tinywoolf: drawing

photo on wall : henk van rensbergen

windows are magical. when outside looking in, i love all kind of shapes, brand new or wheathered, i really do not make a distinction. they are the dreamy part of a house.

tannery schotte in aalst, belgium

if darkness falls and you find yourself outside looking in, and windows aren't dressed by the inhabitants, magic mounts to a crescendo. it may be punch & judy in there, hence broken windows. [a friendly banter anyone can appreciate, you should have been in my house this weekend! ☻]

derelict house in aalst, belgium

upon entering a house, a building, an apartment for the first time i fly to the window, to aknowledge the view and then nod. yes, this is how things look from right here. i love window talk!

dreamy window in hemiksem, belgium
all time favourite window of mine,
i wished i could have taken it home!

in view of next week's theme, which i chose independently from but coincidentially close to jasmin's, i will leave my window unclad, pristine and bare this weekend, so that i can burst out next week....


do click image to read the quote by elisabeth kubler-ross {swiss-american psychiatrist and author}

nonetheless, i believe some pretty windows shall open over at jasmin's this weekend!

12 comments :

ElisabethAugust 28, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Oh, am I curious now..? Windows/stained glass... I bet we're in for some perfect and surprising experience here! I'll be back soon to find out more!
Love.

And I did some cheating this week. I recycled an old drawing.

I will join 'stained glass', although it sounds quite tricky.. :)
FrancescaAugust 28, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Did you read Kubler-Ross? I read her books on grieving several times. About the windows - oh, yes, they're what attract me most in any building. Not so much the view (which definitely counts) but the shape of the windows, and their size. My dream is to have a room with windows on all four walls ... a tower? :)
Ariane ReichardtAugust 28, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Oh, dear Nadine,
sounds and looks deep and fantastic...
Upon entering a house, a building, an apartment for the first time i fly to the window, to aknowledge the view and then nod, too!! Amazing...

And, I need more time to read between the lines... so, more deep words of me are under construction.

See you later, honey,
Love,
Ariane
KimAugust 29, 2011 at 2:43 AM
if darkness falls and you find yourself outside looking in, and windows aren't dressed by the inhabitants, magic mounts to a crescendo. it may be punch & judy in there, hence broken windows. [a friendly banter anyone can appreciate, you should have been in my house this weekend~~~~~~I love this.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julia da FrancaAugust 29, 2011 at 7:55 AM
you make me wanna walk... would love to walk around in strange cities, would love to get to know belgium... ♥♥ julia
sophieAugust 29, 2011 at 8:51 AM
Your 1st picture looks like one I posted yesterday ;-)
I didn't know E. Kubler Ross and I just read her bio: impressive person. I particularly love another quote: "The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen".
Thanks Nadine for your always surprising posts.
manoAugust 29, 2011 at 9:02 AM
all windows are so inspiring for me. I love the windows of old factories and old (farm-)houses. they are so interesting und I'm always curious what I can found there inside.
Next two weeks I'm on holiday - without internet! xx mano
TeraAugust 29, 2011 at 10:20 PM
I once had a dream that I was living in what was an old church. I loved the windows, all stained glass. In my dream I couldn't believe that I was living in such a beautiful place and decided not to bring in furniture and keep it just as it was. OOOOO I loved that dream house!

That is indeed the most beautiful window ever!!!! I agree!
jasminAugust 30, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Can you believe that we both thought of these themes together/separately. Coincidence is strong with us at times is it not?

Count me in for this week..... ;)
lamediterràniaSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Windows, windows in the dark of the night.
In the bright light of the matinee.
Windows are beautiful.
I like it when the sun goes down, and you can see what's going on inside the houses of random people you don't even know. And you get to know their walls, their lamps, their artworks, their faces, their roofs.

The place where we built our current house, was the house of a crazy, old man, such a disaster, full of rubbish and old broken furniture. We tidied it up and for 5 years my dad had his workshop in there.
The clean house had a yellow and white façade, with a wooden door in the middle and windows at both sides.
Well, the window in the left side was a real window, but the one in the right side was actually painted. My dad had painted a wooden window, with iron bars, and it was barely open. Only a little spot of the inside could be seen, and it was marvelous.
For years, we went to that workshop and cooked a paella there every sunday, and I would look at that window, mouth-opened, realising how much I would miss it when the time to demolish the dilapidated building would come.
And I miss that window now, because it looked so real but it was created to satisfy imagination.

Someday I will paint my own fake window.

Hmmm...did you think windows could give so much to talk about? :)
Big kisses!
**EYE-SNACKS**September 3, 2011 at 6:41 PM
Oh,i'm in love with these kind of buildings,windows...
when i see this i immediately start to imagine how i have to redecorating and furnishing these buildings ;)
Heather WoolloveSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:07 PM
E K-B was an awesome woman!! Have you read Life Lessons yet?
I love your blog...just discovered it!! XXO-

♥

drawing | window

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