While unwrapping this box of espresso cups & saucers, it suddenly hit me: we are settled into the new home. I remember buying this set as the first item of things we would need for ‘the house’. Little did I know that it would take a couple of years before reaching that point, but we…
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Let me start off by mentioning how I’m currently listening to The Cranberries’ Dreams on repeat (thank you, Spotify!) while writing this blog entry. Love love love that song! Today’s #wijvenweek theme is perhaps my favorite of this edition as well: dreams. Dreams, I have so many to write about, but there’s only one recurring…
Read MoreOpinionated
Opinionated? Yes, I am opinionated. Unfortunately, I almost always fail to express my opinions the right way. I always get stuck at some point. I have a strong opinion of a variety of subjects and yet, I don’t always dare to bare, if you know what I mean. Maybe I should bare more often in…
Read MoreGuilty pleasures
Aaah, guilty pleasures, there are so many, aren’t there? But let me pick one, just one, since I think it will be my guilty pleasure until I turn 100… I love love love all kinds of tv series & that includes teen dramas as well. Name one and I think I’m either watching it or…
Read MoreBeauty queen? Me?
This week I’m participating in #wijvenweek. No, you’re not looking at some newly invented word, it’s plain Dutch and means so much as ‘chick week’. Chick week, you say? That’s right, this week the blog will be as girly as it can be, so be prepared for an overdose of girl, chick, lady, whatever stuff.…
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Linguine with hazelnut pesto (recipe here) for our 7th anniversary (& 4-month wedding anniversary).
Read MoreWeekend recap
Our weekends currently consist of either painting or getting stuff for the house (we still need a couch). We do try to eat, sleep and watch some cycling (that only goes for me, though) in between… rise & shine // paris-nice // painting the laundry room
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comfort food // fish of the week // pre-valentine’s day breakfast // last(?) snow of this winter // painting
Read MoreThink Different
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997 After spending two weeks on my book shelf, I couldn’t resist the urge any longer and so Steve Jobs’ biography was added to my currently-reading list…
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Light Festival Ghent
On Sunday evening my dad and I visited the final night of the Light Festival in Ghent. I visited the festival last year and was in awe by the beautifully lit works of art displayed around the city. When news broke that there would be a second edition this year, I quickly decided I wanted…
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