As you may know (or maybe not, ’cause I wrote about it in my last post
and if you haven’t read that, you don’t know… OH MY, that’s a verge joke…
OK, now you know the mood I’m in!)
Anyway, I was in Zeeland last weekend and we went to Middelburg
– the “big” city and capital of Zeeland – on Saturday morning.
Now you should know, I left my parents house when I was almost nineteen
and lived in Middelburg for 2 years before I moved to another province
(to study – but I still live there). Middelburg contains a lot of memories –
it was a very important and hectic time in my life – and I decided to make
an art journal page about it.
So here it is…
Painted background with acrylic paint.
Photo of the Jewish synagogue ruin (see journaling)
Lines & handwritten journaling with black sharpie
Journaling:
“One morning in Middelburg. The memories pounce upon me.
Behind every street corner and underneath every brick – there is one.
The City hall (1), where I married J. while my heart was in doubt.
My heart, already with W. There’s my favourite pub, where I spend
the school pauses and evenings with friends. The owner looked like
Mark Knopfler from the Dire Straits. And the bartender J. bought me
a white rose on the market once, to appologize for spilling an ice cream
on my little white dress – he was in a silly mood then. The discotheques
– where I danced the night away – are all gone or changed owners.
Unfamiliar names glimmer on the frontage now. The shops are the same as
in every other city. Except for “de Drvkkery”. I love this bookstore that wasn’t
there when I lived here. In a little book that N. got for free I read that the
Jewish Synagogue in Middelburg was re-build several years ago.
I still remember the ruin. It lay behind old houses. In a backstreet.
Difficult to find, but what a beautiful place it was!
I made lots of photo’s there and one night I kissed J.W. in the moonlight
standing next to its old walls. The houses I lived in are still here.
Nederstraat. Stationstraat. Suddenly, I miss Lenny.
The carillon plays a song of longing.
Ah, “de lange Jan” (2) is still here.”
(1)
City hall
of Middelburg
(2)
“De lange Jan”
(Long John)
a very high
church tower.
Detail
Painted
background
and handwritten
journaling.
I received this award from Denise today, thank you so much dear!
The rules (yep, rules!) are:
I need to pass this on to
five people. Post on their blog
that I gave them this award,
and then I need to answer a list
of questions in one word.
Well OK, here we go…
- Where is your cell phone? Haven’t (and yes, I AM human!)
- Your hair? Thick, auburn & grey
- Your mother? Writer
- Your father? All rounder
- Your favorite food? Zeeuwse mussels
- Your dream last night? Ordinary
- Your favorite drink? Wine
- Your dream/goal? Giving workshops
- What room are you in? Home office
- Your hobby? Scrap booking/art journaling
- Your fear? Losing my loved ones
- Where do you want to be in 6 years? Zeeland
- Where were you last night? In my bed
- Something that you aren’t? Simple
- Muffins? No
- Wish list item? The winning lottery ticket
- Where did you grow up? Zeeland (the Netherlands)
- Last thing you did? Look in the dictionary
- What are you wearing? Pyjamas
- Your tv? Too small
- Your pets? Spiders
- Friends? Mostly Online
- Your life? Fullfilling
- Your mood? Amused
- Missing someone? My son (oh, he just came in, so NO – nobody’s missing)
- Vehicle? Bicycle
- Something you are not wearing? Right now? Make up
- Your favorite store? Drvkkery (bookstore Middelburg)
- Your favorite color? Depends
- When was the last time you laughed? Too long ago
- Last time you cried? Saturday
- Your best friend? Soul mate!
- One place that I go to over and over? Zeeland
- Facebook? No thanks!
- Favorite place to eat? Home
So, I am passing this award on to (in no particular order)
I’m curious to see your answers girls!
Annemarie
Julie Ann
Helen
Glenda
Tania
I’ll be back on Friday again!
Je t’embrasse!