tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71466108258092184922024-02-07T03:54:58.608+01:00These Lovely ThingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-83324739186061754082011-03-01T08:48:00.000+01:002011-03-01T08:48:34.696+01:00Guinevere, The Once and Future Queen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgzckIe2XBgDPAszkIS4n9k2NFZPLBLeDKgQkdTkmxKsuepzgGUcLMwi6KN_NknoYSNWnA0cXHBwux98h0eWp9T2LvlH2B8w8fkfRXp5_0quZi-VleAC5eaYMfu3w9nu4omXuomtZ2j6I/s1600/COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQJlDU4z_rS_OY6oTWbr5AFz6amds4fK3NZg0sXEyTWcTlWh-gmCrvS6BQqmt1odNQDOPDOqYYGjLNphGprymzFUX9N2NLvf0vxxaHJojKPsELoA8bSbhZJUx3z_pLhmiJsLSKIWyb78E/s1600/COVER3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQJlDU4z_rS_OY6oTWbr5AFz6amds4fK3NZg0sXEyTWcTlWh-gmCrvS6BQqmt1odNQDOPDOqYYGjLNphGprymzFUX9N2NLvf0vxxaHJojKPsELoA8bSbhZJUx3z_pLhmiJsLSKIWyb78E/s400/COVER3.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For a schoolproject I made a magazine about Queen Guinevere. I'd like to share the cover with you :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This amazing cover is made by the one and only Karin :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Karin, thank you!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">The last time we spoke about this I just finished reading the Lord of the Rings Triology in 3 days. Which was so much fun. Now I've read Wuthering Heights, which was beautiful. And 1984, which was a bit creepy and didn't have a happy ending. But really gave you something to think about. I re-read Pride and Prejudice, my favourite book. Anyway, although I enjoy reading classics, I also love a good modern book every now and then. So I'm going to take it slow and see where it ends. Have you read a lot?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And here is my update: blue are the ones I've read.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">1. The Lord of the Rings triology </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by J.R.R. Tolkien</span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">2. 1984 </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by George Orwell</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">3. Pride and Prejudice </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by Jane Austen</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">4. The Grapes of Wrath <i>by John Steinbeck</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">5. To kill a Mockingbird <i>by Harper Lee</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">6. Jane Eyre <i>by Charlotte Bronte</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">7. Wuthering Heights </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by Emily Bronte</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">8. A Passage to India <i>by E.M. Forsfer</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">9.The Lord of the Flies <i>by William Golding</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">10. Hamlet<i> by William Shakespeare</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">11. A Bend in the Rivers <i>by V.S. Naipaul</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">12. The Great Gatsby <i>by F. Scott Fitzgerald</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">13. The Catcher in the Rye <i>by J.D. Salinger</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">14. The Bell Jar <i>by Sylvia Plath</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">15. Brave New World<i> by Aldous Huxley</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">16. The Diary of Anne Frank </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by Anne Frank</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">17. Don Quixote <i>by Miguel de Cervantes</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">18. The Bible </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by Various</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">19. The Canterbury Tales <i>by Geoffrey Chaucer</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">20. Ulysses <i>by James Joyce</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">21. The Quiet American <i>by Graham Greene</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">22. Birdsong <i>by Sebastian Faulks</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">23. Money <i>by Martin Amis</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">24. Harry Potter series </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">by J.K. Rowling</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">25. Moby Dick <i>by Herman Melville</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">27. His Dark Materials Trilogy<i> by Philip Pullman</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">28. Anna Karenina<i> by Leo Tolstoy</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">29. Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland<i> by Lewis Caroll</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">30. Rebecca <i>by Daphne du Maurier</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">31. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time<i> by Mark Haddon</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">32. On the Road<i> by Jack Kerouac</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">33. Heart of Darkness<i> by Joseph Conrad</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">34. The way we live now<i> by Antony Trollope</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">35. The Outsider<i> by Albert Camus</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">36. The colour Purple<i> by Alice Walker</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">37. Life of Pi<i> by Yann Martel</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">38. Frankenstein<i> by Mary Selley</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">39. The War of the Worlds<i> by H. G. Wells</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">40. Man without Woman<i> by Ernest Hemingway</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">41. Gulliver´s Travels<i> by Jonathan Swift</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">42. A Christmas Carol<i> by Charles Dickens</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">43. Huckleberry Finn <i>by Mark Twain</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">44. Robinson Crusoe<i> by Daniel Dafoe</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">45. One flew over the Cockoo´s Nest <i>by Ken Kesey</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">46. Catch 22 <i>by Joseph Heller</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">47. The Count of Monte Cristo<i> by Alexandre Dumas</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">48. Memoirs of a Geisha <i>by Arthur Golden</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">49. The Divine Comedy<i> by Alighieri Dante</i></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">50. The Picture of Dorian Gray<i> by Oscar Wilde </i></span><br />
