Author Archives: The Chronicler
clarification:
understood the words of the advert. it was the body language that left me questioning what it was saying
A Wedding Dress Advert
Not certain what this exactly says. But it certainly is cause for pause. In the event one thought men and women might be equal. What I can say it is a store run by old white men
Men and Boats
The view out of the windows on the front of the house are of a small harbour hemmed in by two ‘lifting bridges’. exactly the sort you see in every Dutch print. But it is the men guiding their vessels to the open bridge I find entertaining. No difference whatsoever than men pulling up to …
Bye-gone Days
In most cases these houses are now offices. Still stunning in their architecture.
When You Run Out of Vases
..in a Dutch house. Then you know you have flipped from party to funeral. Today, bought from the ‘garage-store-front’ as my neighbor referred to it, ‘Milkshake’ tulips: completely white, with frothy edges; will certainly photograph when they open. That of course was in addition to the red&green parrot tulips. In discussion with said neighbor after …
This is the Decorating Style
of the house I rent. French-faded-aristocracy; European Shabby Chic.
Grass
You just might remember my ravings about ‘grass and lawn’ when living in the country with a wide expanse of this useless real estate attribute. The article below explains where grass came from and why, for more reasons that I previously listed, we should ban grass from suburban environments. /https://www.curbed.com/2019/3/13/18262285/mcmansion-hell-kate-wagner-lawn-care-mowing
Them & Me
What a Dutch growers pot looks like; and my planting.
Only a Dutch Bird Would Know
Planted a pot with bulbs, hoping they would successfully bloom early spring. Last night was the first snow of the season. Went out this a.m. to see how the garden fared, and one of the pots was knocked to the ground and emptied of all bulbs. Emptied. Not a bulb left. I should have known …