when i crave a bit of happiness, i usually revert to cooking and food (yes, simple pleasures). nothing’s better than a good meal, shared with your loved ones. a couple of days ago, we made a decadent dorade grillée girls’ night at my fabulous friends. need i really say more? or do the pictures transportContinue reading
summer is finally, and officially (since saturday) here, and i’m determined to make the most of it. which means: dining al fresco whenever possible. isn’t the concept of eating outdoors a rather european one? or anyways, it feels like it is to me. summer holidays in europe have always been linked to being outside asContinue reading
i have always been a morning person. unlike many other people, i find it easy to get up early - and feel good about it. mornings, i feel, usually work in my favour. what i enjoy most is to spend some time doing household chores, tending to my plants or simply planning the day -Continue reading
i ended up having a minor major breakdown, when i realised - after an extremely hurried macbook cleaning session - that, apart from lots of superfluous stuff that i had gotten rid of, i’d also deleted way more things than necessary. things being: hundreds, if not thousands of pictures, as well as prepared posts thatContinue reading
there are few things i like as much as a good, cold, classic drink for cocktail hour. preferrably at some bar that looks and smells of some place exotic, far away. the right drink at the right place has the ability to transport you to any given fabulous place, without actually leaving your ol’ hometown.Continue reading
i like things that take their time. don’t all good things do? take yesterday morning, for example. i went running. it was already rather hot out at 7am, so it was a slow and languish run. but i was still advancing. and i was so lucky to experience a mouse crossing my path (literally) withContinue reading
here’s that bouquet i told you about, for my friend who was getting married (civillian) on friday. i want to stress that i think there’s no better thing than a blue bouquet (something blue, huh?) for a bride. apart from the fact that i’m obviously anyhow smitten with blue flowers. don’t ask me what itContinue reading
how do you put up with yourself? with sundays spent alone? are you okay with it? do you enjoy it, even? or do you wallow in misery, occasionally thinking that low thought, how alone - and admittedly lonely - you are? i’ve always been one to enjoy my own company. i love a good meContinue reading
my friend is getting married on friday! i’m making a tiny bouquet for her. i’m thinking maybe wide open, white peonies and fluffy snowballs…? in the meantime, i’m enjoying these friends here. i wish peonies season was never over.
as much as i love to cook and entertain, i thoroughly enjoy being cooked for and cared after (if not to say fussed over), just as much. the best destination for a bit of care and love: mom’s. a family sunday lunch with the kids usually means a lavish (at least 4 course) meal. atContinue reading
