Friday, December 16, 2011

A colorful home..................part II

In march 2008 I posted this picture of a colorful  home
Not knowing who took it or where it was . I just found it on the internet.
This morning I got a mail from the artist who lived here.
His name is Geert Limburg and you can see more of his work here.

(picture by Geert Limburg)

I found out that he lived very close to were I lived when I first moved out in 1984. I lived in the Schutterstraat (Rotterdam Crooswijk) for a couple of years just a few blocks from where this picture was taken.
In the picture you can see the street name Boezemlaan . My mom was nursed there in a center for Tuberculosis when she was in her twenties.
Both the hospital barracks and the colorful house (more pictures here) are torn down.



Because of his e-mail I did some web surfing and took a little stroll on Memory Lane as well.
Thanks Geert :)


(my first home in the Schuttersstraat # 7)



My town: Rotterdam  (seen from the Maasboulevard)

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10 comments:

  1. Lisa at GreenbowDecember 16, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    You just never know who you will meet or where you will go when you have people reading your blog. The artist's house is really interesting.

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  2. sukipoetDecember 16, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    that is the coolest house. i must have missed your original post. too bad it is torn down but how nice he contacted you. I think you'd have to wear all black to live in there without going looney. LOL. cheerful for sure.

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  3. studio loloDecember 16, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Dear M~

    First of all I miss you!!!!
    Second, your painting looks wonderful! You did a great job ;)

    That house is very psychedelic! I'm so glad you and the artist connected. And I also loved seeing the first place you lived. I'm so happy to stroll down memory lane with you...or anywhere else!

    xoxo
    Lo♥

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  4. Lynn CohenDecember 17, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    I just love these kind of connections. Wonderful art too!

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  5. soulbrushDecember 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    how interesting- it is such a small world! baie liefs en wfs vir jou en die hele familie. xxx

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  6. UnknownDecember 17, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    I am so impressed that the artist contacted you....how amazing is that Marianne!!!!! wow!!!! I love hearing cool stories like this one.....I love the house and the cool art he did.......and I also love you painting of Rotterdam...wow....that is amazing work .....

    I hope you are home getting ready for the Holidays!!!!! I wish you all the best always my dearest Marianne!!!!

    Hugs
    Diana

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  7. AnnieDecember 17, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Fun! It is also fun to go down memory lane :-).
    Have a wonderful holiday!!!
    xoxo

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  8. KatiejaneDecember 17, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Really cool grafitti! I would love to live in a house that looked like this. Should I get out my cans of spray paint?
    So interesting, all the ties you have here. What a memory jog for you.

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  9. MimDecember 17, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    The house impresses me but your painting blows me away everytime I see it

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