a lovely letter from sara
4/10/14
4/8/14
la saison des amitiés sincères (III)
on a cloudy, not-too-hot february afternoon,
after countless emails, letters & movies watched together,
vix and i finally met face to face.
we had a lovely afternoon planned,
with french coffees and vintage books.
but, since the places we wanted to visit were closed,
we decided to improvise and strolled around
chatting & taking lots of pictures.
3/27/14
secret gardens (II)
“and the secret garden bloomed and bloomed
and every morning revealed new miracles.”
– frances hodgson burnett
a few lost photographs
of small city gardens
that i took last summer
♥
2/28/14
just a minute in february
while the first half of summer was simply unbearably hot
the second half has been, so far, wonderful.
one could say it almost felt like springtime
or even better, like the beautiful early autumn days
i spent most of these lovely, cooler days working
but i did get the change to see something magnificent
and to meet the adorable vix for coffee.
i can't wait till i'm free enough to have the time to go to the lab and share some pictures!
reading anne of green gables, lucy maud montgomery
listening to múm
working still a lot
making plans and projects
needing a little break
have a wonderful weekend!
♥
ps. just for this time, there won't be a film friday today,
i have way too much work and vix just recently got back from her little trip.
we'll be back to our regular schedule next friday : )
♥
ps. just for this time, there won't be a film friday today,
i have way too much work and vix just recently got back from her little trip.
we'll be back to our regular schedule next friday : )
2/26/14
l'expédition végétale
a few weeks ago, on a cloudy, rainy day
m. and i went to see the aeroflorale ii
the aeroflorale is inspired by da vinci's drawings,
but to me it felt as we had just walked right into ghibli's rapyuta
screened at the great exhibition
while a yann tiersen song was playing
i would have stayed there forever and ever
so fascinating and magical!
for more info, you can check la machine's website
2/19/14
summer days (IV)
january, 2014.
on a sunny saturday morning,
when the temperatures reached 44ºc,
we packed our bags and escaped to a pool.
we ate poached eggs in white wine & avocados,
grapes and cheese, pork rillettes and honeydew melon;
we played in the water and cooled down beneath the trees.
even in the hotter of days,
there is something so refreshing
about walking barefoot on the grass.
(i'm a bit swamped with work and therefore a bit gone, i'll be fully back in about a week or two!)
2/5/14
2/3/14
a day in january
on a rainy day, while pixel was taking a nap,
i made spinach rice gratin* & chocolate ice cream.
with chocolate chips!
and without an ice cream machine
hope you have a lovely monday
♥
* i love all of heidi sawnson's recipes, but this gratin has to be the one i made the most
it's so incredibly tasty and so perfect for lunch, i can't resist.
1/29/14
just a minute in january
homemade yogurt, peaches, almonds & cardamom
january was a month with lots of letters, flowers & green,
books and threads, sundresses and dinners with friends,
homemade ice cream and pools, honeydew melons & naps.
it was also, for the most part, unbearably hot and suffocating.
oh, autumn, do hurry up! pixel and i are eagerly waiting for you
we cannot endure another day with temperatures over 40ºc
reading the wild things, dave eggers
watching in the mood for love
listening to birds and crickets
working on a new book
making little handmade presents for my lovely pen pals
loving these past few cooler, rainy days
have a wonderful day!
♥
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1/28/14
green
on an incredibly hot summer day
i went to buy some christmas presents
and found a beautiful hidden garden