Realmenstitch
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Dutch _ quiltmaker _ crossstitcher _ gay married for 25 years to xaviarnl _ ethical non-monogamous _ catdaddy of 2 _ art and museums _ music and theatre _ cpap user _ chocolate lover _ booklover _ fabric hoarder _ city trips _ 95% vegetarian
I've seen Dutch artist Wende several times live already, and every time she amazes me. What a great and powerful show tonight TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.
Hope to see her soon again, because every show is different.
Hope to see her soon again, because every show is different.
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I've seen Dutch artist Wende several times live already, and every time she amazes me. What a great and powerful show tonight TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.
Hope to see her soon again, because every show is different.
Hope to see her soon again, because every show is different.
Finished 2 short reads this week. First one is the m/m romance novella "Airplane Crush" by Gaia Tate. Elliot is on his flight to his conservative parents, when he gets an upgrade to business class. There he meets Alex, and later on he learns who this handsome guy really is...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Finished 2 short reads this week. First one is the m/m romance novella "Airplane Crush" by Gaia Tate. Elliot is on his flight to his conservative parents, when he gets an upgrade to business class. There he meets Alex, and later on he learns who this handsome guy really is...
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Fun day today at the Queer Tattoo Fest in Amsterdam. Didn't get a tattoo myself, but I did get a lot of inspiration, stickers and business cards, so soon I will certainly get a new one!
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Fun day today at the Queer Tattoo Fest in Amsterdam. Didn't get a tattoo myself, but I did get a lot of inspiration, stickers and business cards, so soon I will certainly get a new one!
My current obsession 😍
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youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
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November 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My current obsession 😍
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
Finished reading 2 books this week. First one is this coffee table book "Erwin Olaf: Freedom" that I bought at the exhibition at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam a few weeks ago. Beautiful book, with lots of photos that I didn't see in his other books or at the expo ->
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Finished reading 2 books this week. First one is this coffee table book "Erwin Olaf: Freedom" that I bought at the exhibition at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam a few weeks ago. Beautiful book, with lots of photos that I didn't see in his other books or at the expo ->
Spotted this quilt and patchwork pillows in a scene from the movie "Fairyland" by Andrew Durham. The story is about a young girl growing up in San Francisco in the '70s and '80s with her gay dad.
#quiltsinmovies
#quiltsinmovies
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Spotted this quilt and patchwork pillows in a scene from the movie "Fairyland" by Andrew Durham. The story is about a young girl growing up in San Francisco in the '70s and '80s with her gay dad.
#quiltsinmovies
#quiltsinmovies
Part 4 of the Holiday House SAL by StsumaStreet is finished. The christmas bell shaped roof and the mouse with the candycane are the latest additions. On the right you can I see I started part 5 already: the pink/red above the snowmen is the start of the penultimate part
#crossstitch
#crossstitch
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Part 4 of the Holiday House SAL by StsumaStreet is finished. The christmas bell shaped roof and the mouse with the candycane are the latest additions. On the right you can I see I started part 5 already: the pink/red above the snowmen is the start of the penultimate part
#crossstitch
#crossstitch
Loved the Iris van Herpen expo "Sculpting the senses" at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam.
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Loved the Iris van Herpen expo "Sculpting the senses" at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam.
Important day today: it's election day in the Netherlands. We can vote for a new government. Usually we vote every 4 year, but the last government didn't finish it's term, so the previous election was 2 years ago. Fingers crossed for a more stable and social outcome today.
@social.bij1.org
@social.bij1.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Important day today: it's election day in the Netherlands. We can vote for a new government. Usually we vote every 4 year, but the last government didn't finish it's term, so the previous election was 2 years ago. Fingers crossed for a more stable and social outcome today.
@social.bij1.org
@social.bij1.org
Very interesting play tonight at the Stadsschouwburg Utrecht: "Wie is er bang voor Sylvana"
The play is based upon the life of @sylvanasimons.bsky.social , former tv presenter, member of parliament and party leader
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The play is based upon the life of @sylvanasimons.bsky.social , former tv presenter, member of parliament and party leader
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October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Very interesting play tonight at the Stadsschouwburg Utrecht: "Wie is er bang voor Sylvana"
The play is based upon the life of @sylvanasimons.bsky.social , former tv presenter, member of parliament and party leader
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The play is based upon the life of @sylvanasimons.bsky.social , former tv presenter, member of parliament and party leader
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I'm about a week behind on schedule, but that's totally fine with me. These are the first 3 parts of the Holiday House SAL by SatsumaStreet
I love where this is going, part 4 will be fun to stitch too.
