Pastoral

 

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Wish

"Are you sure you'll be able to fly in that plane?" asked Claire, "It doesn't even have wings!"

"Of course we will," replied the Big Bear, "most of the flying is in the wishing!"

 

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To Sleep

To die, to sleep—
No more—and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to. ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep—
To sleep—perchance to dream.

Hamlet (1602) William Shakespeare,

 

Photo: the attic bedroom of a dolls house made by a ten-years-old girl and his dad, circa 1914. From my own collection.

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A rainy night

Montevideo, Uruguay, 1950.

A cab travels through a cold and rainy night in the capital city. It's July, which means winter  in the southern hemisphere.

The lady in the backseat sits silently as the trusty Ford Pilot pierces the darkness which envelops it like a giant cloak. Soon it will reach its destination, and after that, it will be back to "patrolling" the streets in search of new customers. 

It's winter in Montevideo, and the nights are cold. But the cabby has a glimmer of hope: his country is doing well in the world championship football taking place in neighboring Brazil. If only... Could it be? Is a miracle in the making? Suddenly he spots somebody signaling him to stop. The poor man is soaked! Another passenger, another trip. Another reverie.

 

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Autumn Clothes

Last Saturday I paid another visit to the best and most beautiful dolls house and miniatures shop in The Netherlands: "Het Kabinet" (The Cabinet) in Gouda.

The shop has such a huge collection of items for our wonderful hobby, that one keeps discovering new things with each visit! 

Apart from factory-made items by several well-known brands, one can find the results of the "labor of love" by a number of Dutch artists on display. I've mentioned in a previous blog the paper plants and flowers of Elly. This time it was Jolanda's lovely jackets that caught my attention.

I purchased two, and immediately added them to an empty wardrobe which I had. Don't they look wonderful? Note also the little black shoes!

Below: Margrietplein No 1: the entrance to a beautiful realm of miniatures.

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Old kitchen

Here's a sneak preview of an old, run-down kitchen room box that I've been working on for a while now. 

It has clearly seen better days, but that's exactly what I like about it. Actually, that's the whole reason I bought it. I want this thing to represent my style, not to look like my mom's kitchen!

It's still pretty much work in progress, yet slowly but surely getting there!

 

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Battle damaged robot

Hi everybody, how are you doing today? Just sharing one of my many little projects here. This poor little fellow got seriously damaged in battle, but... he's still standing strong! We all get damaged one way or another, we all fall. But the trick is to get up again. Over and over.

Enjoy your day!

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