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Woven Fabric, Niger

The Hague August 1985

We are expecting you to arrive on May 16 am (holiday here) Bill will see about the Madrid part – do you know if flights are every Sunday? Long ways from M. to Cordoba – did you know? Wish you were here to go to Budapest with us – April 4-8… Will let you know about Ordway… I hear Tom got snowed in! We did enjoy having them both. Bill’s trip to Ouagadougou was cancelled. He had a good 2 days in Paris this week.

Love, Va

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Martin Kers, 1982

June 1985

Good to talk to you. If you work at 7:30, do you get off early? (4:30?). Also Friday afternoon? I have been cleaning – vacuuming, dusting – ugh! It is chilly and raining – even thunder and lightening this noon. I found another shirt like the rose one you got. I’m also working on the skirt – don’t know if my changes will work or not. Have some good photos of our trip to Het Loo, etc. Kangs are taking us to Chinese cafe downtown Sunday nite.

Love, Va

Martin Kers, Landscape Photography, Reiderwolder polder zomer

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J.H. Weissenbruch (1824-1903)

July 1981

Hope you’ve had a great time in Calif. – and get home safely. We are going to airport this AM to meet Caroline who will be here overnight (from IITA). Bill had a good time there – was overwhelmed with hospitality, didn’t get involved in any problems. Nicholas up and quit one dark night – is now in Bodiga with a World Bank family – making a mint, I’m sure. Patrick working up at IH now!

Love, Va

View of a ship canal, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Netherlands

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Aert van der Neer (1603-1677)

March 1982

Can you believe that this was painted in 1650? I’m reading Van Gogh’s life so I walked thru cold and rain to the museum today to see some painting of his (not many here) and other things like the “dollhouse”. Wish you were here to do the museums with me now. I’m needlepointing like mad, besides reading, doing some cleaning. It’s still awfully lonesome. Jean said you really look great and entertained her beautifully. She greatly appreciated it. See you soon.

Love, Va

Skating on the ditch of Haalem, Bredius Museum, The Hague, Netherlands

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The Grand Canal, Venice

Joseph Mallord Williams Turner, British 1775*1851
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bequest of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1899

The Hague, November 1982

I have been watching BBC on TV – the cable has finally been hooked up. The first thing I watched was the Queen opening Parliament – it was glorious in all her jewels and satins, gold coach, Diana and Charles, Margaret Thatcher, et al!! I made tollhouse cookies today, walked to the street market at Stevinstraat this aft in the mist – not too chilly – rather nice, in fact. Hope you are ok.

Love, Va