A LIFESTYLE BLOG. MUSINGS ABOUT TRAVEL, INTERIORS, RECIPES AND LIFE IN GENERAL.

A LIFESTYLE BLOG. MUSINGS ABOUT TRAVEL, INTERIORS, RECIPES AND LIFE IN GENERAL.

Delightful sweet potato soup

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A sweet potato soup recipe from this recipe book - A soup for Every Day - is been described in this blog post with pictures.

Organise your wall decor

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By hanging pictures, objects, photographs or other visual images on your walls, you extend your interior decorating to the walls of your rooms. That is a pretty cool concept. What makes it even more exceptional is that living…
Tsitsikamma

The Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail

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Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail in South Africa is a tough hike through the mountains which can be done over six days. The huts and facilities are clean and well looked after. Fantastic hike.
The wassily chair

The Wassily Chair

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Looking at well-designed objects, I've often wondered how and where designers got the original idea. That made me think about a designer I researched during my studies at the Interior Design Academy of Ireland. Marcel…
apples in Autumn

Apples in Autumn

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A few years ago, we planted three apple trees in our front garden.  For the bees and for the apples.  Since then we’ve had an abundance of apples to eat and to cook with.  The harvest starts in September,…
Hurry book review

How to eliminate hurry from your life?

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Have you ever moved from one check-out line to another because it looks shorter and will move faster?  Have you ever counted the cars in front of you at the traffic light so you can work out a way to move quicker…
Chocolate Chip cookies

DOUBLE chocolate chip cookies

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I just love when I find a recipe for cookies that is always successful, easy, a favourite with (almost) everyone, but above everything else - delicious. In this Rachel Allen recipe book the Double Chocolate Chip cookies is…
My kitchen Story

My Kitchen Story

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We have been living with this kitchen for almost 19 years.  It is a wonderful spacious kitchen and what it lacks in cupboards it makes up for in space.  Over the years we’ve changed a few things in the kitchen.…
mood board to final product

From Mood Board to Final Design : FINAL

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This blog happened so much later than I anticipated when I started the mood board-series. Because life happened.   So, before I show you my final design, just a few pointers.   The mood…