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Debbie Smyth

One Man, Three Heads

Jan Toorop (1858-1928) was a Dutch-Indonesian artist, who lived much of his life in Den Haag. He is perhaps best known as a symbolist, where his individual style seemed to […]

Chromolocomotion

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 35 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]

View from a Train

Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays  all over the internet bloggers  post a photo with no words to explain it.  Also linked to Floral Friday and Today’s Flowers.

Old Amsterdam

Mmmm, this is a tasty cheese. It’s a Gouda that has been matured for at least 18 months and is smooth but slightly crumbly. According to the Cheese Society, it […]

O is for… On Yer Bike

On my recent travels, I have come across a large number of coffee shops that cater for bike enthusiasts; I have featured a couple of the London ones already (Look Mum No […]

Rembrandt and his Night Watch

The Netherlands’ famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, is commemorated by a large statue in Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square), not a million miles from where he lived between 1639 and 1656.  It stands high on a plinth with a […]

Nearly Easter

  Spotted in a garden in Hertfordshire.  The spelling leaves something to be desired, but you get the meaning. Linked to Blue Monday.