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Here is the quote for week 1 of 2011!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This about sums up my new year resolutions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Picture found on <a href="http://shannoneileenblog.typepad.com/happiness-is/2010/12/life-resolutions.html">Happiness is...</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-42397481123810890432011-01-02T13:49:00.000+01:002011-01-02T13:49:47.201+01:00DIY inspiration: Postcard Journal<div style="text-align: center;">I am terribly sorry that I can not say where this idea came from. When I'm browsing and looking for wonderful idea's and lovely blogs, I often stumble upon a wonderful DIY. I normally just save the pictures in my 'DIY' folder and mention where I got it from. But in this case I forgot. Sorry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3S7GR3j0NkS1hly1My4oJytJThejScRvRjH7fXJKdvQIgDseCuoXhLIJTNjACjj0Mx-ymAHMU3YLsOvclIYxmD-u66oDZWdvywkMJmYqinxJl1RumU5OoqTI02CXj6gEs94BNKujIQ3J/s1600/vintage+postcard+journal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3S7GR3j0NkS1hly1My4oJytJThejScRvRjH7fXJKdvQIgDseCuoXhLIJTNjACjj0Mx-ymAHMU3YLsOvclIYxmD-u66oDZWdvywkMJmYqinxJl1RumU5OoqTI02CXj6gEs94BNKujIQ3J/s1600/vintage+postcard+journal.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a lovely idea to replace that old journal you really never write in. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can make your own and write something wonderful you did every day. Next year you can use it all over again and it will remind you of all the wonderful things you did the year before. It's a simple and cheap idea, but I love it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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If you weren´t there, shame on you ;), you can read it <a href="http://these-lovely-things.blogspot.com/2009/12/diy-2010.html">here</a>. I was full of ideas and seriously thinking I could commit myself and do all of those things. 2010 brought some amazing things for me, but almost none of them were planned. Anyway, it seemed like a nice idea to look back on that list and tell you what I did.<br />
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1. <i>Make a piece of clothing from scratch</i>. Well, all I can say about that one is: it's also on my 2011 to do list.<br />
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2. <i>Make a cookbook of all the amazing recipes I tried. </i>I actually did that one! It's still on my old laptop and there aren't that much recipes in it. But I'm looking forward to expanding that collection next year.<br />
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3.<i> Try my dad's old camera collection.</i> There was a moment in 2010 that I was walking near the Louvre in Paris with one of those old camera's in my hand. Seriously. With a film in it and everything. And then, after a few decades the battery was empty. My dad tried the camera a few days before and it was still fine. That didn't spoil the fun though. Paris is amazing. I actually went there twice this year. Ahh. All those wonderful memories.<br />
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4. <i>Get creative with canvas bags. </i> I bought one. To start making cute ones. And then I discovered this really cheap pretty bags at a store in the Netherlands. For only one euro. I am that person that tells the person in the store that I don't want a bag, because I have my own. Yeah I know, probably annoying when you're behind the counter. But I think it's a very good thing to always have a extra bag with you. It's good for the environment, we use way to many plastic bags. So this store (Blokker) has really cute ones with a tiny thing to put them in. Perfect for in your handbag. I didn't really need to make those myself. Sorry.<br />
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5. <i>Make a huge painting</i>. No. Still no huge painting. But I did paint a whole room by myself, (my sister and a friend were wonderful help) In cute purple/lavender colours. Does that count?<br />
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6. <i>Photograph</i>. Yes. Did that. A lot.<br />
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7. <i>Make a video. </i> I started making a simple stop motion, but never got around to finish it. And I made a silly video of me walking. It was just an experiment and I can't recall me showing it to anyone. I'm a bit ashamed. The song is really pretty though. But because I really like you all. Here it is:<br />
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And that was the list.<br />
Not that great of a year it would seem. But I'm very very grateful for everything that has happened. I've done some wonderful things and met a lot of inspiring people. Including starting my own little Etsyshop. Not a single sale. But I have a lot of fun working on that. And the travelling was great. I've been to so many places this year. Let's hope that 2011 is a much fun as 2010!<br />
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We wish you all a very happy new year!<br />
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Here it is!<br />
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</div>Someone once told me that our blog was filled one half with cute posts and the other half with apologizing for not posting. Which is probably true. We started this blog a long time ago and the amount of time that goes into updating a blog is a lot more than you would think. Our lives have become more busy and our priorities are elsewhere. Still, I do remember the fun I had updating These Lovely Things. I would be sad to give up our little blog. You know what I'm going to do? First, not promising you to update this blog, because time has told us that I won't do it anyway. And second, just have fun and not make it something I have to do.<br />
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How about that?<br />
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Have a wonderful new years eve.<br />
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What better way to start than with an absolutely adorable stop-motion? I have a weakness for this type of short films. Would love to do one of my own one day.<br />
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I think we're there. Our fresh start. I've spent a part of the afternoon redesigning 'These Lovely Things'. After a few days in bed with the flu and a terrible cold I was fed up with the Fall season. But then I went looking for chestnuts and acorns. The trees are turning red, orange and yellow. And it's that time of year again where you can drink hot chocolate while you can hear it rain outside. Isn't it lovely? It's autumn again!<br />
