life in the slow lane

and these are the things that made ME smile this weekend*:
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a complimentary breakfast (my work, don't you know..) at one of the most beautiful hotels in amsterdam, even if it did mean a 4:30 a.m. wake-up-call
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the always-inspiring combination of the old and the experienced- and the settled and the brash
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suddenly, an unexpected glance upwards, an emily dickinson poem unfolding above the busy marnixstraat
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around the corner: happy cobblestones! everyone can use a bit of positivity in their life
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a lovely bouquet. it was our anniversary: many many MANY years
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a rubber ducky, unforeseen . i have, and always HAVE had, a weakness for rubber duckies...a perfect end to a perfect weekend..

*i work most REAL weekends; this week i had thursday and friday off, so i rearranged a bit...