That time of year

Again, the red time of the year. 

Redcurrant. 

 

Red cherries.

Red sour cherries.

And several red cakes :-)

Watching the Olympics

Although we were only about 10 km (as the crow flies) away from Cortina, we watched the Olympics on TV. 

And this is a great opportunity to watch sports I never watch otherwise. 

And admire their Olympics uniforms. My absolute favourite team was Mongolia:

But I also loved Lithuania!

And yes, we've seen the opening :-)

Screenshots stolen from the Internet.

No. 

Just no.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Photos taken in Volčji Potok.

Christmas is approaching...

... 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. 

Macha swiss roll

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 :-)

Autumn

It is a wonderful world outside.

Enjoy it. 

Holidays

More family holidays. 

Enjoying the summer, 

 

kayaking,

visiting some great adventure parks,

 

renting a cosy cottage,

 

hiking the bogs,

 

admiring the architecture,

and the history.

Latvia.

And a day trip to Lithuania. 

 I've still got over 3000 photos to sort!

Physics!

Don't you just love physics?

Well, I do :-)

Thank you!

In the past month, two of my favourite painters/illustrators passed away.

Although Ančka Gošnik Godec was actually my second favourite illustrator when I was a child, there is this image in a book that was just perfect. It still is, actually. 

The story is about three foxes who love life, eat delicious food, drive fancy cars and live in luxurious houses. What is not to like ;-)

The second was Jack Vettriano. I've got one of his paintings (a poster, obviously) in my study, I've had his calenders and agendas, I have jigsaw puzzles, books and postcards with this paintings. I just love his style!

A picture taken from one of his calendars is permanently on my 'feel-good' wall. I could so imagine the woman being me...

Lego exhibition

There's a Lego exhibition in my home town.

 

For the kids and for those of us who refuse to grow old :-)

A happy 2025!

What a colourful - and delicious - start of the year: 

Have a peaceful and wonderful 2025!

Away again

About a week after returning from Portugal, I was off again. 

To the South of France.

When can I start calling it my second home?

Away

One of the reasons why there were no posts in November is that we took a lovely autumn break and went to Portugal.

Still beautiful, still fascinating, yet way more crowded than ever before...

If I counted correctly, this is the seventh time I visited the country.

But I will visit it again, for sure :-)

And no, I haven't yet had the courage to try wave surfing, my men, however, loved it!

Mail!

I got this in my mailbox today.

TODAY!

I am used to getting Christmas cards in February, sometimes even March. 

But May?

That's a first.

So Merry Christmas everyone :-) 

:-) again

Remember my post from February - now it's time for an update:

I already used 2 out of 3 fabrics.

I used the concert tickets.

I used the plane ticket.

 

But in the meantime I acquired:

5 new fabrics

another concert ticket

new plane tickets

Me happy :-)

I've been away :-)

I'll let the images speak.

 

 

Because again, my senses are completely saturated.