Hello Autumn!

The time of beautiful colorful forests, falling leaves, and orange-tinted parks. Long walks and children skipping through a crisp canopy of leaves. After an endless summer, finally snuggling up in a coat or sweater again. Wellies on and hours of wandering through the woods. If we're lucky, we can sometimes even grab a seat on a patio. And then curl up at home in front of the fireplace.

And what could be more enjoyable than browsing through this magazine by the fire and reading about all the things happening in that beautiful city behind the dunes? And don't rush to pages 123 or 126 , but take it slow and read about the retrospective exhibition on the work and life of Suze Roberston, a champion of feminism, at the Panorama Mesdag Museum. Or read about what artist and DJ Ruud de Wild, along with two guest curators, spent four years working on: an exhibition of Dutch songs and songbooks at the Huis van het boek (House of the Book). Perhaps he's even included the classic masterpiece by our former Vlaardingen librarian, Annie MG Schmidt, in that exhibition. Remember how that works?

"When I'm gone, out of this country for good
If I live near Menton or Nice
In a bungalow close to the beach
Where the weather isn't so bleak and dirty
I lie comfortably in the sun on my back
The rosemary blooms around him
I never have to go back to Holland again
And I think falsely: what would it be like there
Still so wet, still so chilly?

What would the weather be like in The Hague?
Are the trees still bare on 't Voorhout?
What kind of weather is it there today?
Is it drizzly, foggy and cold?
Are the clouds low again?
The rain falls steadily
Is line nine still so stuffy?
It's a rather redundant question
What would the weather be like in The Hague?

What would the weather be like in The Hague?
Are the trees on the square green yet?
Oh how I wish so much
A moment at the Buitenhof
To go along the Poten
To stand in front of the theater
It is not necessary but it seems so nice to me
Fifteen minutes is all I ask
I long for my own The Hague"

Finally, if it's already so stormy outside that you don't feel like walking to the newsstand in all weathers for this glossy magazine, grab a blanket, curl up on the couch, and browse through the digital version of LEVEN! Magazine late summer edition #51.