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Your Lucy (Who, oh terror, shrunk her favourite woolen shirt. - see picture- Boohooo!)

Etiquette

To my male readers.

Yesterday evening, October 6th, I went to a Lindy Hop dance party in Utrecht. The atmosphere was nice, some of the girls made an effort to be their most enchanting selves. There was a lot of dancing going on, too. But, I was horror struck when I saw the girls asking a fellow to dance with them and, even worse, leading another female follower onto the dance floor! I know modern women, and escpecially Dutch women, have tought their men to not open doors and not to climb stairs first. But when it comes to dancing, even a modern girl likes to be asked politely and be thanked for her time. Even if her dancing wasn't that good... (For wich there may be a million different reasons!) I think you should take an example by your neighnours south of the border. Dress up! Brush your teeth! Say "Would you would do me the honour to join me in this dance". All those big girls will loosen up for sure. You know, it isn't just about the dancing, it is also about courtship. And one friendly word a day can do so much good!

I'm sure my friend Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen has something usefull to say about the subject, too!

To my female followers ;).

I started knitting again! What a delight! I hadn't picked up those needles since childhood when I made my barbiedolls little outfits in jellow-and-pink. Check out this group of girls: Stitch 'n' Bitch. They're everywhere in The Netherlands! You can find initiatives like this in Gent as well and I'm sure you're all going to love mrs. Caroline Vogels' 'Naaicafé' in Rotterdam.

Enjoy!

Love,

miss Lucy

Announcement!

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Love to see you all there!

Meanwhile, I'm working on a picture report about Venice, a very wet Venice...

Love, Miss Lucy

New! Try Now!

Hello my dear friends,

I heard through the grapevine that some of you were desperately waiting for a new post. I'm terribly sorry that I made you wait this long. Some serious changes took place and it took me a while to get ajusted.

First I would like to share with you the existence of a fifties inspired fashion / music / art festival in Rotterdam: the Going To A Go-Go Festival. It'll take place on November the 4th. They also host a market, and ... It isn't full yet! So if you have something to sell, *click* on the logo for the 'How To' information.

Another news item: I'm on My-Space too! Take a peek at Miss Lucy's Corner for more on me and my goings-on.

Also, I will be going back to Italy for a few days next week to vist the Biennale in Venice. Lot's of nice picture moments I suspect.

This weekend I undertook the journey back to Belgium, to visit the last Antwerp-edition of Radio Modern. And what a fine one it was! I never heard the ladies fuss over the singer that much before! Go to the Rusty Roots website to see what I mean. It makes being single again a whole deal more beareble! ;) I'm curious to see what the new photographer made of it, too.

One final tip for my fans in the Netherlands: the Amsterdam BeatClub. A very fine selection of artists on different locations around Amsterdam. They'l be seeing a lot more of me I can tell you that!

Bye for now. New updates when I get back from Venice!

Love always,

Miss Lucy

Sentimental Journey

Dear readers,

Just a short message to share something nice with you.

In the first week of June we made a trip to Italy. On our quest to find the Carabinieri I found this cute leaflet.

We looked up the store, and what a good thing we did! Spicy prices but very realistic considering the offer. So, if you do not just want to visit Ponte Vecchio on your stay in Firenze, be sure to pay a visit to Pitti Vintage. Luigi and companions will be able to tell you where you can find more of the good stuff. If Firenze is to far: you can also shop online at www.pittivintage.com. Enjoy!

This is all for now. Im not feeling well, for reasons I can not reveal yet. (It has nothing to do with the pitter patter of little feet, though.)

Love,

Your sad Miss Lucy

Domestic Goddess

Hey you hepcats!

It's been a while. I know and I'm deeply sorry. But when you're such a busy bee like myself, you'll know the problem!

The reason is that we moved. I'm glad it's over and that I can put my belongings behind cupboard doors. What piles of stuff we have! (B is almost worse than me. All the souvenirs he brought from his air travels...) And I'm simply unable to throw anything away. (But I will be selling some of it on a flea market in the near future, just to make room for some new things... ;-) ) The nice thing about moving is that you get to see everything you have. The thing I found, and would like to share with you, is a Dutch booklet called 'PRISMA Huishoud Encyclopedie' (Encyclopedia for Good Housekeeping). It has tips on everything, from how to boil potatoes to the best way to wash baby clothes. Here is a paragraph on which clothing is best for your figure. (Sorry to the not-Dutch reading fans, but it's a lot to translate!) If there's anything you'd like to know, just write me and I'll see if there's a chapter on it.

I'm going to leave you with a recipe for for muffins. A true delight on a sunday morning (or afternoon) after a long, late, cocktail filled saturday night. (I know, I tried!)

For 12 muffins:
1*Preheat your oven on 220 degrees cellcius. Get a muffin tin or silicone cups and put paper muffin cups in the holes;
2*Mix 200 Grams of flower with a little less than half a packet of backing powder (+/- 6 grams) an a teaspoon of salt;
3*Melt 200 grams of butter and stir 150 grams of sugar into it;
4*Peel two apples and slice them into small peaces. Cut up and add sliced pieces of candied stemginger according to taste (Not everyone likes ginger, but boy does it gives your muffins the kick you need on that hungover sunday morning!). Also add a little ginger syrup and some cinnamon powder;
5*Add the flower mixture to the butter while stirring. Then add two whisked eggs. Keep stirring to make the batter fluffy. If it is mixed nicely into a smooth batter add the apple and ginger and stir quickly but smoothly;
6*Spoon the the batter into your 12 cups (leave a rim of paper visible) and put in the oven;
7* Bake for 40 minutes or until brown and drie. You can check this with a knitting needle or a fonduefork or a long wooden cocktail pin. Take out of the oven and let cool for a little while. Serve with ginger jam or un sweetened whipped cream. YUMMIE!

Now, I'm off into the sun!

Love and Bon Apétite!

Your Miss Lucy

PS The trip to Valencia was wonderful but for one thing, I had to stay in bed with a fever! Also, I don't have any pictures yet but I'll post a few when I do! The hotel was absolutely worth photographing!

Bits 'n' Pieces

It is finally time to kick off my shoes and sit back to enjoy a little bit of sun this weekend. I'm going to Valencia with my girlfriends! Two days of us, sun, a little bit of sea, a little bit of culture and big heaps of tasty juicy talk 'n' drinks... I'm sooo ready for that! (The picture is a room in the hostel we're staying. I'll you all about that when we get back.) And it's a necessary little trip, because afterwards it's moving time. Packing, stashing, throwing away, calling this and that company to change my address. Moving is not my favorite spare-time, BUT it is THE opportunity to change my interior, which is not at all a bad thing.

We had a wonderful time in Humbeek last Saturday by the way. Pictures will be on line soon. We were hoping for some more pairs of feet on the dance floor, but I guess we had serious competition of the wonderful spring weather. No blame comes to the DeeJays, though. Check out his and her myspace and be sure to visit her blog through my links section.

Bye for now! Early day tomorrow...

Love,

Miss Lucy

PS Try to make it on the 5th of May, because then it's up to King B en myself to jump the stage.
PPS I found me a girdle for the mere price of 10 euro's! Jeehahw!