Tuesday, August 28, 2012

purple vegetables




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because of M.s favorite color I'm obsessed in looking for violet
this vegetables I discovered the last days
most of them organic species
the beans are fantastic, but
they loose their color by cooking
the little eggplants are from the Pakistan shop

Thursday, August 23, 2012

recent finds



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from the fleamarkets and thrift stores this summer
Enzo Mari pot from Le Creuset, never used, without lid
old enameled towel rail & gaz lighter from the 60ies
my first Delvaux bag
Ann Demeulemeester bottines for 1 Euro!
laquered box
old matches

Monday, August 20, 2012

real, hot summer

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it took long to have hot days here in Antwerp
went to the "beach" - Scheldebocht
the flowers are much too late
but finally they are blooming
wisteria is growing in my house

Thursday, August 16, 2012

brushes, mortar, funnel & co.

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face towel, body brush and vegetable brush - all Japanese from manufactum
pharmacy stuff from Switzerland, Brussels, Antwerp, Athens and San Francisco

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

sallow thorn, reine claude & potato bread



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bought fresh sallow thorn in Vienna
reine claude in the moroccan shop in Antwerp
baked bread with potatos
the best sourdough I did so far
finally a round proofing basket from manufactum

mystical girl

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the black and white photo is from Vienna
there is a lot of intepretation possible
an angel in a too long dress
a princess
around her head a cloud
and a fingerprint
she fits to my other girls on the wall

Friday, August 3, 2012

little flowers

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surprise in the bathroom greenhouse
Ripsalis, wandering jew and "Zimmerlinde" from Mieke are blooming
but by checking the internet, it's not a Zimmerlinde, the flowers should be different!
does somebody know what it is?

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Pick nick

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I'm collecting old picknick containers
in enamel and aluminium
most of them are from Switzerland
but the new white one is from Riess Email in Austria
Riess has fantastic enamel, good quality and timeless design
check it out here

Vienna II

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like the oldfashioned shops and lettering
Austrians have a lot of different words then Germans
Marillen
Obers...
the best was:
"Hier gratis was zum nagen" (knabbern?)
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best "Wurst" zum nagen
Würstelstand behind the Opera direction Albertina