just a minute in january

the first month of the year has already gone by
so, so fast

reading utsukushisa to kanashimi to by yasunari kawabata // rosshalde by hermann hesse
watching once upon a time
spending time with dear friends
playing with pixel
working on new embroidery projects

♥

summer days

a few days ago we went for a walk beneath the trees,

we saw tiny birds learning how to fly, 

picked flowers & enjoyed the summer sun.

36 in 366

 36 things i'd like to do this year:

1. make homemade jam; ( marmalade, to be exact )
2. wear flowers in my hair, small braids too;
3. overcome my fear of needles and donate blood; ( will have to try again next year )
4. read a lot more books;
5. get away from the city anytime i can; ( but not as often as i'd have liked )
6. have an afternoon tea party;
7. lie on the grass and watch the clouds go by;
8. go to the planetarium;
9. watch the sunrise;
10. make a terrarium;
11. visit a lighthouse;
12. write more letters;
13. catch a firefly;
14. go birdwatching;
15. watch the waves;
16. cuddle with pixel whenever i can;
17. cook something with my sister;
18. cook something with my grandmother, too;
19. make a time capsule;
20. go on a picnic, by night;
21. ride a bike;
22. make a dreamcatcher;
23. learn something new; ( and then another thing )
24. fall asleep beneath the trees;
25. get lost;
26. knit a little scarf;
27. go out on a special date with m., just because;
28. be kind to strangers; ( always )
29. go on a camping trip;
30. eat more fruit;
31. take ikebana lessons;
32. take a train to another city; ( i took a plane to another city, thou. and a bus to another country )
33. go back to the mountains; ( and it was so beautiful )
34. be an explorer of the world;
35. appreciate the little things in life;
36. to be happy, but also cry once in a while.

what would you like to do in 2012?
hope you have a lovely start of the week.

a new year

a new year out doors,
we swam in the pool
and had a water ballon war


have a wonderful weekend!

last day of the year

on the last day of the year
i baked muffins & took a nap with baby pixel & m.



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last day of the year muffins

original recipe here

i'm not a fan of overly sweet treats, so i skipped the icing.

&  added a bit of nutella to the chestnut purée. it might still need some tweaking.

ingredients

♥ 255 g plain white flour

♥ 120 brown sugar

♥ 1 tbsp of cinnamon

♥ 1 tbsp baking powder

♥ 1/2 tsp salt

♥ 120 ml milk

♥ 120 ml buttermilk

♥ 52.5 g peanut oil

♥ 2 large eggs

♥ 150 g chestnut purée with 1 tbsp icing sugar (or as i did, 100 g chestnut purée + 50 g nutella)

i also added:

♥ a dash of whiskey

♥ 100 g chopped walnuts & almons

method

preheat the oven at 250ºc. blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and chopped nuts. 

whisk together the milk, buttermilk, oil and eggs until well-blended.

pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones. with a fork blend the two very briefly. 

fill the greased muffin tins 1/3 full of batter.

roll walnut-sized balls of the sweetened chestnut puree and place them in the middle of each muffin.

or mix nutella and chestnut purée and place it with a spoon. top with the remaining batter. 

place the muffins in the oven and immediately drop the temperature to 200°c. 

bake for 15- 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean from the center of a muffin. 

let cool on a rack & enjoy with someone you love.

christmas day

chirstmas day at grams, 2011

homemade cappelletti and the most lovely birthday cake,

made with a lot of love.

grow

last days of spring,
december 2011

la siesta

 

lunch for two

on a mid december day