During the holidays one finally finds the time to solve some jigsaw puzzles.
I love Fabio Vettori's design. This is my third puzzle with the ants and the amount of detail on these puzzles is insane. Love love love!
But I think I am done with the Exits... lovely wolves but not really my cup of tea. Unfortunately.
Escaping the Christmas-approaching craziness, I visited a wonderful exhibition, From Gauguin to Hopper, in Villa Manin, close to Udine.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
All the Christmas cards are on their way, so I'm revealing this year's mystery.
I'll start with one of the initial designs:
By pulling the first string, the pattern folds into two separate presents:
By pulling the second string ...
... the other paper piece folds into a decorated Christmas tree!
Pure Christmas magic :-)
Sometimes a half-hour drive makes all the difference ...
- to up here, where the sun shines.
Oh well.
Seriously?
None of the actors, producers, technicians ... anyone ... on the set noticed the exponents in the subscript?!?
... rapidly!
The town is already fully decorated, so it's time for me to follow.
This year I've made a super simple but very Christmassy wreath.
I'm happy.
Inspired by the recent success of the matcha cake, I used the same almond sponge to make a (much simpler) matcha swiss roll. It was soaked with yuzu syrup, filled with mascarpone cream and raspberries. Delicious!
And yes, I know, the sponge broke because I added too much grounded almonds. But the taste was so much better, I was willing to sacrifice the looks :-)
