Relooking / 29.05.2023

Do you remember last week's post on all our beautiful finds from the local flea market? This week I was anxious to find a nice place for everything in our house. The coffee table and the two stools were in need of a makeover. I decided to start on the coffee table, thinking it would not be too much work. I already imagined to discover a beautiful wood inlay on the table top. The slight pattern under the thick layer of paint had made me curious. Could this...

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Beautiful finds / 21.05.2023

Spring time is for many people also a time of cleaning their house, throw unnecessary items, and even doing some redecorating. In this time of the year each village in our area will organise a 'vide grenier', this means literally 'clean out your attic'.  Going to vide greniers is one of my favorite activities. I sometimes go at five o'clock in the morning like some 'professional' treasure hunters do.  I walked down to the village centre and I could not believe my eyes. The streets where so filled with...

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Recipes / 16.05.2023

With the beginning of the summer just around the corner and the very nice weather of these last few weeks, the market stalls are overflowing with fresh summer fruits. Peaches, watermelon, strawberries and of course apricots. Some years the apricots are quite small and difficult to ripen, but this year it's difficult to tell the difference between apricots and nectarines. They are big, juicy and colourful. Time to make apricot jam!! For me its like 'putting a touch of summer in a jar' to be able to enjoy...

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