#crossstitch
I love where this is going, part 4 will be fun to stitch too.
#crossstitch
October 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I'm about a week behind on schedule, but that's totally fine with me. These are the first 3 parts of the Holiday House SAL by SatsumaStreet
I love where this is going, part 4 will be fun to stitch too.
#crossstitch
I love where this is going, part 4 will be fun to stitch too.
#crossstitch
I'm a team member of the ERG Pride group for my employer ISS Facility Services, and yesterday we hosted our first event. We'd invited Dutch author, journalist and cultural entrepreneur Mounir Samuel for a talk about gender, orientation, our language and how companies can become more inclusive
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October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I'm a team member of the ERG Pride group for my employer ISS Facility Services, and yesterday we hosted our first event. We'd invited Dutch author, journalist and cultural entrepreneur Mounir Samuel for a talk about gender, orientation, our language and how companies can become more inclusive
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Next book finish: "Dance in close-up - Hans van Manen seen by Erwin Olaf" Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen started his carreer as a photographer, and when Erwin Olaf started his carreer, he was asked to portrait Hans for an article
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October 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Next book finish: "Dance in close-up - Hans van Manen seen by Erwin Olaf" Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen started his carreer as a photographer, and when Erwin Olaf started his carreer, he was asked to portrait Hans for an article
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Loved seeing the Erwin Olaf expo "Freedom" at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Next to his well known photoseries, there's also a lot on display of his earlier work and publications. Seeing his work really touched me, I even got emotional when we exited the museum...
October 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Loved seeing the Erwin Olaf expo "Freedom" at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Next to his well known photoseries, there's also a lot on display of his earlier work and publications. Seeing his work really touched me, I even got emotional when we exited the museum...
My latest book finish is this M/M romance novel "Heated Rivalry" by Rachel Reid. Two rival hockey stars fall madly in love, but fear for their carreers if this comes out.
This spicy lovestory will soon turn into a 6 part tv series, starting somewhere this November.
#booksky
This spicy lovestory will soon turn into a 6 part tv series, starting somewhere this November.
#booksky
October 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My latest book finish is this M/M romance novel "Heated Rivalry" by Rachel Reid. Two rival hockey stars fall madly in love, but fear for their carreers if this comes out.
This spicy lovestory will soon turn into a 6 part tv series, starting somewhere this November.
#booksky
This spicy lovestory will soon turn into a 6 part tv series, starting somewhere this November.
#booksky
I'm reading the M/M romance novel Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid right now, which gets it's own tv series in November. Curious to see how this steamy🔥🔥🔥story translates to television
youtu.be/ADi1iextoUM?...
youtu.be/ADi1iextoUM?...
Official Trailer | Heated Rivalry (Crave Original)
YouTube video by Crave
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October 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm reading the M/M romance novel Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid right now, which gets it's own tv series in November. Curious to see how this steamy🔥🔥🔥story translates to television
youtu.be/ADi1iextoUM?...
youtu.be/ADi1iextoUM?...
Due to a rather busy schedule the last couple of days, I haven't had a lot of time to work on this one, so I won't finish part 3 in time before Friday. But that's okay of course, it's not a race. The snowman and woman are nearly done, and below them something else will appear. Pattern: SatsumaStreet
October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Due to a rather busy schedule the last couple of days, I haven't had a lot of time to work on this one, so I won't finish part 3 in time before Friday. But that's okay of course, it's not a race. The snowman and woman are nearly done, and below them something else will appear. Pattern: SatsumaStreet
October 11 is Coming Out Day, and at the Textielmuseum in Tilburg it was the start of their new exhibition "Hause of fibre", an exhibition by queer artists.
During this opening day, together with 2 sweet cuties from our Queer Needlework Circle I hosted a walk-in workshop to bedazzle 2 Pride flags...
During this opening day, together with 2 sweet cuties from our Queer Needlework Circle I hosted a walk-in workshop to bedazzle 2 Pride flags...
October 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
October 11 is Coming Out Day, and at the Textielmuseum in Tilburg it was the start of their new exhibition "Hause of fibre", an exhibition by queer artists.
During this opening day, together with 2 sweet cuties from our Queer Needlework Circle I hosted a walk-in workshop to bedazzle 2 Pride flags...
