the apartment

vert

light and passion

for the love of colour

Sophie, the stool and the light

the love of light

Amelie

You all know about my love for the film Amelie see here at my blog onesilentwinter and here
and also here well ..that is why I was so excited to see that
ali loves curtis
is dedicated a whole week to it! Oh don't you just love mondays!

Good Morning Sunshine

So lovely by lovin sullivan

for you

I wish you a happy spring
may the bud that is your dream
come to full bloom and for every
ten flowers you see may one have
your name on it.

may this spring be the beginning
of your orchard and may the sun
& the rain be the instruments
that bring to fruition your grace
and loveliness to those around you.

A spring collage

Spring in her step

Un air de printemps

Please look at the lovely photographs & recipes via la tartine gourmand
Lemongrass, Vanilla and Red Currant Cakes
(For 4 cakes)
You need:

1 lemongrass stick, chopped finely (I used a coffee grinder)
1/2 vanilla bean, split open and seeds scraped out
5 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted
1/2 cup almond flour, sifted
1/4 cup white rice flour*
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 egg whites, lightly beaten with a fork until foamy
1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/3 cup red currants
*You can substitute white rice flour with all-purpose flour


Steps:

Preheat your oven at 350 F and butter 4 muffin molds; set aside.
Melt the butter in a pot and set aside.
In a bowl, mix the flour, almond powder, confectioner’s sugar, salt and baking powder.
Add the vanilla seeds and lemongrass.
Make a hole in the middle, then add the white eggs and mix well.
Add the melted butter while continuing to mix.
Add the red currants and poppy seeds, and divide the batter between the 4 molds.
Bake for 30 min.
Remove and let cool down for a few min before unmolding on a cooling rack.

Spring flowers

I know this very talented woman, artist who
has created pieces one can only dream about, but
wait why dream when you can wear a garden around
your neck.......I am a collector of Wendy's pieces-masterpieces
I own too many....... but not enough, I want all of them.

The life of a cherry blossom branch

more of my cherry blossom branch

Out of the blue

the texture of my favorite things

Polish and silver

Spooning

the hem of her skirt

Rouge

three balls of wool and a pearl

Chez Moi

the birds and the bees

I just felt like doing a little jig and this made me laugh

Blooming

Strawberries and cream

Chocolate, Olive Oil and Fleur de Sel

Chocolate, Olive Oil and Fleur de Sel Bocadillo

I stumbled upon this recipe via Canelle & Vanille and Immediately got the car keys and went to the market. I can't wait to share this with my mum and sister...this will surely become a favorite.


1 crusty baguette
2 70% cacao chocolate bars
2 tsp organic arbequina olive oil or any good quality extra virgin olive oil you like
Couple of pinches of fleur de sel

Cut the baguette in half and toast it under the broiler. Remove it from the broiler, drizzle some olive oil and place the chocolate on top of the bread. Place it back in the broiler for 5 seconds so the chocolate warms up a bit but remember that we don't want to melt the chocolate! Remove from the oven and finish it with the salt.

A girl, a cloud and a silver lining

"when the light hits this shoe it's amore"

Garden Swap part III

I was in the middle of writing the post on Sara
when the doorbell rang...and there it was a package for
me. I must confess I had a smile form ear to ear and i
had'nt even opened it yet!

Would you like to know what I recieved?
okay here it goes...

Martha Stewart living magazine
three packets of seeds- My favourites, zinnias, poppies and cosmos!!!! love them
tea tree lemon-grass soap...can you smell it it is divine!
the coolest pair of gardening gloves, I love the pattern. Colour Vert!
and a wrapped box with ribbon.
oh what is in the box?- a delightful assortment of stationary...

I want to say thank you, thank you , thank you......but it seems
like the person who sent it to me is a mystery....if for some reason
you land on my blog please leave your info..........It would mean the world
if I could thank you!

Sara & the Garden Swap part II

as you know I took part in nicole hill's
garden swap. I had so much
fun putting it together-truly
my swap was to sara schofield...
Can I just say how lucky it is for me that
i was given her name for the swap.
Her blog is special, when I visit it-daily...i sometimes
read it out-loud- her writing is like music......and I find myself
daydreaming and pondering.

Oh so happy! she made giving so easy and rewarding!
please visit her blog and you too will
see how beautiful and special sara is!

the affair of the necklace

St-croix

I recently went on a few weeks visit
to the islands. Met some great people
specialy this family...They made picture
taking easy......all girls....thats right all the
children are girls! I could not look away...