39 weeks. It can’t be negated, I’m now really in the final spurt of this pregnancy. Due date: any minute. Apart from a brief stint to the hospital this week – false alarm (I was experiencing contractions – and the pain didn’t leave for a couple of hours until it completely vanished again) – I...
To start things off: I’m really sorry – crushed, actually – for that long absence from F&F! It’s been too long (you can tell this by spotting the peonies, who are clearly not late summer flowers, ahem… still very pretty though, and a shame to waste a perfectly good picture). Uncharacteristically, I’ve neglected this space...
the “in between the years” (as the germans call it) time this year was different to last year. firstly, i got to spend more time on myself (as in: not in a relationship, i.e. no extended family that needs to be visited… yay!) and with close friends. which was a change of rut compared to...
i go slightly crazy over scones, you know (go see the section ‘scones, biscuits, tea time’ in my recipe index, it’s pretty obvious then). so much so, that a tea time at the fanciest hotel in zurich (it happened only recently) disappointed me slightly. and that’s although we didn’t even have tea for tea, but...
dear friends, i’m quite happy it’s the weekend… how about you? i’d vote for another batch of scones for a casual breakfast in bed, tomorrow. blueberry maple – a definitely delicious despite the (fresh) blueberries rendering the scones a bit runny… still, tried and tested for you and good to go. to whip these up,...
there are moments when i’m just blissfully happy, with my plain little life (in spite of everything). the best moment of the day? to come home to a clean, tidy, peaceful, cosy flat that’s all mine. i never thought i’d actually say this, but i really enjoy living alone, in my own little haven. the...
i’ve got this scones recipe, that i’m swearing by; it’s by fortnum & mason. i was convinced that that’s the best one i’ll ever have. but then, when you’re spoilt by success, you tend to get jaunty and willing to take a risk, again. such is life, it seems. so i started the quest for...
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(AD – and what SPECIAL.T by Nestlé has to do with #mamalife) The biggest challenge about being a mama for me is, simply: time for myself. Between spending time with the toddler, work, taking care of the home, laundry… you get it, there is often no more time for just “me”. Mamalife taught me that...
one of the first dishes my brother and i learned to make all on our own was this wonderful, very simple, home made chocolate pudding. we used to have to stand on stools to be able to peek into the pots. i don’t recall where the recipe for this originally came from, but i assume...