During this opening day, together with 2 sweet cuties from our Queer Needlework Circle I hosted a walk-in workshop to bedazzle 2 Pride flags...
What a fun evening yesterday during "Wrivinge", a special edition of BlijvenWrijven , especially for the Utrecht Queer Culture Festival.
A historical journey through erotic history from cave paintings until now, told in a very comical way, and with historic stories recited by a group of storytellers
A historical journey through erotic history from cave paintings until now, told in a very comical way, and with historic stories recited by a group of storytellers
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
What a fun evening yesterday during "Wrivinge", a special edition of BlijvenWrijven , especially for the Utrecht Queer Culture Festival.
A historical journey through erotic history from cave paintings until now, told in a very comical way, and with historic stories recited by a group of storytellers
A historical journey through erotic history from cave paintings until now, told in a very comical way, and with historic stories recited by a group of storytellers
My friend Samuel and I visited the Eye Film museum in Amsterdam for the "Tilda Swinton - Ongoing" expo. Loved the museum and expo. I can never resist an accompanying book when an expo is good, so I also bought the book.
It was a windy, but very special day ❤️
It was a windy, but very special day ❤️
October 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My friend Samuel and I visited the Eye Film museum in Amsterdam for the "Tilda Swinton - Ongoing" expo. Loved the museum and expo. I can never resist an accompanying book when an expo is good, so I also bought the book.
It was a windy, but very special day ❤️
It was a windy, but very special day ❤️
My US quilting friend @quiltcarl.bsky.social and I knew each other already online for a while, but we met in person in 2022 at Quilt Festival in Houston. Last week he and his lovely partner Chuck visited Amsterdam, so we had to meet again.
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October 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My US quilting friend @quiltcarl.bsky.social and I knew each other already online for a while, but we met in person in 2022 at Quilt Festival in Houston. Last week he and his lovely partner Chuck visited Amsterdam, so we had to meet again.
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You know summer is officially over when you have your first cold again🤧. Recovering right now from a nasty cold, glad it's almost over.
What helps is some retail therapy (at least for me it does 😉) so I ordered some new sneakers. Life's too short to not wear pink sneakers.
What helps is some retail therapy (at least for me it does 😉) so I ordered some new sneakers. Life's too short to not wear pink sneakers.
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You know summer is officially over when you have your first cold again🤧. Recovering right now from a nasty cold, glad it's almost over.
What helps is some retail therapy (at least for me it does 😉) so I ordered some new sneakers. Life's too short to not wear pink sneakers.
What helps is some retail therapy (at least for me it does 😉) so I ordered some new sneakers. Life's too short to not wear pink sneakers.
Part 2 of the "Holiday House SAL" by SatsumaStreet is finished just in time, tomorrow part 3 will be released. The white Christmas tree is being decorated by the elves or kids (?) of the house.
#crossstitch
#crossstitch
October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Part 2 of the "Holiday House SAL" by SatsumaStreet is finished just in time, tomorrow part 3 will be released. The white Christmas tree is being decorated by the elves or kids (?) of the house.
#crossstitch
#crossstitch
Sooooooo happy with this ColourBox, containing 100 fat eights of the beautiful Oakshott fabrics. Oakshott was a British company, who produced solid fabrics, with a different warp and weft colour thread.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Sooooooo happy with this ColourBox, containing 100 fat eights of the beautiful Oakshott fabrics. Oakshott was a British company, who produced solid fabrics, with a different warp and weft colour thread.
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A brand spanking new edition of my newsletter has just been published.
Newsletter #3: Battle cries and erections in the desert
Check it out and find out what I’ve christened the campervan.
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Newsletter #3: Battle cries and erections in the desert
Check it out and find out what I’ve christened the campervan.
open.substack.com/pub/goingdow...
#travelwriting #travelblog #travel #gaytraveller #solotravel
September 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A brand spanking new edition of my newsletter has just been published.
Newsletter #3: Battle cries and erections in the desert
Check it out and find out what I’ve christened the campervan.
open.substack.com/pub/goingdow...
#travelwriting #travelblog #travel #gaytraveller #solotravel
Newsletter #3: Battle cries and erections in the desert
Check it out and find out what I’ve christened the campervan.
open.substack.com/pub/goingdow...
#travelwriting #travelblog #travel #gaytraveller #solotravel