looking through my window…
Posted in amsterdam, pia's photos, yellow October 1st, 2009 by pia

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Autumn has arrived in Amsterdam. The days are a little darker, the rain lingers, and the leaves have turned golden,  falling all around me. I’m adjusting nicely to the season this time ’round…

and note to self: to create a perfectly imperfect photograph that captures mood, atmosphere,  & air… shoot through a dirty window.

autumn is coming…
Posted in amsterdam, pia's photos August 28th, 2009 by pia

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I took this polaroid (yes, I finally bought a polaroid camera! More about that next week) outside my kitchen window. It was indeed, a very windy day.

Have a wonderful weekend, what will you be doing I wonder?

3 things that inspire me this week…
Posted in amsterdam, etsy favourites, music August 26th, 2009 by pia

1. I’m loving this version of ‘going up the country‘ (originally by the ’70’s blues band Canned Heat) by Kitty, Daisy and Lewis – 3 young siblings from England. It totally gets me jivin’, check it out…

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2. This sweet little vintage tin from etsy shop monkeys always look

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3. And you. You inspire me, but not just this week, all the time.

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It is a beautiful day here in Amsterdam. The air is lovely, I went for a nice ride this morning and I feel so much more rejevunated than I did yesterday. So much so, that in between my work I have decided to blog my little heart out today, as there is much I want to share with you. So! today there will be a few posts coming your way, thanks in advance for stoppin’ by to say hi.

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PS Last weekend I went on a fabulous boat ride around Amsterdam with some friends! My dear (blog)house guest was one of those friends. Zoë took loads of great pics and wrote a wonderful post about it this week, it’s in the guest quarters right now, please click here to read Zoë’s post. (yes that is me in the cowboy hat. I love that hat!)

a floating book…
Posted in amsterdam, pia's photos, the houseboat August 21st, 2009 by pia

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…just passed by my window. I wonder what it’s about. And did someone lose it, or throw it in? It’s like a little boat. Carrying people in the contents of it’s pages.

invaded by nature…
Posted in amsterdam, nature August 18th, 2009 by pia

PJB_invadedbynaturethis is one of my favourite sights outside my kitchen window.

Is there anything more glorious than seeing nature run wild in a city? It brings a smile to my face – the raw truth that no matter how much man tries to control his surroundings, nature will always be the ruler of this Earth.