Maybe you have experienced similar things in your family: certain recipes are the sole right of my Mum to use and spoil the family and friends with. One of them is an aniseed cookie we use to eat at Christmas. The most important feature of this aniseed cookie is the risen dough, the so called “Fuessli” = little feet. No …
When my friend Kaarina Dillabough wrote her blog post “99 Thing I Love – The Challenge” and sent me a tweet challenging me to it, I thought “no way, I cannot do this in 10 minutes” and sent her a reply “I’ve got 99 things to take care of IRL”. But send a bone my way and I will eagerly …
Here I am sitting in front of my computer and contemplating my three years of blogging. Would you like to take a walk down memory lane with me? What did I start with? What did I feel when I hit the publish button for the first time? I was so proud and looking forward to myriads of comments, sharing and …
Do you believe in colours? What do colours represent for you? Do you surround yourself with special colours because they make you feel good? Are you colour sensitive in clothes, painted walls, paintings or blossoms in your garden? Or, do you prefer subtle tones of beige and grey? The other day I came across this leaf: What a …
After a hectic and busy week a sensible person would relax and recharge their batteries. But what is a good way to recharge? Yes, more activities: this morning I went to the ceremony of the Swiss Book Prize in the Stadttheater Basel. Swiss Book Prize 2013 I have known one of the shortlisted authors, Roman Graf, for a …
This morning I left home at an unusually early hour as I had to take my car to the garage to be serviced. It was still dark but the sky bore promises of a sunny day with dirt orange and pink clouds pushing through the darkness. I was amazed at the heavy traffic and the crowds patiently waiting at the …
What’s the weather like in your region? I am a little bit obsessed with that marvellous subject: weather. Maybe I am feeling a little bit under the weather. But I digress … do you enjoy a lovely autumn with its vivid colours and is the cold season approaching like here in Switzerland? Or warm and sunny – lucky …
Last Sunday somebody called me an ignorant! Me ignorant? And above all about food? You want to know who the “somebody” is or why I was called ignorant? No to the first, yes to the latter. To soften the blow they gave me two of those precious peaches. It was the first time I have ever seen a pêche …
Janine Ripper of Reflections from A Red Head is my blogging friend from Australia, we have known each other for more than two years, shared our stories, laughed and cried together. We are part of the group of personal bloggers PBAU who support each other and spread the word around the globe. This morning when I opened my inbox …
Today is the first of October and I wish you a healthy start to it! This morning I started my day with a glass of my home made grape juice. Did I tell you that it is 100 % pure nature, nothing added, no stabiliser, no citric acid, no sugar, no nothing. Cheers! There is a strong smell …