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Hopefully everything is going to be fun the next couple of weeks. I'm going to try to post regulary. And as always, I would absolutely love your comments! What do you think of our slightly new design?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/4124230/tumblr_l9ijy37Sir1qdsswto1_500_large.jpg?1285772202" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/4124230/tumblr_l9ijy37Sir1qdsswto1_500_large.jpg?1285772202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fleur & Karin.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-90248505907857263552010-09-03T23:21:00.000+02:002010-09-03T23:21:40.119+02:00New Series Season<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally a new post, from both of us! ^^. Karin lives in Utrecht since Wednesday, so on Thursday Fleur came to explore Utrecht together :) We had an amazing time and discovered a lot of little, cute shops (you probably will hear a lot more about those sometime)!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But for this post, we like to share some dates. You see, in September, a lot of the series we watch start their new seasons ^^.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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I learned from my previous mistakes, I'm not going to promise any blogposts untill I'm absolutely sure I can live up to that promise. (I'm moving this week, so exciting! Busy, busy, busy.) But I can promise you I have some exciting new projects going on. Well, mostly just one exciting new project. I'll tell you soon. And for now...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Have a nice week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Karin.</i></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-63562667068887410282010-08-27T20:22:00.004+02:002010-08-27T20:23:11.519+02:00Miracles Happen Every Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3582858/tumblr_l7mrlxLWBX1qajft7o1_500_large.jpg?1282920970" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3582858/tumblr_l7mrlxLWBX1qajft7o1_500_large.jpg?1282920970" width="299" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-41265065807269917352010-08-26T22:21:00.000+02:002010-08-26T22:21:04.501+02:005 Looks: Basics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love basics. Every wardrobe needs them. You can combine basics with basically everything. But they also work well together! Maybe it looks a tiny bit boring, but I think it's perfect for everyday life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time for a new <a href="http://these-lovely-things.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20Looks">5 Looks</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lookbook.nu/files/looks/large/478642_P1040654.jpg?1266078032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://lookbook.nu/files/looks/large/478642_P1040654.jpg?1266078032" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By <a href="http://lookbook.nu/look/491779-landlocked-blues">Nadia.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://lookbook.nu/files/looks/large/757165_oliveLB.jpg?1282716922" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By <a href="http://lookbook.nu/look/1001235-Olive-juice">Trang</a><br />
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<b><i>Karin.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-27742474481441457862010-08-23T22:24:00.000+02:002010-08-23T22:24:33.344+02:00Monday's Melody<div style="text-align: center;">I feel almost ashamed to post Monday's Melody. Fleur and I came up with Monday's Melody to make sure we'd post something every week and to replace 'Our favourite song at the moment'. But as it turns out, we can't even commit ourselves to post one regular post regulary. ^^ </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, the most important thing is: this week there <i>is</i> a Monday's Melody.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="400" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ouMlUZt9DI?fs=1&hl=nl_NL&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ouMlUZt9DI?fs=1&hl=nl_NL&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="400"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like so many different types of music. Last week I was slightly obsessed with the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack. Couldn't stop listening. <b>'A Postcard to Henry Purcell'</b> makes me think about live a few centuries ago. Don't get me wrong, I love pop and rock music, but a little classical music every now and then is so relaxing.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-52909969358196623042010-08-23T20:21:00.001+02:002010-08-23T20:23:26.555+02:00Tattoos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://i34.tinypic.com/2eehq37.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm not really a tattoo person. I never considered taking one, nor which desigin I would like. But a few weeks ago I talked about tattoos with a friend, who was considering taking a tattoo. I was a bit surprised, but when I thought about it, tattoos can be a great way to remember a certain moment or person in your life. I'm not that fond of the 'forever' part, but I get why some people find it very important. We talked about having a word or sentence that means a lot to you tattooed. I immediately thought about that when I saw the picture above. I absolutely love it. I got a bit carried away looking for some other inspiring word-tattoos.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i38.tinypic.com/2zycri8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2zycri8.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Even one word can mean a lot.</span></div></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i28.tinypic.com/10po7s4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://i28.tinypic.com/10po7s4.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think this way too long, but I do loved the quote!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://i27.tinypic.com/2hofyc5.jpg" /></span></span></div><a href="http://i27.tinypic.com/2hofyc5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Isn't this one amazing?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://i47.tinypic.com/32zjtqo.jpg" /></span></span></div><a href="http://i47.tinypic.com/32zjtqo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A wonderful message (although it kind of depends on what you did ^^)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://i50.tinypic.com/29bc2l3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://i50.tinypic.com/29bc2l3.jpg" /></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Again, just three words that say everything.