Just a little motley collection of my erm penchant for “Shoes” Every woman’s best friend .
Rather than Google shoes ,here’s my runway collection .Some can be deemed as vintage .I will not be offended .
First rule of feet for me ,regarding the size of heels,they can never be high enough .Being only of short stature ,a modest 5 ft 5 it does help .T hats my excuse to keep my shoe stock cupboard regularly filled .
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Trip to the Woods – De Lage Vuursche -Holland
Today I decided to check out the green leafy suburbs based woods based in the Dutch province of Utrecht
Lage Vuursche is a small village in the municipality of Baarn , in the Dutch province of Utrecht . The village is situated in a wooded area on theUtrecht Ridge , between Baarn, Bilthoven and Hilversum . The village, including the environment and Baarnse is a part of Soestdijk , with approximately 1460 inhabitants (2004).
In 1840 it had 190 inhabitants who lived in 15 houses. Vuursche also belonged to the hamlet Hooge Vuursche . I was intrigued by the build and feature of its house interspersed throughout the dense patch of forest and in the tiny village. I simply had to take these snapshots .A totally different world here. My first contact with some blissfully happy inhabitants of the 4 legged variety :Stunning animals . Totally oblivious to a gawking creature like myself peering animatedly over the fence , making silly incoherent horse attracting noises, as I juggled my camera and balance to avoid tumbling heading over the wooded fence into its all you can eat meal fest. thankfully horses are renowned for their patient, tolerant apathy to unusual antics of the human species.
I decided to embark on a 2 km stretch of the woods , just to soak up the ambience of the surrounding nature , accompanied by the symphonic sounds of its large variety of birds. Note to self , never wear eye watering wedges on a walk, always keep a pair of trainers in the car for such eventualities as these. Thankfully , my walk was unhindered by my not so sensible choice of footwear 🙂
I met a few savoury souls on my rambles
Lage Vuursche has a protected village with some eighteenth and nineteenth century houses and has dozens of national monuments . The Reformed Church The Stulp Church dates from 1650.
Lage Vuursche is at the Utrecht Ridge , but at the edge of the vale of Pijnenburg . Nearby are a number of estates , including Drakensteyn Castle (in the immediate vicinity of the village), Soestdijk Palace , the estate Pijnenburg , the Ewijckshoeve , Estate Eyckenstein and Castle de Hooge Vuursche . On the Kloosterlaan is the former monastery St. Elisabeth , designed by the Haarlem architect MHWJ van Ooijen.
The forests near Lage Vuursche are partly owned by Forestry Commission and are part of the forestry De Vuursche . Also , the Utrecht Landscapemanages several areas, including Martin dikes forest Knight Oord Serbian Bosschen and Willem Arntsz forest. Tree species common in the Dutch Woods are its birches
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The Flora and Fauna of this closely guarded secret was no exception to the fascination of these woods. I was enthralled throughout . One can hire bikes here too for the duration of their stay.
Convenient train and well mapped out parking routes.
Lage Vuursche, partly due to the wooded area, have long been a stopping place for hikers and day trippers who flood the village especially at weekends. There are several restaurants and amusements, most of which specialize in pancakes .
This I simply had to try and by God they were the best pancakes ever I had eaten, and in such lovely surroundings too.
One cannot leave the place
without sampling its infamous
pancakes, a culinary delicacy not to be missed
THOUGHTS
Raining today profusely ..wanted to go biking .Instead stayed at home to browse through Netflix and find a film I haven’t already seen.So I settled on Gattacq, starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.Good rainy day distraction .I have to mention for any viewers who have accidently stumbled upon my blog ,I did visit this delectable tea shop ..which is erm a regular haunt of mine.. Latte macciato,not even sure it’s spelt correctly but never mind .”I hope no one erm noticed.
The infamous tea room in Amsterdam
Truffle chocolate cake ,heavy on my beached whale figure ,but irresistible .
Once a drifter ……………
I had “drifted” away from those I loved, until one day I spotted the shoreline…..
The most kindest person in the Universe
Feel Good Moments
What makes each of us feel good ? Is it inspirational sayings, gorging on chocolate and comfort food ,which is me who has it honed to a fine art.I would like to share some of my favourite boredom alleviating specials ,and share a few responses from a random segment of the community .
I love reading and immersing myself into page turning gripping novels that have you riveted to the edge of your seats.
Feel good movies with a renowned star cast ..
Driving with my sat navigation set to any random location where the points of interest are defined through my intrepid exploration of British Country roads
Working out at my local spa is a vital pick me up item listed on my things to do when the couch ,and the TV beckon ,inviting me to succumb to brain induced numbness .
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE POSITIVELY POWER INDUCING MESSAGES
Known for my eccentric moods and fluctuating spells ,I love to throw myself with reckless abandon at whatever life and Mother Nature have to offer .As they say life is not a rehearsal. This is it !
Is it just me or do I think that we are on this planet for some particular calling ,because I have spent the better part of erm a few decades trying to figure out what the heck In God’s glorious name am I supposed to be doing here. I keep setting myself new challenges ,new goals, chasing sun scorched rainbows, willing my dreams to come true,but I guess I have to go with the old adage,”what will be will be”
Anyway to cut the chase this blog will be a chaotic portal of my attempts to succeed in that mission .In this arduous journey,in which corns and blisters leave a trail blazing evidence upon my weather beaten trotters that is a guaranteed outcome. In the process I will chronicle my experiences as they unfold .I hope to delight some readers whilst others will undoubtedly be left scratching their scalps in confusion 🙂