Maria

Liesje

Once upon a time

there was a wooden doll

She had golden blonde hair

 and beautiful blue eyes.

It was a gift for a little girl

from her grandmother.

Taken home as a souvenir

from a long journey.

The girl was very happy with the doll

-she might have named her Liesje-

 and played with the her every day.

As the little girl got older,

Liesje got a nice spot on the windowsill

 right next to the bed of the girl.

The girl became mature,

fell in love, engaged,

married and left home.

Liesje stayed in the windowsill.

 She became dusty, sunfaded

and fell into oblivion.

Years later the house was emptied,

the girl's parents had gone.

Boxes of old stuff were given away to charity.

Liesje was in one of these boxes.

 In the charity shop she got a new place

among many discarded toys.

And Liesje? She liked it all best.

Not used to much else after

all these years of oblivion.

My 5 year old found her and

we took her home with us.

Now she stands proudly on the mantelpiece,

beside a couple of deer.

Occasionally somebody is playing with her.

With caution because she is a Lisa now,

a lady of a certain age.

Beauté Vintage

Last week, on a very good day

I found this vintage beauty on the market

Signed H. Perier 1966.

The image of the lady from the 50s

and the beautiful colors

appealed to me immediately

she looks so cheerful and happy

radiating from the painting.

Now she is showing off in the nest

and every time I take a look at her

she makes me feel happy too.

Who is she

and where does she

come from?

Yes

I would really

like to know.

Luisteren

Fonetisch lezen

 

Woordenboek

1. zelfstandig naamwoord
   1. beauty
   2. fairness

Cuddlies

Have been away for a while.
Laptop problems

and not much

I feel like blogging today.

Last Saturday

we went to visit

a charity shop near here.
Taken home this

scale of treasures and

cuddly figurines.