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3374642/tumblr_l743o2WIHX1qczjnio1_500_large.jpg?1281799794" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3374642/tumblr_l743o2WIHX1qczjnio1_500_large.jpg?1281799794" /></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't have to say anything about this one. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3447493/tumblr_l7d0a2Xa1t1qa4xrfo1_500_large.jpg?1282213270" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3447493/tumblr_l7d0a2Xa1t1qa4xrfo1_500_large.jpg?1282213270" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And to end this post, a pretty one with birds. So cute. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The thing I eventually discovered that I do like some tattoos. They can mean a lot and have amazing stories behind them. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I would love the stories behind those pictures. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm not planning to get a tattoo anytime in the near future, but I just wanted to share these little artworks.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have a lovely week!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Karin.</span></i></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-47392479509046158942010-08-19T20:30:00.000+02:002010-08-19T20:30:31.981+02:0025 random things I love.<div>Remember our favourite quote? When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile! And that is one thing we're trying to do here. I didn't actually make it till thousand today, but I came up with 25 random thing that make me very happy. </div><br />
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<ol><li>Lavender.</li>
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<li>My feet in the sand.</li>
<li>Old keys.</li>
<li>Ribbons.</li>
<li>Travelling.</li>
<li>Photographing.</li>
<li>Milk.</li>
<li><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Reading</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></li>
<li>The wind in my hair.<br />
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<li>Fairytales.</li>
<li>My friends.</li>
<li>Smiling to random people.</li>
<li>Blueberries.</li>
<li>Music.</li>
<li>My family.</li>
<li>Fields.</li>
<li><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Reading</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></li>
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<li>Clouds.</li>
<li>Laughing.</li>
<li>Flowers.</li>
<li>Painting.</li>
<li>Drawing.</li>
<li>Pretty dresses.</li>
<li>Spring.</li>
<li>ChocolateChipCookies.</li>
</ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3411507/cookiesandmilk_hectorsanchez_large.jpg?1281997393" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3411507/cookiesandmilk_hectorsanchez_large.jpg?1281997393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what things do you love? I would love to read your list!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Karin.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All images were found on Weheartit.com</span></span></i></div><div><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-89379559105855982902010-08-18T15:08:00.003+02:002010-08-18T22:18:51.100+02:00Postcrossing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">All of you probably have already heard about this, at least I did, but I never joined. I always wanted to, but just never did. Postcrossing is a website you can join to send and receive postcards to and from random people in the world. I always love finding a postcard in my mail and I suppose a lot of you love it too. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">I started with sending a postcard to Germany, Finland and China and I'm now waiting to get some postcards from other people. I have to have a little patience, but I'm so excited!</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static1.postcrossing.com/images/blocks/banner_top4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><img border="0" height="116" src="http://static1.postcrossing.com/images/blocks/banner_top4.png" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">A little bit about Postcrossing: </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">"The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. Well, almost free! The main idea is that: </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong style="font-weight: 700;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">if you send a postcard, you will receive at least one back</span></span></i></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world."</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">And I always love to look at the statistics. At this moment Postcrossing has </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">203,868 members </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">210 countries</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">. Most of the users are female. 5% of the users is Dutch. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">4,951,369 cards were received with Postcrossing. These cards </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">traveled </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">27,188,444,004</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> km (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">678,439</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> laps around the earth, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">35,364</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> return trips to the moon).</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Ofcourse I'll let you know when I receive some postcards!</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Karin</span></span></i>.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146610825809218492.post-69680920525992903782010-08-18T14:54:00.002+02:002010-08-18T15:10:43.466+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3432816/loveletters_01_large.jpg?1282136111" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://whi.s3.prod.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/images/3432816/loveletters_01_large.jpg?1282136111" width="300" /></a></div>Remember that time when I promised you a post tomorrow? Yeah, that was almost two weeks ago.. I'm a little bit ashamed, because Fleur took good care of our blog when I was gone and when she was gone I didn't post anything. Okay, I was in Rome last week (that's quite a good excuse, isn't it?). So now I'm trying to make everything right. I'm planning on posting a lot more this week. Look out for some new posts!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Karin.</span></span></span></i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0