On The Road…

Yesterday morning I was picked up by my “boss”. We visited some convention centers, to see if their lay-outs, technical progress and their prices would fit into our budget. First stop Zeist, just east of Utrecht. This location had all the things we wanted, surrounded by woods, great restaurant, a new hotel, and several halls we [...]

Tired… but satisfied

Yesterday was the kick-off of the “Week of Craftmanship”, with a meeting in Rotterdam. To get there I had to get up very early, so transport for the handicapped could bring me there without picking up other people and dropping them off on the way down.
During the start of the meeting we listened to many speakers [...]

Museum of the Month – March

In the 6 years that I do the job of webmaster for the Guild this is the first time that I really went to a press preview of a new exhibition. Located on the banks of Lake IJssel near Enkhuizen, in the Northwest of my province is the Zuiderzee Museum, a museum dedicated to life on [...]

Museum of the Month – February

On Thursday I had a meeting with two of my fellow webmasters of other Guilds, the association of purses & shoe designers & -makers and the association of milliners. In 2007 our Guilds worked together for the first time during a national event called  Mode van Top tot Teen  [Fashion from Top to Toe]. We [...]

Too tight?

I’m wondering if the lap-band is now too tight, I can drink but I can hardly eat. On the other hand I have to get back in the rhythm of small bytes and longer chews.
Yesterday morning I started by puking out the half slice of bread I ate, it didn’t go down the way it [...]

It’s done…

Yesterday’s National Convention of the Trade organisation of Dutch Tailors & Fashion schools [aka the Guild] turned out well.
First I arrived an hour late, I should be there by 7 am but, due to the mist and other factors, I was there at 7.55 am. In my book not a good start. After dispensing the name badges [...]

A Giant Step…

A Giant Step Forwards at last!
After almost 3 months the wound at the side of my foot is slowly healing. I hope the X-rays they took of that same spot this afternoon will also give a positive outcome.
I still have to take another two months antibiotics since the necrosis virus is not totally gone. I’m [...]

Lack of Lust…

It just occurred to me that while I was extremely bizzy last week I still managed to write posts. Now being 2½ days back at home I don’t have that drive anymore. Monday was a day of rest, doing some work on the computer but sleeping at odd times too. I woke up fresh Tuesday [...]

Recognition…

I went to the bookstore inside the medieval church, climbed three stairs to get to the top floor and  took several pictures of shoppers strolling among the tombstones in the floor of the church to get the latest cookery books or book on philosophy. Especially the coffee/reading table where once the altar was standing shows the wink [...]

Just one?!

The last three days have sounded like a count down and in a way it was. We’re here so our guests have a great convention, to tie the knots within our craft. Working together is one of the key words, although within our group I haven’t noticed this, especially the connection between the 3 graces and [...]

Only two to go…

Last night I found out that I walked too much, having neuropathy in both feet and part of my lower legs didn’t warn me something had happened, of course I knew they were a bit swollen, I had walked all day and taken several rest periods but still… I walked far further then I’m used to [...]

Only 3 days to go…

The first day of the convention of Master Tailors started, for us the people behind the scene at 7.30, and for me 1 hour earlier. A lot of print-work still had to be done because of last minute changes. At 8 we had a communal breakfast, 10 persons in a small room and no seats [...]

Location, location, location…

Normally this is said of real estate, but to me it turned out last night “where are those damn cuff things”. I don’t wear them on a regular basis anymore and I wasn’t calling my Dad at midnight to ask if I could borrow some of his. I already borrowed 2 ties and a bow [...]

Tired…

… but satisfied, that was my day today. The National Convention of the Guild is over and at last I saw part of the show. For a change my big Sis could enjoy the day by hearing the speakers we contracted, and seeing the show while sitting in the frontrow next to the catwalk.
Like any [...]

Letters…

At last… all the 500 envelopes are stuffed with the invitations for our International Fashion Event , which will be held in the third week of May in Maastricht. This time it wasn’t my fault it took so long. The people higher up the ladder forgot all about inviting tailors who are not members of our Guild. The [...]

The only way is…

UP!!
My spirits are up and my weight is… down, at last I lost another 4 kilos after gaining 6 kilos during the past weeks. Next to that I have some problems finding the right words in English, I will tell you why… the website of the Guild had to be refurbished for our International meeting [...]

Quittin’…

I have decided that I will stop working for the Guild as from July 1, 2008. It is not the work, but it is the payment and the extra taxes I have to deal with. One third of what I got had to be payed as extra taxes, just because I earned 300 euros more [...]

Back to the floor…

The weekend started with a trip to the printers on Friday afternoon, he would teach us how to work with InDesign so making a quarterly magazine for the Guild would be easy to do for non-professionals. First of all I am not one of the editors, but two know more then one. It was an [...]

Up and running

My internal clock woke me up at 8 this morning, so after my morning ritual I started up the computer and updated the Guilds website, answered some questions of members, [I asked them to mail me with their questions, since on a hectic day I cannot remember who asked what, even if I have made notes... [...]

The party is over…

Finally the day has come to an end. It started with my alarm-clock going of at 5 this morning, at six a taxi was standing in front of the house to take me to the convention center in Ede, so fully packed I was on my way…
One of the first things that came to mind [...]