fantastic in my opinion. Although i’m not an addict, sometimes I go days without any make-up at all, I do have a soft spot for it. For fresh inspiration I check the big brands every now and then to see what is new. This time I came across this [...]

The London Sites, part 3: the Center of Town

This is the third part about the London Sites, don’t forget to check out Part 1: City Walk and Part 2: A Bit of Culture. Ofcourse my parents wanted to see some of London’s most famous landmarks. And so today our trip takes up to the center of London.
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The Center of TownTrafalgar Square, The National [...]

Mirte’s Tree

As you might know from the Big Knit banner on the right, I’m a big fan of Innocent Smoothies. Today I bought a pack and it was a special Buy One Get One Tree action pack. Yes! You read that right. It’s a Tree you get not one Free.
For all of you who don’t know. [...]

Porcelina

My friend Louisa got a card for her birthday that was soooo nice. She has it on a ledge behind her computer so she can see it all day. What a smart girl! To surround yourself with beautiful things is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Anyway I drift of topic. This card, I can describe [...]

Sewing books!!

I can’t really remember how I got on it, but about a week ago I ended up on Violet’s Wish list on Amazon. Violet as in Lime & Violet btw. Anyway, she had this ‘Sew Pretty Homestyle‘ sewing book on her list and I liked it straight away. When I clicked on it two other [...]

Baby update

Baby Mirte
I’d like to present to the world: baby Mirte. She was born on the 2nd of October and is a little gem. A very beautiful baby indeed. Mamma Rigtje is doing fine, although she is a bit tired. Dad Frank, I heard is taking excellent care of his two girls Hooray!