Amsterdam Visit: I - 10/22/16

Sisters Phien van Waveren and Marijke McCaig
Sisters Phien van Waveren and Marijke McCaig

Harriet McCaig leaves some of her parents ashes on the shores of the Spaarne River in Haarlem,
The Netherlands. ( Just down the street from the childhood home of her Mother Marijke and
Marijke's sister Phien van Waveren. )
Harriet McCaig leaves some of her parents ashes.

Second only to the sea, the Miami sky has been the greatest comfort in my life past 50. On a good day,
when the wind blows from the south, the light here is diffuse and forgiving. ---Iggy Pop
[ Harriet McCaig and Saskia van Waveren @ The North Sea - Zandvoort, The Netherlands ]
Harriet McCaig and Saskia van Waveren @ The North Sea.

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. ---Khalil Gibran
[ Nicholas Croft @ The North Sea - Zandvoort, The Netherlands ]
Nicholas Croft @ The North Sea.

Zbig Vision Scholar Nicholas Croft with Harriet McCaig in the Amsterdam loft of visual Artist
Claire Begheyn. For 32 years Claire was one half of an artist couple. Her husband Govert Heikoop
passed away in 2007. They inspired each other, gave and got feedback, trusted in the quality
of their work and in their successes, made choices and philosophied as a team.
Nicholas Croft with Harriet McCaig in the Amsterdam loft of visual Artist Claire Begheyn.

Stencil King Hugo Kaagman @ his family farm studio in Friesland, The Netherlands.
Stencil King Hugo Kaagman at his family farm studio in Friesland, The Netherlands.

The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum
is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum,
the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw.
The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam.

Harriet continues to climb upwards, seeking a culture of emotional honesty @ The Rijksmuseum.
Harriet continues to climb upwards seeking a culture of emotional honesty @ The Rijksmuseum.

Nicholas continues to climb upwards, seeking a culture of spiritual honesty @ The Rijksmuseum.
Nicholas continues to climb upwards, seeking a culture of spiritual honesty @
The Rijksmuseum.

Every person with a disability is an individual. ---Itzhak Perlman
Every person with a disability is an individual.  ---Itzhak Perlman.

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